http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/19/1568659.aspx From NBC/NJ's Athena JonesFAYETTEVILLE, NC – Hours after winning the endorsement of Colin Powell, Barack Obama thanked the general for his support at a North Carolina rally, calling Powell a trailblazer who embodied America's highest ideals throughen-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/19/1568659.aspx#1569087Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:23:09 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1569087BarbaraShame on your own Pat Buchanan for being the first I have heard and on national television to raise the race card against General Powell. I couldn't believe my ears hearing him proclaim General Powell to have endorsed Obama as a black man wanting a position on a black man's cabinet. Simply incredible! Surely NBC doesn't condone that type of rhetoric.  http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/19/1568659.aspx#1569089Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:24:00 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1569089Harry ColonLooks like ol'Colin's is gunning for a job.