I got to agree with you, though I think she'll make a fine puppet. The more I look into her the less I like about what she's done so far with this administration. Which is kind of amazing considering. If you look at her entire resume you'll find a very bright, capable person who speaks four languages. Damn amazing considing where she started out in life. Sadly, I think, many of the intel. errors that lead to 9-11 fall directly in her lap. She had the PDB. She was the NSA. When the ship hits ground the captains got to answer for it, and in this case there's just no way she can claim she was "asleep in her cabin." She had the PDB, she did nothing. Now she's done nothing but assist in covering the mess up.heyjoeo said:To be honest with you, it won't change anything at all. She will still spill the same rhetoric as Bush and his cabinet.
(See "Smoking Gun" and "Mushroom Cloud")
heyjoeo said:Or he appoints them because it helps him gain the minority vote, something the Republicans aren't strong in. Hence, the hispanic and black choices for his cabinet.
Yeah, but would Powell have entertained the thought of staying with Bush?Mr.America said:Hmm, this is odd. Last time I checked the minoraty was against her. I beleive they where calling her an Uncle Tom, traitor, and bush's parrot. No liberal likes rice and thats obvious. If Bush's agenda was to gain the minoraty's trust he would have stayed with Colin Powell. :naughty
F.Y.I. The election is over, he has no reason to gain the minority's "vote".
I think they were both done with each other, but I could be seeing it wrong.vauge said:Yeah, but would Powell have entertained the thought of staying with Bush?
I think it was the other way around.
heyjoeo said:Duh! That's why she got to office in the first place during Bush's first term. Also, they are trying to make THE REPUBLICAN PARTY seem more multicultural, and they need the minority vote also.
vauge said:Also, they are trying to make THE REPUBLICAN PARTY seem more multicultural, and they need the minority vote also.
The interesting thing is that Republicans ARE more mulicultural that any other party. It seems (no real proof) that the Democrats do not want minorities in high positions because they will have nothing to whine about when it comes election time. For instance, there was NOT a minority on Kerry's team nor in his cabinet proposals... interesting eh?
The NCAAP, for instance, has lost it's voice due mainly to the Republicans because of Dr. Rice and Powell. Now they want a new leader hoping to get the "strength" back they once had. Hate to break the news to them, but thier shallow arguments are falling on def ears all over this nation.
I assuming you mean the NAACP? And I don't think they've lost they're voice. A few years back they were in dire straights but seem to have rebounded nicely. As for the GOP being "more mulicultural that any other party", as you put it. That's right you have no proof and it's right up there with FNC being "Fair and Balanced". If the GOP is the most multicultural party then I'm Jennifer Lopez*. The party affiliations, enrollments and voting trends easily shows the Deb's got ya beat when it comes to minorities, though you are gaining ground (esp. with latinos) and that maybe why you were able to yeak out this latest slim victory. Or as the the GOP and FNC puts it and landslide mandate:spin: .vauge said:Also, they are trying to make THE REPUBLICAN PARTY seem more multicultural, and they need the minority vote also.
The interesting thing is that Republicans ARE more mulicultural that any other party. It seems (no real proof) that the Democrats do not want minorities in high positions because they will have nothing to whine about when it comes election time. For instance, there was NOT a minority on Kerry's team nor in his cabinet proposals... interesting eh?
The NCAAP, for instance, has lost it's voice due mainly to the Republicans because of Dr. Rice and Powell. Now they want a new leader hoping to get the "strength" back they once had. Hate to break the news to them, but thier shallow arguments are falling on def ears all over this nation.
Yes, but is the horse pulling the cart then or is it trying to push it? The GOP pepper's it ranks with a few minorities in key positions but overall does very little for the average black or latino person in general.vauge said:Your right, but I was not refering to the voters. I was refering to HIGH governmental positions. Positions of power and leadership. Dem's want no part of it, or at least it doesn't seem like it. If they were to put them in powerful positions, then they could no longer whine and complain that there is discrimination or the government trying to keep "a brother down". Which is after all thier niche when it comes to elections. The NAACP (thanks for correction) and other similar organizations would no longer have a leg to stand on and they would be absolved. Which is going to happen eventually anyway in my opinion.
As it is now, the Jessie Jackson and Al Sharptons are slowly being boo'd and laughed off stage. They only thing they CAN scream is that Dr. Rice is not black and is a puppet, because if she were black they would have to accept that fact and move on.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - [size=-1]The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday approved the nomination of Condoleezza Rice to be secretary of state. [/size]
Rice, President Bush's current national security adviser, would be the first black woman to be secretary of state.
Despite Democrats' criticism of Rice's role in forming U.S. policy on Iraq, the Republican-led Senate is expected to confirm her nomination on Thursday.
The only "no" votes in the 18-member committee came from two Democrats -- Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, who was Bush's opponent in the 2004 election, and Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, who was Rice's fiercest critic in two days of confirmation hearings.
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