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colin powell's a friend, i respect the endorsement decision he made. i do not doubt it was based on anything but his support of the president's policies. piers morgan's question was whether colin powell should leave the party and i don't think he should. it doesn't allude to what he said at all, trying to sort of reframe it as if somehow, what he was saying was he doesn't doubt it was based on anything but support for the policies. of course he doubted it. he was making it very clear to my viewers that this was about the color of his skin. >> look, that's not even approaching an apology for what he said. frankly, this is the problem with the republican party, when you have people in your party who come out and say things, bigoted things, things against women, things against gay, it begins to undermine the republican party ability to reach out to these demographic groups, to reach out to women, to reach out to gays and lesbians. when you continue to have surrogates like this that represent or even elected officials, frankly, or people running for senate

here it is. >> when you take a look at colin powell -- >> he said, when you take a look at colin powellious why powell would endorse a black president because he's a black guy too, right? this is outrageous. this morning a radio host had an interview with the president and asked the president if he was offended by sununu's remarks. >> any suggestion that general powell would make such a profound statement in such an important election based on anything than what he thought was what's going to be best for america i think, doesn't make much sense. >> here comes the mop up. sununu has issued a statement calling general powell a friend and says that he respects the endorsement. he says, i do not doubt that it was based on anything but his support for the president's policies. it's not exactly an apology, is it, folks? he stated that powell's decision was influenced by race. it's certainly not about race. it's about policy and the performance of the president of the united states over the last four years. general powell did you want think romney is ready for the job. as for sununu, he's just

powell's appearance at the u.n. sad in his life when mr.owell was saying what they gave him and senator mccain supported. talk about dick cheney and then, that's what powell was doing, the information that the administration had supported. but is this sour grapes from senator mccain because colin powell also didn't endorse him in 2008 and supported then senator obama? >> well, al, you took the words right out of my mouth. that's just what i was going to say, that it is sour grapes, very much so for john mccain but also the fact that one of mitt romney's top surrogates in john mccain came out and had to criticize colin powell, tells you that this endorsement really stung. not only for john mccain but for mitt romney as well. >> erin -- >> colin powell has apologized for that presentation to the u.n. and if john mccain has apologized for the things that led us into war, i missed that. >> all right. good point. ryan grim and erin mcpike, thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >>> coming up, today president obama did something that no p

he already has colin powell today endorsing him on cbs. he's getting some help.olin powell is afraid of the guys who will come in with mitt romney, the kind of guys on that bush policy team. >>> and then tina fey takes on the akin/mourdock wing of the party. let's watch. >> if i have to listen to one more gray-faced man with a $2 haircut explain to me what rape is, i'm going to lose my mind. >> more where that comes from in the "sideshow." >>> finally, let me finish with something that happened 50 years ago and what could happen five months from now. trouble. and this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> we've got some new polling from some key battleground states. we start in virginia where mitt romney is up by one, 46%/45%. but a ppp poll in virginia commissioned by democratic leaning health care for america now has obama up by five, 51%/46%. next, wisconsin, a new mason dixon poll has president obama holding a two-point lead in wisconsin. meanwhile, the ppp poll has the president up six in wisconsin, 51%,/45%. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "ha

on cbs "this morning" co-host norah o'donnell asked powell if he's still a republican? >> i think i'm a republican of a more moderate mold and that's something of a dying breed i'm sorry to say. >> powell served under three republican presidents but his support of the democratic ticket rankled some in the gop. senator mccain responded while campaigning for romney in florida. >> he's obviously endorsed barack obama last time and it's not surprising he would do that this time. i just wish he wouldn't call himself a republican any more. >> mccain said that powell haunts his legacy by endorsing the president and on cnn the co-chairman of mitt romney's campaign, john sununu said powell's endorsement may have nothing to do with politics. >> you have to wonder if that's an endorsement based on issues or whether he has a slightly different reason for preferring president obama. >> what reason would that be? >> well, i think when you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of being president of the united states, i applaud colin for standing with him. >> after that inte

powell. powell: i have a minute, right? >> moderator: one minute yes. powell: the biggest danger to national security is you continuing to the majority leader in the congress. your obstruction and dysfunction was named by s&p and even bob gates. he said that congregation that dysfunction was a national security issue. you talk about it. look in the mirror. you caused it. let me also say that the sequester is not the issue here. the issue is the blame game. the issue is you telling this audience and everybody else that it's not the congress -- you're right. i never have been in congress. i will be soon. they did this and and that. president obama did this and that. the constitution says that the congress establishes "the budget" for you to stand here and say you did not vote for the sequester when you voted for the sequester. this is not magical thinks. it's reality. i'm not attacking. i'm describing. you it's a difficult process. but i'm trying. you supported it and now you don't. and there's

powell. powell: he supported last year come you don't support it now, all it takes is sitting down with the opposite party and coming up with a list of things that need to be cut. it is very simple. by the way, you are always talking about small businesses. i am a small business man and i don't pay anymore taxes and i don't want small businesses to pay anymore taxes. it's about what's good for the country. it's good for the country is to reform the tax is taxes that you complain about all the time. we look at bowles-simpson, which was a bipartisan effort to. we had never intended to bring anything before the congress which was reflected. you will see it as all the presidents fault, but it's not. you are the leader of the congress. you have to do these things and you are not. >> moderator: mr. cantor, let's talk about the fiscal cliff. business tax rates and rates such as the taxes on investment income. one approach endorsed by mitt romney calls for the lowering of individual rates and broad s

number one, general powell represents moderate democrats who are more centrist.moves more toward the independent vote. it's a really important endorsement. it's also important for the black community because black folk respect colin powell even though we've had our issue was him in terms of his relationship with the bush administration. we have a tremendous amount of respect for his service and the ways in which he's honored our country with that service. it speaks volumes to the base, independents, and to moderate republicans. >> michelle, sununu issued a statement much so-called clarification. quote, colin powell is a friend and i suspect the endorsement decision he made, and i do not doubt that it was based on anything but his support of the president's policies. but that is not what he said in the interview, is it, michelle? >> no, it's not. this is a great just full-on reversal but at this point i'm not sure why we would be surprised. you're talking about john sununu being the voice of the romney campaign, and i think he's clearly been one of the craziest vo

he already has colin powell today endorsing him on cbs. he's getting some help.olin powell is afraid of the guys who will come in with mitt romney, the kind of guys on that bush policy team. >>> and then tina fey takes on the akin/mourdock wing of the party. let's watch. >> if i have to listen to one more gray-faced man with a $2 haircut explain to me what rape is, i'm going to lose my mind. >> more where that comes from in the "sideshow." >>> finally, let me finish with something that happened 50 years ago and what could happen five months from now. trouble. and this is "hardball," the place for politics. humans -- even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? [ male announcer ] jill and her mouth have lived a great life. but she has some dental issues she's not happy about. so

powell? powell: that's a great question. [laughter] actually, i don't think the public financing of elections is a great idea. let me tell you something based on the corporate welfare you're receiving in order to run your campaigns it's got to be better than that. it comes from the people and not from the corporations. [laughter] [applause] [applause] you are either number one, two, or three in receiving the most money from the pharmaceutical industry, the investment industry, the real estate industry. thank god for the first amendment. it's almost obscene the millions of dollars you earn. does anybody in the room think these corporations give mr. cantor a million dollars or more just because he's a nice guy and it looks like he is nice guy, by the way. i don't think they do that. they want him to vote the way they want to vote. the reason i seem passionate is because i am. it's more of indig assistance. it's being indig indignant the people i have talked to and seen. our system, especially since citizens united on scene, it

so for powell to undercut him was something else. and, you know, powell's not been as prominent in the public scene, even know, as he was then. but he was so good at explaining his reasons and to the extent that he's so logical and rational. this guy knows neocons. they're the ones who fed him the lies essentially about saddam hussein's wmd that he then had to sell to the united nations, to grease the skids for the war in iraq. so he speaks with real passion, i think, about it, and if people listen to him i think it will have an effect. >> yeah, those people, i just read kofi annan's book because i had him here on the show last week. kofi annan talks about, he opens and closes his book with the colin powell at the u.n. experience. he talks about how the bush administration took colin powell's credibility, wrung it out, used it what they needed to do and discarded him as soon as they used his credibility. colin powell, you know from when he speaks about these guys. >> he said it was one of the biggest mistakes if not the biggest mista

our most recent cnn/orc poll on colin powell, 7 out of 10 have a favorable opinion of colin powell.if he hadn't enforced the president and endorsed mitt romney i think we would be talking a lot about that. bill clinton, listen we know bill clinton is a big, big surrogate for the president. we saw the two men together at the convention. we saw bill clinton give the nominating speech at the convention. he's been in ads for the president. this will be the first time the two men have teamed up on the campaign trail at rallies. three of them on monday in the big three states, ohio, florida and virginia. bill clinton is definitely a big surrogate for barack obama and we're going to see it again on monday. carol? >> obama's not only blitzing six states but blitzsing our television screens too. it's insane. >> yeah. he is. he spent time last night -- i don't know where he found the time did jet out to los angeles and was on jay leno's show, "the tonight show" seen by a sizable audience and talking about a number of things including the controversy surrounding richard mourdock. the republica

that we have colin powell's support in this campaign. i'm grateful to him for his lifetime of service to this country, both as a soldier and as a diplomat, and every brave american who wears this uniform. >> colin powell said mitt romney is all over the map. president obama said the same thing in a slightly different way in an interview with "rolling stone" magazine. upon hearing the "rolling stone" editor's 6-year-old daughter supports the president, president obama grinned and said "you know, kids have good instincts. they look at the other guy and say, well, that's a bull blanker. i can tell." today a new nbc/marist poll has president obama up by three in the state of nevada. it is a tied game so far in colorado. but the real clear politics average of ohio continues to give president obama a durable lead. if the election were held today, president obama has a clear electoral college advantage and he would prevail. today president obama voted in chicago, illinois. it's the first time a sitting president has voted early. i am joined ton

that's what cool bin powell is doing, too. no colin powell has a brain.u john sunuunu. apparently he felt bad about this again this is the eighth time he has done it on the campaign trail specifically about race. he walked it back today and said i do not doubt it was based on anything but his support of the president's policies. expect when you said it was about race. >> he's miserable miserable guy, john sununu. and he's the living embodiment of that party of a thousand years ago. >> cenk: why are they doing this. if they send sununu out he at least three different times made racial attacks on the president. do they think they he have not shored up the racial vote yet. >> it has something to do him getting elect the. but after it's all done, once you say something and you say it to the people you wanted to say it to, saying later well, i didn't think it that way. it stays with them. taking it back does not take it back. >> no one reads that in his statement he released later. they all know that. is this effective political strategy? you got it. by the wa

it's the second time powell has endorsed obama. it's what a romney surrogate said about that that's making news. >> yeah, john. this is john sununu, former governor of new hampshire. often people would say he is very outspoken. he has gotten himself in trouble before by saying some things and has had to walk them back. certainly this is not something the romney campaign wants to deal with. let's just listen to what he will to say about this especially adoresment last night on piers morgan. >> frankly, when you take a look at colin powell you have to wonder if that's an endorsement based on issues or whether he's got a slightly different reason for preferring president obama. >> what reason would that be? >> well, i think when you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of being president of the united states, i applaud colin for standing with him. >> and there you have john sununu, former governor of new hampshire, top romney surrogate making controversial comments. he did try to walk them back quickly after those comments

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. >> the colin powell endorsement. >> i was proud to learn that we have colin powell's support in this campaign. >> you have to wonder if that is based on issues or whether he has a slightly reason for preferring president obama -- a slightly different reason for preferring president obama. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> we are all most of their pit believe it or not, at the election is now less than two weeks away and both candidates are running as if there is no tomorrow. >> this the first top on our 48- hour flight around campaign marathon extravaganza. we are going to pull an all- nighter. no sleep. >> no question about it, we're seeing more and more disease and, more and more support. >> news broke on friday that the economy grew at an annual rate of 2% rate not great, but better than expected economic news, the last gdp report before the election. right now i have a very shaky limb i will ask each of you to step out on a date if the election were held tomorrow, mark, who would win? >> i should not go out on any limb, given my weight, but if t