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Condi Rice's Poise Under Fire Ignites Spark of Pride in Women
Detroit News ^ | April 10, 2004 | Laura Berman

Posted on 04/11/2004 7:09:02 AM PDT by threat matrix

'Ive already watched her all morning on TV,' said Gael Sandoval, a Royal Oak events planner, who said she admired the way Dr. Rice was holding up under the scrutiny of the September 11th Comission hearing.

For women around the area, the surprising tug of Rice's testimony went largely unspoken and unreported -but you could watch it, see it, feel it.

Women especially wanted to see how a woman-and in particular this very powerful one-would hold up to a barrage of carefully honed questions and international scrutiny.

You could argue that you were watching the most powerful woman in the world.

Whether she would wilt like a pansy in the June heat or stay cool, it was a moment to watch because it would reverberate, perhaps even trickle down, if she failed.

'Her hair was fine,' Salon owner Lola Haley said on the day after, 'But that wasn't what people were talking about..She's just smart. She backed folks up. She didn't waver. We didn't care if she was black, white, or female-she was prepared and came through.'

(Excerpt) Read more at detnews.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 911comission; condi; condoleezzarice; hearing; poise; pride; reaction; ricetestimony; women
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To: hgro
just hasn't seen the light yet......

He knows he did not legitimately earn his position. Like Anita Hill, he was pushed up the ladder of affirmative political correctness into a position beyond his capability.
21 posted on 04/11/2004 7:46:55 AM PDT by bert (Save People.... Kill Terrorists)
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To: Savage Beast
And look how it backfired on the Dims.

The liberal press was trying every way they could to spin the arguement, but they couldn't

22 posted on 04/11/2004 7:47:22 AM PDT by threat matrix
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To: threat matrix

23 posted on 04/11/2004 7:48:30 AM PDT by Lady Jag (I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate))
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To: threat matrix
The silly dimwit I mentioned is Laura Berman. I hope there wasn't any confusion on that.

Thanks for the article.
24 posted on 04/11/2004 7:49:09 AM PDT by Shooter 2.5 (Vote a Straight Republican Ballot. Rid the country of dems.)
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To: Gerasimov
and with that, the HillaryBeast threw the paper into the fireplace, screeched her evil squawk of death, and threw something heavy at Bill.

LOL....get out the testicle lock-box.

25 posted on 04/11/2004 7:49:09 AM PDT by eddie willers
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To: Shooter 2.5
Im beginning to think that Shrillary vs. Condi in '08 might not even be a close race.
26 posted on 04/11/2004 7:49:28 AM PDT by threat matrix
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To: Shooter 2.5
Laura Ingraham on the radio was playing the clips of Boob Kerry all week..it was very funny
27 posted on 04/11/2004 7:52:58 AM PDT by threat matrix
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To: threat matrix
“I don’t agree with the woman’s politics,” said Yvonne Wells, who showed up at Lolita’s to get her nails polished, “but she was awesome. Her demeanor, her professionalism. She acted like a tough cookie who was prepared.”

"Acted," my asset. Condi IS a tough cookie who IS prepared, God bless her!!

28 posted on 04/11/2004 8:01:20 AM PDT by Ladysmith (If 10% is good enough for God, it should be good enough for the IRS!)
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To: threat matrix
She behaved with strenth, and total class. Never once did she whine and play the victim. She took on the white democrat pitbulls on an equal footing.
29 posted on 04/11/2004 8:02:10 AM PDT by tkathy (nihilism: absolute destructiveness toward the world at large and oneself)
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To: threat matrix
While I was watching and listening to her I was mentally comparing her to Madeline Albright. It was like comparing a mental gazelle to a mental rhinoceros. And that's not even taking principles into account.
30 posted on 04/11/2004 8:04:01 AM PDT by aodell
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To: tkathy
She made Bob Kerry look like a Senate intern..
31 posted on 04/11/2004 8:04:11 AM PDT by threat matrix
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To: 4mycountry
Condi come across as someone that is self-actualized. She knows her stuff and has a command presence when she presents it.

Lets run her for president of the great United States.

32 posted on 04/11/2004 8:04:53 AM PDT by Citizen Tom Paine (There are two paths, one of life and one of death, and they are very different.)
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To: threat matrix
LOL. And who do the Dems have? Maxine Waters? Sheila Jackson Lee? Carol Mosley Braun? Cynthia McKinney? Donna Brazile? You'd think that list would tell Dem voters something...
33 posted on 04/11/2004 8:06:55 AM PDT by mewzilla
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To: threat matrix
I was extremely proud of Condi. She WAS well prepared and I loved watching her back those dems right into the wall.
34 posted on 04/11/2004 8:15:46 AM PDT by McGavin999 (Evil thrives when good men do nothing.)
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To: threat matrix
She started out tentatively. It was immediately apparent we were watching a class act. She never allowed volume from the mob to intimidate her. She modulated her volume just the right amount at just the right places to send the message that she would not be run over by the usual socialist enemy tactic of filibustering while delivering a simple 5 word question. Indeed I was surprised she did not say at a few spots, "Was there a question in there somewhere?"

Altogether a professional performance. And only once that I can recall did she say, "I don't know, I will get back to you on that".

Not only is she smarter that the trailer-park-president's wife, but her memory is heads and shoulder better, too!

35 posted on 04/11/2004 8:24:28 AM PDT by Publius6961 (50.3% of Californians are as dumb as a sack of rocks (subject to a final count).)
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To: mewzilla
No, the DNC hired OMAROSA from the Apprentice! (lol)
36 posted on 04/11/2004 8:25:17 AM PDT by threat matrix
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To: Gerasimov
LOL...........I can just see that! Seriously, I felt such pride while watching her. She's such a asset to W's team and to our nation. Go Condi! *~*
37 posted on 04/11/2004 8:27:35 AM PDT by Dawgreg (Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
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To: Publius6961
I was impressed Condi held back on correcting Sen. Boob Kerry even though he called her 'Dr. Clarke' like 5-6 times..
38 posted on 04/11/2004 8:27:37 AM PDT by threat matrix
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To: bert
I'm not sure Juan Williams is in over his head. However, at least it is possible to have a civil discussion with him. Contrast his demeanor to Eleanor Clift. Gad, what a shrill harpy who cannot keep her mouth shut long for someone to finish their thought.
39 posted on 04/11/2004 8:40:40 AM PDT by stylin_geek (Koffi: 0, G.W. Bush: (I lost count))
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To: miltonim
I wonder if some of the black vote would move towards President Bush because of his association with Rice.

No, because the fundamental truth is that it's not about race. Most blacks are Socialists. That's the pure and simple truth.

40 posted on 04/11/2004 8:54:24 AM PDT by Wolfstar (Kerry says Al-Sadr aligning with Hamas & Hezbollah is SORT OF a terrorist alignment.)
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