Against all odds - The rise of the world's most powerful woman

BBC ^ | 11/23/01 | N/A

[patriciaruth]

PING.

[Hildy]

Yea, but to the media Hillary's the smartest woman in the world.

[TexasNative2000]

But friends speculate that one day she will seek elected office. Governor Rice? Senator? Or, as one relative suggests, President Rice?

On the contrary; elective office will seek her. She's the best player on a damned fine team in this administration.

[jlogajan]

VP in 2004

[time4good]

"but no more far-fetched than the idea of a black girl from segregated Alabama now driving the foreign policy of a superpower."

No matter what color she is or I am, I am tremendously proud of that woman and what she has accomplished.
But especially knowing her background and beating the odds, she inspires whenever she talks or is present among the leaders.

God BLESS you Condi!! And Happy Birthday!!!

[jo6pac]

Blank the media.

[patriciaruth]

PING. Condi Thread sighting.

[JD86]

She's the best player on a damned fine team in this administration.

Well said.

[Bekki4Bush]

Dittoes! She is an inspiration. Please, Lord, keep the bigots off this thread!!!!!!!!!!!11

[JD86]

Thanks for the ping...

[M. Thatcher]

She's the best player on a damned fine team

Nah. That goes to Rumsfeld. But Condi is a close second.

[Glenn]

She certainly has impressed me. After years of Sandy, this woman is a jewel.

[Ditter]

Oh thank God its Condi, I thought someone was going to try & tell me it was hillary.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Thanks for posting this!
She is a great woman serving our country proudly!

[Republic]

Happy Birthday, Condi. I cannot think of a better role model for the young women, heck, middle-aged and old women, as well, in this nation. God Bless you. I am GLAD you are at the helm, advising and helping our President thru these days of tough stuff. You inspire trust and confidence and are remarkable-thru and thru. Keep on keeping on!

[walden]

She gets my vote. Depending on Cheney's health (not that I want to see him go, he's wonderful, but things can happen), Rice would make a super VP in 2004. NOT Tom Ridge-- sorry, he's just another so-so former Republican governor, and he doesn't have anywhere near her foreign affairs experience. After that, in 2008, she could head the ticket. Bush learns foreign affairs from her, but I suspect she's picking up a lot of leadership pointers from him. A good team.

[patriciaruth]

I saw you were a fan on the Happy Birthday thread for her. I keep getting blown away by how tactfully, intelligently, forcefully yet charmingly she handles her press conferences.

*fawn*
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[jo6pac]

Absolutely my pleasure, Tonk.

[TexasNative2000]

That goes to Rumsfeld. But Condi is a close second.

Our opinions may differ, but I'd much rather be having this discussion than debating who is worse - Sandy Berger or Richard Holbrooke. . . . . .