On the recordDecember 9, 2008
To sort of throw in this little Muslim connection, you know, he's a Muslim and a terrorist. And it was taking root. That kind of negativity troubled me.
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transcripts.cnn.comColin Powell: “To sort of throw in this little Muslim connection, you know, he's a Muslim and a terrorist. And it was taking root. That…”
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Colin Powell defends Barack Obama against negative stereotypes related to his middle name.
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