THE BIG NEWS BEHIND THE BIG NEWS

The first "big news" is that Colin Powell has endorsed Barack Obama for all the right reasons. The second "big news" is that several big-name conservatives have played the Race Card to explain away the endorsement, most notably Fats Limbaugh:

Limbaugh: Where are the inexperienced, white liberals Powell has endorsed?
October 19, 2008
Jonathan Martin
The Politico


Rush Limbaugh said Colin Powell's decision to get behind Barack Obama appeared to be very much tied to Obama's status as the first African-American with a chance to become president.

"Secretary Powell says his endorsement is not about race," Limbaugh wrote in an e-mail. "OK, fine. I am now researching his past endorsements to see if I can find all the inexperienced, very liberal, white candidates he has endorsed. I'll let you know what I come up with."

As for Powell's statement of concern this morning about the sort of Supreme Court justices a President McCain might appoint, Limbaugh wrote: "I was also unaware of his dislike for John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Anthony Kennedy and Antonin Scalia. I guess he also regrets Reagan and Bush making him a four-star [general] and secretary of state and appointing his son to head the FCC. Yes, let's hear it for transformational figures."

Because of Pigboy's stature in the GOP, this is a great opportunity to tear apart the twisted ideology of the GOP's base.