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Rice Helped Shape Bush Decision on Admissions
Washington Post ^ | 01/17/03 | Mike Allen and Charles Lane

Posted on 01/16/2003 8:37:49 PM PST by Pokey78

National security adviser Condoleezza Rice took a rare central role in a domestic debate within the White House and helped persuade President Bush to publicly condemn race-conscious admissions policies at the University of Michigan, administration officials said yesterday.

The officials said Rice, in a series of lengthy one-on-one meetings with Bush, drew on her experience as provost at Stanford University to help convince him that favoring minorities was not an effective way of improving diversity on college campuses.

Rice, the first female national security adviser, told Bush that she worked to increase the number of African American faculty members at Stanford but that she was "absolutely opposed to quotas," a senior administration official said. A Stanford official said that under Rice, who served from 1993 to 1999 and was the university's first nonwhite provost, the number of black faculty members increased from 36 to 44.

Officials described Rice as one of the prime movers behind Bush's announcement on Wednesday that he would urge the Supreme Court to strike down Michigan's affirmative action program.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: drcondoleezzarice; reverseracism
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1 posted on 01/16/2003 8:37:49 PM PST by Pokey78
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2 posted on 01/16/2003 8:39:06 PM PST by Support Free Republic (Your support keeps Free Republic going strong!)
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3 posted on 01/16/2003 8:39:32 PM PST by Pokey78
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To: Pokey78
unbelievable - it took Condi Rice to convince Mr. Bush to take a stand onon this issue - how disappointing
4 posted on 01/16/2003 8:42:13 PM PST by Texas_Jarhead
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To: Texas_Jarhead

This came from the W. Compost, so take it with a truckful of salt.
5 posted on 01/16/2003 8:45:30 PM PST by expatpat
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To: Texas_Jarhead
No, Bush was going to take an opposing stand from the getgo. He went to Rice to bounce his questions off of her. Being opposed to quotas, Rice told him of her experience at Stanford, and put paid to the proposition that Michigan's standards were anything other than quotas.

Nice to see that we have a National Security Advisor with a pair under her skirt.

So to speak.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

6 posted on 01/16/2003 9:16:31 PM PST by section9 (And why do the French plant trees on the Champs Elysee? So the Germans can march in the shade!)
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To: Texas_Jarhead
What George Bush talked about in his speech is the same thing he did in Texas. He also talked about it in a debate with Gore. So take this article with a grain of salt.
Brad
7 posted on 01/16/2003 9:17:29 PM PST by bradactor
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To: *Dr._Condoleezza_Rice; *Reverse Racism
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8 posted on 01/16/2003 9:20:43 PM PST by The Obstinate Insomniac
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To: Pokey78; aristeides
Officials described Rice as one of the prime movers behind Bush's announcement on Wednesday that he would urge the Supreme Court to strike down Michigan's affirmative action program.

How does he urge the SCOTUS to do his will? In the military it's called "Command Influence" and is illegal.

9 posted on 01/16/2003 9:21:35 PM PST by Fred Mertz
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To: Fred Mertz
You know better than this Fred you've been around too long !

He files a brief to the court with the Gov't official position. The court doesn't have to go along.

10 posted on 01/16/2003 9:32:49 PM PST by america-rules
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To: america-rules
I was just criticizing the writer's choice of (slanted) words.
11 posted on 01/16/2003 9:35:05 PM PST by Fred Mertz
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To: Fred Mertz
By filing a "friend of the Court" brief with the United States Supreme Court. In writing the President of the United States officially informs the Court of what his beliefs are in regard to the constitutionality in the Michigan affirmative action case. It is just part of American legal tradition that allows third parties with a vested interest to fill "friend of the Court" briefs.
12 posted on 01/16/2003 9:36:04 PM PST by afuturegovernor
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To: Pokey78
Condi for CA Senate 2004. Barbara Boxer's worst nightmare!
13 posted on 01/16/2003 9:40:34 PM PST by Plutarch
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To: Texas_Jarhead
unbelievable - it took Condi Rice to convince Mr. Bush to take a stand onon this issue - how disappointing

Actually, the article doesn't say that. It goes on to paint a quite normal decision making process with the cabinet providing an array of options for the Chief Executive to choose from. He definitely wanted to take a stand on the issue- regardless- but the devil is in the details. Exactly how to take a stand on it, what type of language to use, which approach has the best legal chance and possible ramifications of the options.

The thing about Condi Rice is- she is one of Dubya's most trusted advisors, some actually paint her as the most trusted advisor he has. He feels very comfortable with her opinions and advice and apparantly they get on very well together. She would be a logical advisor in this case because of her own personal history with similar issues, namely her time as provost at Stanford.

Her advice didn't convince him to do what he wanted to do anyway. He wanted to take a narrower stance but she convinced him to present a more proactive approach- ie racial diversity can be achieved by different methods than quotas- whereas he feels that diversity will happen on its own and wanted to let it evolve. I think he may be right, but her method is probably the better political approach- you're offering something constructive in the face of critics who will want to say Bush simply wants to end affirmative action. Dubya can say to this that he is for diversity, but we can achieve it in a fair way. This is the same razor edge path he took with stem cells and I bet he pulls it off.

14 posted on 01/16/2003 9:42:08 PM PST by Prodigal Son
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To: Fred Mertz
Just something to think about, Newsweek, when they did an article on Rice, talked about how as provost, after dumping preferances, minorities and women as members of the faculty went down, in a issue later on, they printed a correction on the letters to the editor section, indicating it was in fact the opposite, including the percentages they gave. Notice that one was in the body of a major story, while the other was a small little paragraph placed where no one would read it. Just another reason to hate the media.
15 posted on 01/16/2003 9:42:35 PM PST by Sonny M (Confuse the left with scare tactics, use common sense, they fear it.)
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To: Pokey78
Stand up to the race pimps bump !
16 posted on 01/16/2003 9:46:57 PM PST by John Lenin
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To: Prodigal Son
"He wanted to take a narrower stance but she convinced him to present a more proactive approach"

My perception has been that he didn't want to participate at all and now had been goated into taking a position. Tell me why/how you can make that claim. Everything I read and heard indicates the opposite. Please elucidate. Thanks.
17 posted on 01/16/2003 9:49:47 PM PST by Texas_Jarhead
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To: Texas_Jarhead
Well, this particular passage:
An official said Bush's counsel, Alberto R. Gonzales, presented the options in neutral terms, describing how each position could be argued. Officials said Bush only fleetingly considered his option to remain silent on the case, deciding that it was of sufficient national importance that he should describe his views.

18 posted on 01/16/2003 9:56:49 PM PST by Prodigal Son
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To: Prodigal Son
and what of reports that no position would be forthcoming?
19 posted on 01/16/2003 9:59:25 PM PST by Texas_Jarhead
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and what of reports that no position would be forthcoming?

Well, obviously they can't be correct. I mean, he is taking a position and making it known.

20 posted on 01/16/2003 10:03:21 PM PST by Prodigal Son
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