Posted on 01/17/2007 4:56:02 PM PST by broncoholic
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice cited the prospect of Barack Obama becoming the first black president of the United States as evidence that age-old animosities plaguing the Middle East can also be overcome.
"I think the wonderful thing is that America is a country that comes to terms with its old wounds," Rice said in a television interview from Berlin when asked about Obama's decision this week to begin preparations for a possible run for president next year.
"Nobody thinks that this country, our country, is colorblind. It's not," she told NBC news.
"But I suspect that when Americans make their decisions now about whether a black man, a black woman will be president, that they'll do it on the basis of: 'Do I agree with this person?', 'What do I think of this person's values?', 'Are their interests like mine?', and that they'll be able to overcome the question of race," she said.
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Instead of discussing race, wouldn't a more important discussion be one of his experience ... or lack thereof?
In this particular case they'll do it on the basis of I ain't voting for anyone named Barack Hussein Obama!
Did I just read what I thought I read? The man is unqualified to be President no matter if he is purple. She just gave him a boost IMHO! I said the other day I thought she was the wrong person to be SoS and I stick by those words even more today.
"Rice cited the prospect of Barack Obama becoming the first black president of the United States"
I thought Clinton was the first black President? Besides...Obama is not 100% black anyways is he?
they don't care if he is qualified or not. They just want him for his skin color.
Oh, and the fact that he is muslim, Barak "Hussein" Obama????
does anyone see his MIDDLE NAME????
I never thought I'd say it, but she seems to be in over her head!
We need John Bolton as SOS.
Both are sellouts.
""Nobody thinks that this country, our country, is colorblind. It's not," she told NBC news."
I find this statement pretentious.
I didn't care who was covering my back - black, white, red or yellow - we were all Marines (Americans), not some cupcake tray with different colored sprinkles on top.
Someone needs to run this woman thru Marine Corps RDSD for comprehension about what a color blind society is.
A boost it was. Dr. Rice either needs to move on or disinfect State of ALL liberals.
>We need John Bolton as SOS.<
If that's a motion, I SECOND IT!
Outside of democrat conventions and college campuses it is.
Unfortunately I would have to say the same thing.
Absolutely! He would be my first choice for SoS!
I am with you 100%! I have been thinking for sometime that she wasn't at all what I thought she was and she just confirmed my thoughts. She isn't in the States long enough to know where to disinfect the State Department. She is always on the go and now going around making dumb statements.
They do see his middle name, but they feel SORRY for Saddam, so it's a net plus to Osama Obama.
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