Instead of diminishing Powell's reputation at all, Limbaugh and Buchanan's words have so far, only further diminished theirs. Watching clips of their comments I actually felt a great deal of compassion for both men. Clearly their frustration and fear at realizing that our country is no longer what it was in 1968 -- and never will be again -- or even what it was in 1998 when it was paralyzed by partisanship, has rendered both men lost; as though a time machine accidentally stranded them, in some strange, multi-cultural, forward-thinking universe, and they as relics from the past feel increasingly, irrelevant, outnumbered and out of place.
But I believe that I am not the only one who feels sorry for them. There are plenty of Americans, even those who may not agree with Obama's politics, or Powell's endorsement, who heard the sad rhetoric of these men and thought to themselves, "That does not represent me or the America that I believe in."
And for sparking that revelation, I want to say to Rush Limbaugh and Pat Buchanan, THANK YOU.
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