Great One-Liner From Colin Powell

I had Fox News on in the background late this afternoon (“Fair and balanced, as always”) and heard discussion of a great one-liner from Colin Powell. He was approached walking down some hall by an Iraqi journalist who asked him to comment on the fact that only 15% of American young people even know where Iraq is. Powell fired right back without breaking stride, “Unlucky for you, they’re all in the Marines.”

Say What? (20)

  1. Sgt. Stryker's Daily Briefing March 2, 2003 at 11:54 pm | | Reply

    He Said WHAT?!

    I’m surfing the blogs eating my favorite before bedtime snack when I popped over to Discriminations and read this post quoting Colin Powell. Consider yourself warned, because I now have to clean my monitor…:lol:

  2. Eric March 3, 2003 at 12:20 am | | Reply

    That was a doonsbury cartoon from last December….

    Eric

  3. John Rosenberg March 3, 2003 at 12:41 am | | Reply

    Great cartoon. Powell obviously saw it and remembered it. More power to him. (If it were I, I would be prouder of myself for remembering something from last December than thinking up a good one on the spot.)

  4. Advanced Combo Tricks March 3, 2003 at 2:28 am | | Reply

    What’s geography good for, anyway?

    Discriminations: Great One-Liner From Colin Powell Archives bq. “…a great one-liner from Colin Powell. He was approached walking down some hall by an Iraqi journalist who asked him to comment on the fact that only 15% of American young people even kn…

  5. John Rosenberg March 3, 2003 at 4:46 pm | | Reply

    A commenter to a post on this episode at Sgt. Stryker also saw the Fox News report of Powell’s comment and jotted it down, planning to blog it later.

  6. Winds of Change.NET March 4, 2003 at 10:08 pm | | Reply

    Winds of War: 2003-03-05

    Winds of Change.NET’s daily global report for the War on Terror, March 5, 2003.

  7. tashieta james November 7, 2003 at 10:00 am | | Reply

    Powell is a good man I wouldn’t mess with him if i was you He has never done anthing to anyone, or never hurt or harmed anyone.

  8. tashieta james November 7, 2003 at 10:00 am | | Reply

    Powell is a good man I wouldn’t mess with him if i was you He has never done anthing to anyone, or never hurt or harmed anyone.

  9. tashieta james November 7, 2003 at 10:00 am | | Reply

    Powell is a good man I wouldn’t mess with him if i was you He has never done anthing to anyone, or never hurt or harmed anyone.

  10. tashieta james November 7, 2003 at 10:00 am | | Reply

    Powell is a good man I wouldn’t mess with him if i was you He has never done anthing to anyone, or never hurt or harmed anyone.

  11. tashieta james November 7, 2003 at 10:00 am | | Reply

    Powell is a good man I wouldn’t mess with him if i was you He has never done anthing to anyone, or never hurt or harmed anyone.

  12. tashieta james November 7, 2003 at 10:00 am | | Reply

    Powell is a good man I wouldn’t mess with him if i was you He has never done anthing to anyone, or never hurt or harmed anyone.

  13. tashieta james November 7, 2003 at 10:00 am | | Reply

    Powell is a good man I wouldn’t mess with him if i was you He has never done anthing to anyone, or never hurt or harmed anyone.

  14. tashieta james November 7, 2003 at 10:00 am | | Reply

    Powell is a good man I wouldn’t mess with him if i was you He has never done anthing to anyone, or never hurt or harmed anyone.

  15. tashieta james November 7, 2003 at 10:00 am | | Reply

    Powell is a good man I wouldn’t mess with him if i was you He has never done anthing to anyone, or never hurt or harmed anyone.

  16. tashieta james November 7, 2003 at 10:00 am | | Reply

    Powell is a good man I wouldn’t mess with him if i was you He has never done anthing to anyone, or never hurt or harmed anyone.

  17. tashieta james November 7, 2003 at 10:00 am | | Reply

    Powell is a good man I wouldn’t mess with him if i was you He has never done anthing to anyone, or never hurt or harmed anyone.

  18. tashieta james November 7, 2003 at 10:00 am | | Reply

    Powell is a good man I wouldn’t mess with him if i was you He has never done anthing to anyone, or never hurt or harmed anyone.

  19. tashieta james November 7, 2003 at 10:00 am | | Reply

    Powell is a good man I wouldn’t mess with him if i was you He has never done anthing to anyone, or never hurt or harmed anyone.

  20. tashieta james November 7, 2003 at 10:00 am | | Reply

    Powell is a good man I wouldn’t mess with him if i was you He has never done anthing to anyone, or never hurt or harmed anyone.

Say What?