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Purging Blacks from the Republican Party

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Dick Cheney and Rush Limbaugh hate black people, and they have no neeed for black folks. hey would like to purge black folks from the Republican Party and continue to dish out advice to the GOP. But Colin Powell is having none of this, Powell, speaking on CBS' "Face the Nation," touted his Republican credentials and urged his party to be more moderate and inclusive. He was answering back after Limbaugh called on him to join the Democrats and Cheney said he thought Powell had already left the GOP. "Rush will not get his wish and Mr. Cheney was misinformed. I am still a Republican," Powell said, noting that he "voted solidly for Republican candidates" for president for 20 years, spent 10 years of his life serving in Republican administrations and spoke at two GOP conventions. "You know, neither (Cheney) nor Rush Limbaugh are members of the membership committee of the Republican Party. I get to make my decision on that," Powell said. "And so I will continue to work in a way that I think is helpful to the country and helpful to the party." Are whites trying to purge the last few blacks from the Republican party? Let's talk about this and other issues tonigh on the Political slugfest. If you can handle the truth...

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