Top talkers of 2012: Colin Powell's former chief of staff: 'My party is full of racists'

October 26, 2012:

As Colin Powell received extreme criticism for his endorsement of Barack Obama, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, Colin Powell’s chief of staff during his time as secretary of state, decried John Sununu’s comment that Powell only endorsed Barack Obama because they are both black.  “Let me just be candid: My party is full of racists," he said, sending shockwaves through the msnbc Facebook community.

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