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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 01:26 PM
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Rice: U.S. Ready for Black President
Rice: U.S. Ready for Black President

By ANNE GEARAN


WASHINGTON (AP) -- America is ready to elect a black president, says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

The nation's highest-ranking black government official, Rice has said repeatedly she will not run for president despite high popularity ratings and measurable support in opinion polls.

"Yes, I think a black person can be elected president," Rice said in an Associated Press interview Thursday.

The top U.S. diplomat also said Iraq is "worth the investment" in American lives and dollars. She said the United States can win in Iraq, although the war so far has been longer and more difficult than she had expected.

She made the remarks at a time when President Bush is under pressure from the public and members of Congress to find a fresh course in the long-running and costly war, which has shown no signs of nearing an end and cost the lives of more than 2,950 American troops.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/R/RICE_AP_INTERVIEW?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME
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Skidmore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 01:29 PM
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1. Well, that person won't be her.
Or Colin Powell.
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Frustratedlady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 01:30 PM
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2. Hmmmmm!
"The top U.S. diplomat also said Iraq is "worth the investment" in American lives and dollars. She said the United States can win in Iraq, although the war so far has been longer and more difficult than she had expected."

Is that what they refer to as "pillow talk"? I think I've heard that statement, before.



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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 01:33 PM
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4. Worth it for whom? Al Qaeda? Halliburton? ExxonMobil?
It certainly has not been worth it for the average American or the average Iraqi.
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BleedingHeartPatriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 01:36 PM
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5. At this point, she is the lone WH official who still exactly parrots gwb. Others in the admin,
Edited on Fri Dec-22-06 01:38 PM by BleedingHeartPatriot
including (gerund vs. participle)Tony Snow, are attempting to spin gwb's disconnect from reality but she is confidently repeating word for word the insane ramblings of her paramour. MKJ
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Fridays Child Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 01:31 PM
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3. What a surprise that her comments about Iraq mirror those of...
...her husband boss. :puke:
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 01:47 PM
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11. she's nothing but a lap poodle for bushie.
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 01:55 PM
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18. And maybe he's a Status Quo fan
Edited on Fri Dec-22-06 01:58 PM by edwardlindy
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rebel with a cause Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 02:26 PM
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20. I would say she even favors a poodle
but I don't want to insult the dog. (and yes I would say this if she was a man, all required is being bush's yes man/woman)
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MGD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 01:38 PM
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6. The US is ready for a competent responsible leader of any color or gender. nt
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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 01:39 PM
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8. I'm willing even to give a well programmed computer a shot
n/t
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Frustratedlady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 01:42 PM
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10. Good one!
Diebold's programmers might be able to build you a robot that will do/say whatever you want and never move its lips...go undetected, as it were.
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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 01:51 PM
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13. I said well-programmed
with Spock like logic. Problem: Will bombing Iran start WWIII? Answer: Yes. Solution: Don't fucking do it.
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Frustratedlady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 01:54 PM
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15. Oops! Missed that item.
Details, details, details.
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KingFlorez Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 01:39 PM
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7. For once, I actually agree with her
This country is ready to elect a black President.
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BOSSHOG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 01:42 PM
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9. Wrong again sleezy
While the ignorant trash which comprises bush's base is more then happy to have you as a token black in a failed administration, ain't know way they'd support you or any other black for President. I don't care what color or sex a candidate is, its what in the head and in the heart that matters to me. Anyone connected in anyway to the bush administration or the republican party is tainted goods to me. Try selling your ready for a black president to the next klan rally in support of bush.
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gulliver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 01:50 PM
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12. Obama cringes. Condi is always so right about things. n/t
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MGD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 02:23 PM
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19. Just disagree with anything that Condi says and you'll be right more often than not. nt
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RedStateShame Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 01:53 PM
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14. So, she means Obama, right?
Edited on Fri Dec-22-06 01:57 PM by RedStateShame
Or, is she going out on a limb and just throwing Aaron McGruder's name into the fray?
(For those who might not know, Aaron McGruder created the little revolutionary over the left here.)
Or, is this a call for Chuck D. to lead the nation?


Edited because typing without spelling errors is so 2006.
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Double T Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 01:55 PM
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16. Someday, BUT NOT in 2008.
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 01:55 PM
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17. Yeah, John Conyers! n/t
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partylessinOhio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-22-06 02:42 PM
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21. Condoho won't even date a black man so what she talking about?
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