Posted on 05/27/2005 3:32:12 PM PDT by marymc
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, speaking Friday to a sold-out crowd in San Francisco, urged the Senate to confirm of John Bolton as U.N. ambassador, saying though he is "a pretty tough person ... and he can have rough edges," Bolton will provide "a strong voice for reform of the United Nations."
Rice's comments about Bolton came after a 20-minute talk to an audience of 1,200 at the Commonwealth Club of California. The secretary offered a wide-ranging assessment of U.S. foreign policy and national security, which she said are intricately tied to "the spread of freedom and democracy in the world."
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Rice, 50, a former Stanford Provost, was interrupted by at least four protesters wearing black hoods and robes who, at the beginning of her speech, stood on their seats with hands outstretched in various parts of the audience, attempting to evoke imagery from the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. The protesters, chanting, "Stop the Torture, U.S. out of Iraq," were led from the audience by police without incident.
Rice proceeded with her address, but received applause when she acknowledged the disruption, saying, "Isn't it wonderful that we live in a country where people are allowed to speak?"
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"four protesters"
By the evening news, it'll look like 4,000 and it's all they'll talk about.
Pray for W and Our Troops
"Four Protesters"
No doubt a Class Act...
I'm with her.
Right now on Hardball you have Andrea Mitchell and Chrissy saying that the President went to Camp David because he didn't want to be seen with John Bolton, that his Saturday address tomorrow doesn't mention him...
So THEREFORE, Bush is afraid of the fallout of John Bolton and is afraid to be seen with him....
What a joke Hardball is!!!
Was Carla Marinucci one of the protestors?
Condi sure is a hard-working public servant. It seems she has been on the road for months.
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