Condi links blacks, Iraq

The Associated Press ^ | August 8, 2003

[presidio9]

DALLAS - National security adviser Condoleezza Rice likened Iraq's halting steps toward self-government to black Americans' struggle for civil rights, imploring black journalists yesterday to reject arguments that some people are incapable of democracy. "We've heard that argument before, and we, more than any, as a people, should be ready to reject it," Rice, who is black, told about 1,200 people at the National Association of Black Journalists convention.

"The view was wrong in 1963 in Birmingham, and it is wrong in 2003 in Baghdad and in the rest of the Middle East," she said.

Rice said White House officials often turn to her on issues of race, and she infused her discussion of Iraq with references to slavery and America's civil rights battles of the 1960s.

"Our own history should remind us that the union of democratic principle and practice is always a work in progress," Rice said in reference to Iraq.

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[Bigg Red]

Condi in '08 bump

[Gracey]

Condoleezza Rice
President 2008

[Gracey]

Thinking alike at the same time. LOL

[dead]

Boy this is going to piss off the leftists, mostly because they won't be able to figure out how to respond.

[blanknoone]

Condi, if you read this, Will you marry me?

[sakic]

They're not incapable of democracy. They don't want democracy. They want fundamentalist faith based government. And anyone who thinks democracy is coming in the near future to any of these countries is nuts.

[eureka!]

Condi ping...

[presidio9]

Condi, if you read this, Will you marry me?

Get in line pal.

[TheDon]

She makes an apt analogy. Such views are racists. Funny how the liberals stating them, claim to not be racists themselves.

[NYC Republican]

Condi, if you read this, Will you marry me?

Get in line buddy.

[Gracey]

Bump.......for All Conti fans.

[ChewedGum]

"We've heard that argument before, and we, more than any, as a people, should be ready to reject it."

She is amazing! What a way to kill the argument.

Gum

[Bigg Red]

Thinking alike...

&&&

Great minds run in the same channels. :-)

[Susannah]

I saw Condi on tv making the speech. Just awesome how well-spoken and educated this great lady is!