Is Colin Powell Ready To Endorse?

That was Prevail, dude.

former cop,

You did write "Colin Powell endorsed Hussein Obama for one reason, they are both black. . ." ( my bold )

Your statement leaves little doubt that you believe race was the only reason, not one of several.
So you did say that any certain person ( Powell ) will vote for Obama because of race.

See how I asked a simple question and all of a sudden I've said this, and I've said that. The good thing about discussions here are they are in print and one can't come back later and say so and so said this. (Well as we see they can, it's just easy to prove them WRONG when they do.) It's all right here in this thread. Go back, clip and paste where I said any such thing Pappy. My how easy it is to point the "he's a racist" finger. This only means to cause doubt in real racism claims. Kinda like the boy who cried wolf huh. Although with this, some folks are eager to believe it. Pappy, you should be ashamed for such smears that are clearly false.

Pappy, are you a moderator? I have not slammed the mods here. I have not questioned their judgements in that role. I have not complained about any of their actions. However, for a moderator to tell such an out and out lie about me shows how deserving that individual is to be a mod. This may get me banned, but to sit back and allow someone to say I made racist comments REALLY rubs me the wrong way. I've spent the better part of my freaking life standing up for other individuals. I've made sacrifices for others most would never dream of doing. The thing is, it didn't matter to me one bit what the color of their skin was. I've put my life in others hands, and had theirs in mine. I didn't give a rats tail if they were white or black. I've lived in villages where I was the only white man around. I gave freely of my time and money and never asked for a damn thing back from them because I knew they had nothing to give. I didn't care what color their skin was. For you to come on here and say I have said such things causes me to believe you are the one who likes to generalize. You see, I hate racism. I don't care if it's against blacks, whites, yellow, or red. I also hate those who make false claims of racism. You see, as I've said, it takes away from those who truly do suffer from racism. As long as there are those who think all blacks are thugs and as long as there are those who think all whites are racist, we will never get past racism. The only way to get past this is to make damn sure before you point a finger at the "black thug", or the "white racist". You should do the only thing honorable at this point and drop your role as moderator. If your judgement and recollection of who said what, is no better than that, you sure don't need to be filling a "judges" role.

Yes I am a moderator and I take that job seriously. No, I won't resign because my error was made as a blogger, not as a moderator.I don't know what more I can say. It was a bad mistake but it was a mistake.I erred, that is only human. If you are truly tolerant, how about a little forgiveness ?

-pappy

Then maybe you should ban yourself for a personal attach Pappy.

Just because you have that shinny Moderator badge, does not give you the right to attack anyone.

Seems you think can just say you are sorry and think it is all better. Calling anyone a racist is a serious charge and I don't take that lightly.

Maybe you should think a little more before putting such a thing in print.

Yes, to err is human. As a cop in the real world I did a few times. However, as a mod, you are the "cop" of this forum. Your err was akin to "shooting an innocent person" in the cyber world. Not only did you fire at me before, but even after, I pointed out that I did not in fact say those things. In your case, which differs from a real cop in the real world, yours was not a "split second, life or death" decision. You had time to go back, read each post, and note who said what. Again, I had already pointed out that I had not siad such things and asked you to go back and read. You again "fired" at me. I would have fired back after the first shot, but JD's already switched my legs for that. You stated that err was made as a blogger, not a moderator. However, a mod should have good judgement, as well as eager to get the facts right. You failed at both. Had I not replied to you, and it not been in print, it would have gone down as fact that I made racist remarks. Also, one is not a part time mod, no more than one would be a part time cop. If I were off duty and showed such gross negligence by firing several shots at a bystander, even after having the time to take aim and make sure of my target, and then got on the stand and give false testimony, I would be both fired, and prosecuted. "To err is human" would hold as much weight as a cardboard drawbridge. Sure I'll forgive you. I don't want you banned from the forum. (which I would think you could be considering making proven false claims against another.) However, you do need to turn in your badge and gun. I know you wont though. Your pride is too big. You can fire the shots, but not suffer the consequences. You ask yourself, what are the characteristics of a good moderator. Then decide if you have displayed them. Don't answer me that question. Answer yourself. However, I will not live in a world with reckless police, be it in the real world, or the cyber world. Some things are worth fighting for, this one is not. It's all there for anyone to see. If you want to ride on your moderator high horse and fire aimlessly at the lowly peasants, then you go ahead. This is cyber world, if I don't like this one, there are others to go to. By the end of the day I will have forgotten all of this, and maybe my blood pressure will have gone back down, but you will still be holding a job, you know in your heart your not qualified for, only because your pride is bigger than your humility.

Maybe lifting the bans on the other boggers would ease the hurt.
Afterall you and JD banned them for FAR less than what you just did pappy.

My question is why is prevail allowed to make all the racist remarks,and post all the untruthful statements. A lot of other posters have been banned for a lot less than what prevail,and a couple of the moderators are allowed to do. There is such a thing as discrimination,and it is alive and well on the Anderson Talkzone.

Pappy made a mistake and has apologized for it. It is easy to get confused when reading on here sometimes. It wasnt a life or death mistake so maybe everyone should cut him a little slack. Ive been reading Pappys posts on here for a long time and he is generally very fair and the first to admit when he has made an error. Moderators just like anyone else are going to make mistakes, they are only human.

I see that Pappy's prior post have been edited, long after the edit time ran out. Nothing like boldly stating something, and then using the admin powers to go back and edit it. If the statement was made as a "blogger" and not as a "moderator", then how could it be edited after the edit time frame for a "blogger"?

To help solve any confusion here. Pappy stated time and again that it was I who made the comments. Now his post have been edited to reflect who did make them. In effect, erasing his slanderous postings.

So Pappy, were the post made as a blogger, or as a moderator? You stated as a "blogger" before. If so, they need to show what was really said. I have to live with my words, are you different? Your character is again showing. I'm starting to notice a "CYA" course of business here. Does this not once again show at least a hint of dishonesty as well as abuse of powers? So, after showing poor judgement, improper attacks, inadequate recollection, failure to find simple facts by simply reading post, and abuse of power, are you now ready to step down as a moderator? I'll STILL bet not. But please tell me, just what would be enough for someone to step down, or be forced to resign?

Sorry JD, I was typing that last post at the same time you were. Like I've said, I've forgiven Pappy for the numerous comments and have never asked him to be banned. However, his role as moderator is what I have a problem with. I have no problem with him posting to his hearts content. However a moderator "judges" others that post here. They should be held to a higher standard, being it posting as a blogger, or as a moderator. It's still the same person. So you tell me JD, what could cause a moderator to step down? We that post here are reminded often what actions could cost us, now shed some light on rules of conduct for moderators.

I will let this go, as long as rules are applied even, and that should include not editing the very part where we throw rocks from a glass house.