RICE WILL BE REPLACING POWELL

[L84TEA]

Just reported breaking news on ABC

[MADem]

1. I KNEW IT!!! God help us all... n/t

[restorefreedom]

47. my thoughts exactly

we are in deep sh*t now..

"If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." -- George Orwell

[LoneStarHero]

96. Is there any appointment that Bush could make

that would get approval from most DUers?

[RetroLounge]

98. Do you approve?

Please enlighten us.

RL

[blondeatlast]

103. First, let's hear YOUR opinion.

Not good form to challenge DUers when you only have 5 posts; so c'mon, what's YOUR take?

Then you get a beer.

[stilpist]

115. I'd approve of his resignation.

You know, if for instance he was overwhelmed by a fit of guilt for having assumed an office to which he was not elected. But no, I don't expect him to do that or anything else of which I'd approve. That's why I voted against him.

That said, I'd have felt a little better if he had approved someone at least mildly competent. Powell, for example, was that at least.

- stil

[tsuki]

148. No.

[Mira]

149. No, there is not. He is creating an even closer circle of yes -men

why would we get happy about that?
Condosleeza R is a symbol of that incompetence is the road to riches in the Bush White House.

[drdtroit]

157. Possibly an intelligent, thoughtful ...

strike that, I forgot you were speaking of the (p)Resident.

[grace0418]

165. I would only approve of him conceeding to John Kerry

and admitting he had cheated to "win."

[alank]

160. No Brainer

Well, that's a no-brainer (pun intended)!

[CottonBear]

2. Now we'll really be respected abroad. n/t

[Fenris]

3. Hooray for obvious cabinet maneuvering!

:eyes:

[ThoughtCriminal]

4. I hope the confirmation hearings are tough.

Stupidity should have some consequences.

[JudyM]

7. LOL - great comment!

[Justathought]

12. She will get it....

Moderate democrats will give her the vote with no problem. I doubt very much you will find 41 democrats who will vote against this sweet talking black woman.

[ThoughtCriminal]

26. Approval or not

I want some tough questions and answers under oath. Have they really thought this through? What committee would be involved and who's on it?

[blondeatlast]

106. Yep, we at least have to flex our muscle.

If the Dems are going to have ANY power, they have to be nasty-ass tough in this.

[alcuno]

36. Incompetence aside.

Hard to believe that anyone would reward the gross incompetence of Ms. Rice. She's a joke abroad and not much better here at home. However, considering that 59 million Americans chose to endorse failure, it would not surprise me at all to see her confirmed.

Why are there no Republicans who gag at the thought of Condi, the Incompetent, continuing on?

[atreides1]

59. Why?

Because their loyalty is to the party, not the country, they owe their allegiance to Bush, and therefore in my opinion they are traitors to the US.

[Chimpanzee]

119. and baby killers

[cubsfan forever]

111. You mean sweet-talking fraud, I assume? n/t

[L84TEA]

5. AND TO THINK THE BASTARDS

INTERRUPTED OPRAH FOR THAT...
:mad:

[lizzieforkerry]

6. So who do you think will replace Rice?

[Demit]

8. was she actually doing anything constructive?

[Bluebear]

A scowling cardboard poster of her

Same effect.

[TahitiNut]

11. Douglas Feith

:puke:

[Chomp]

25. Douglas Feith?

That's a joke , right? Right?

[TahitiNut]

37. I hope so.

I just tried to imagine the most underhandedly obscene choice they could make (consistent with their modus operande) and that's what I came up with.

[lutefisk]

144. You forgot to double it.

One needs to imagine the most underhandedly obscene choice they could make, and then imagine what would be twice as bad. It's just about impossible to think like they do- they are soooooooo bad.

[Ima]

50. please say you are kidding

[3days]

29. Pat Robertson

I hear he has a direct line to all our security needs.

[donheld]

84. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[3days]

169. Thanks*

[restorefreedom]

40. my fear is Wolfie...

gotta keep the hawks in positions of power....

[RamboLiberal]

67. Wolfie has been the rumor - God help us and the world!

[GR]

69. Laura Will Now Take Over The F**king Of Dumbya Her Own Self...

Condi is pretzled out...

[robertpaulsen]

90. Mr. State of the Union himself, Stephen Hadley.

Bush Chooses Rice to Replace Powell


Nov 15, 6:49 PM (ET)

By TOM RAUM


WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush has chosen national security adviser Condoleezza Rice to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state in his second term, a senior administration official said Monday.

Powell, a retired four-star general who often clashed with more hawkish members of the administration on Iraq and other foreign policy issues, resigned in a Cabinet exodus that promises a starkly different look to President Bush's second-term team.

The White House on Monday announced Powell's exit along with the resignations of Education Secretary Rod Paige, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman and Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham. Stephen Hadley, deputy national security adviser, will replace Rice, the official said on condition of anonymity.

http://apnews1.iwon.com//article/20041115/D86CK16G0.html?PG=home&SEC=news

[MADem]

147. Her deputy--it's a done deal n/t

[Lorien]

9. Where will she be less dangerous?

between her and Rumsfeld, I don't know which to choose as the "most incompetant boob in the * misadministration" (outside of * himself, of course).

[BeyondGeography]

10. Talk about downsizing a position...

[Beaverhausen]

13. Maybe we will get a qualified National Security Advisor now

yeah...and monkeys might fly out of my butt!

this is fucked!

[L84TEA]

17. rotf.... YEAH....NOT!!

I hear Saddam is available!!!
lmao

[buff2]

14. One of the BIGGEST liars in this crowd of liars........

Geesus......you can't believe a thing this bitch says.Oh well.....we'll just have to watch them all try to out lie each other.

[wicket]

15. CondiLIAR

:grr:

[Old and In the Way]

16. Her reward for not doing her job as national security advisor on 9/11.

"We never thought terrorists would use hijacked planes as bombs." Guess you just figured on a regular hijacking, eh Condi?

Obviously, we can see that SecState will not be a priority position for this administration in the next 4 years. She'll probably be moving her office into Rumsfield's secretarial pool.

[The Wielding Truth]

109. My thoughts exactly. She is in so deep and they can trust her to lie

for them over and over again.Someone has to expose these guys before we can't turn things around any more.

[dbt]

18. Secretary of State Olive Oyl

What's next, Popeye for Defense?

:eyes:
dbt

[Chimpanzee]

125. Oh that one got me! ROTFLMAO

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[imenja]

21. Rewarding incompetence

Unbelievable. She was an incompetent National Security Adviser, so we gets promoted to Secretary of State.
When does Rumsfeld go?

[TahitiNut]

41. It's the GOPeter Principle.

:shrug:

[imenja]

62. It's not on any of the cable news channels.

Are you sure it's official?

[tanyev]

22. Good Grief.

Mary Tyler Moore goes to the State Department.

[donheld]

86. Mary Tyler Moore goes to the State Department.

Would probably be a better idea

[blondeatlast]

108. Nah, remember, Mary had

SPUNK!

Bush HATES spunk...

[dennis4868]

23. Rice gets promoted.....

after screwing up and ignoring pre-911 warnings and lying to the american people about the reasons for the Iraq war (she is one of those people would would kepT saying MUSHROOM CLOUD WHEN reffering to the threat from Sadaam).....AND SHE GETS PROMOTED? WTF?


UP IS DOWN!

Dear 59 million people who are so uninformed....WHY? WHY DID YOU DO IT? Why did you not inform youselves about the evils of Bush and his thugs? Why do I have to suffer because of your ignorance?

[Chimpanzee]

127. It's a pisser alright. I feel your pain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PollyH]

24. Oh, WoW!

Dumb pResident and stupid Sec of State -- I'm with you MADem, "God, help us all."

[donheld]

85. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[KamaAina]

27. Sheesh, that was quick

almost makes you think Bush**co had it planned this way ahead of time... naaah, they would NEVER do anything underhanded like that </sarcasm>

[Redleg]

28. Incompetence gets rewarded in the Bush administration.

Yech. The only thing that can get you fired is to disagree with Jesus W. Bush.

[sattahipdeep]

30. Bremer

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/news/11152004_nw_powellresign.html

[MoJoWorkin]

31. She 'aint no Madeline Albright---

She is a definite step down from Powell, and that's not saying much.
Powell "almost" had a renegade thought, on occasion--but promptly stepped back in line like a good little soldier, and goose-stepped to the BFEE tune.
She didn't do her job at NSA, so they decided to promote her. That is the way big business works--promote incompetence--and Bushie always said he wanted to run the country like a business.
She will definitely NEVER step out of line (for them)

Yes indeed--Help us all!:puke:

[alank]

Expert on Russia & Loves Everything about George Bush

First the good news: Rice's academic expertise is on Russian politics, which may come in handy now that Putin is starting to reverse democratic reforms in Russia, while Bush has befriended him and so far has been looking the other way. Maybe she can help reverse that ugly trend in Putin's autocratic and dictatorial-leaning regime before it becomes a serious international problem.

Now the really good news if your name is George W. Bush or if you are a big fan of his (bad news for all others): A blindly loyal, inward looking Secretary of State who loves everything about George Bush, prayer sessions at the office and football as much as he does. A right wing hard-liner whose thinking lines up perfectly with Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz and Bush. Nirvana at last!

[screembloodymurder]

32. It makes sense.

You don't need a real SOS when you don't have diplomacy and just do as you please.

[Chimpanzee]

131. That's right - SOS not needed in Bushco - it's for show mostly

[ElectroPrincess]

33. Wow! I promised and now I must

admit that "I AM A PINHEAD!" <blush>

I did NOT think * would part with her but perhaps the return of Karen Hughes will be sufficient presence to "keep tabs" on blunting the madness of the King George II.

[chiffon]

34. DING DONG...The witch is,

WHATTHA! WHOTHA! WHENTHA! HOWTHA!

OHhhhhhh :wtf:

[Lizzie Borden]

35. Just when you start thinking it can't get any worse

it does! God! There is just something about her I can't stand, and it goes further than just her incompetence. I've never been able to put my finger on it.

[marylanddem]

73. What you can't stand about Condoleessa Rice

might be her sickening worshipful gaze whenever Bush is around? The Washington Post awhile back mentioned that, at a party, she referred to him, in a Freudian slip, as "my husband." Hmmmm

[saskatoon]

92. My husband-Washington post??????????????

LINK PLEASEEEEEZ-want to pass on!

[True_Blue]

155. Here's the link

Wild Rice

By Al Kamen
Friday, April 23, 2004; Page A21

There's continuing buzz over a comment national security adviser Condoleezza Rice made at what was apparently an off-the-record Washington power dinner with New York Times Publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. and other Timespeople at the home of Washington bureau chief Philip Taubman.

Rice, according to an account in this week's New York magazine, at one point said: "As I was telling my husb . . . " then stopped and said, "As I was telling President Bush. . . ."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A34942-2004Apr22¬Found=true

[fortyfeetunder]

164. Menage a trois?

Makes one wonder if that secretary of state job has underlying connotations now that I recall this article.

Is Condi Dubya's Freak of the Week? Or are both Laura and Dubya sharing Condi's company?

You know if Dubya has to travel overseas, he has to take a Secretary of State along. She can be secretary, and so much more...

(but oh gawd, the thought of her and Dubya making bacon....)

[JohnOneillsMemory]

38. Oh..my.........gawd. Scum does rise to the top when heated.

"Duh, I guess the White House is friendly to women and blacks."

Must be good pay to be a human credential to war criminals.

Now they can name a gulag after her, not just an oil tanker.

[hraka]

88. Scum

Yeah, but when it's from a cow they throw it away.

[calimary]

161. Another way of putting it: shit floats.

And let's all remember, this is the woman who said the following:

“I don’t remember the al Qaeda cells being something that we were told we needed to do something about."

Condoleezza Rice - April, 2004 to 9/11 Commission

Also remember, she won the tug-of-war with Rumsfeld for the job of overseeing postwar Iraq. Just one big, red-white-and-blue, star-spangled, super-dee-dooper, bang-up, world-class job she's done there, too, 'eh?

Maybe she'll bring back the Cold War, and the Soviet Union so she can deal with them. That's her specialty, after all. Our new Secretary of State has expertise that's completely obsolete.

As stated at the top of this thread - God Help Us All...

[Zorra]

39. America: Where the Secretary of State has an oil tanker named after her!

Have you ever in your entire lives heard of anything more appropriate than that? The Secretary of State in the Bu$h administration has an oil tanker named after her.

Welcome to the Petrolian States of Halliburtonia!

[Chimpanzee]

133. You just blew my mind!

[Goldeneye]

42. sick!

[Moderator]

43. Link? Confirmation?

[Junkdrawer]

58. Link

http://abcnews.go.com/?ad=homepage

[sundancekid]

61. here you go

http://abcnews.go.com/

[restorefreedom]

44. for those who believe in God....

may he help us all.

(for those of you who read the other Rice thread, this is a rerun)..

"If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." -- George Orwell

[bluedeminredstate]

45. Keeping with the Bush tradition of

failing upward.
Al Gore must be having a stroke. She was the one he called incompetent in his fire and brimstone speech that the press reported as him going over the deep end.
God forbid a patriotic American get worked up about fuck-ups on the scale she managed to pull off.

[2Design]

46. she didn't do her last job right - she allow the attack of 911 -

boy do I feel so more protected under bush
the terriorists are already in this country
they are in the wh

[joanski01]

48. I guess this means that Wolfowitz

gets to be National Security Adviser. After all, bush* won a "mandate" and Dem Senators wouldn't dare vote against him.

[restorefreedom]

49. oh, goody. A real dove in State

Oh, it's RICE???

er- never mind.

"If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." -- George Orwell

[2Design]

51. the widcked witch - a person I can't stand looking at even more than

bush - the evil gets deeper and worse

and richard clarke knows it - she is incompetent

[4_Legs_Good]

52. Yikes!

What does that mean for Rummy? He'll be staying on?

I know she wanted his job.

david

[stanwyck]

53. Failing Up

Bush really did learn something in business school afterall. It's the corporate way: hopelessly ineffective functionary gets promoted.
"Who would ever believe someone would fly planes into a building?" Well, You, Condileeza. You've been briefed on that scenario at least twice.
What was the name of the report given to you by the Clinton administration?
"Bin Laden to Attack within the United States."
Unbelievable.

[sundancekid]

54. message to the world: when you care enough to send the very worst

OMG, she is still so stuck in the cold war era -- why didn't we send her to the dinosaur bone pile? The world can hardly wait for more US diplomatic incompetence, or arrogant demands with impunity (a la Condi vs. Hans), plus the neo-cons are getting yet another ploy-toy ...

[tanyev]

55. I guess this says all there is to say

about how serious * is about mending fences with the rest of the world.

[AuntieM1957]

56. She's already been doing the job for the past year

Please, folks - do you really think that Colin Powell has been listened to by the Bushies?

She's already the Secretary of State.

[AuntieM1957]

57. Do you think she fancies George 43?

So was that a Freudian slip when she called him her husband?

Could anyone find the man attractive?

[ElectroPrincess]

64. I'll never forget when she was asked the exact name of

the August 6th 2001 PDB and she casually gazed up in the air and lightly state, "I think it was Bin Laden determined to strike within the United States." DAMN! She's ice cold five star actress as well as a good liar. No wonder she's been promoted within this corrupt administration.

[bunkerbuster1]

170. And she smiled as she said it.

Silly me--I thought she was smiling out of nervousness.

She's just a cold-blooded mercenary.

[neverforget]

60. Whoever said "failure was not an option" never met Bush

You fail, you get a promotion. You tell the truth, you're fired. Makes total sense in 1984 not 2004.

[Garbo 2004]

100. Speaking of failing upward, I think I just heard that her deputy

will be the new national security advisor? Wasn't he the one that got the niger yellow cake story into the state of the union speech? (I'm on cold meds so a bit fuzzy at the moment. But I thought her deputy was involved in that?)

[chookie]

63. It's simple

If anyone calls her on her incompetence, they will be accused of racism and sexism, and "prove" that Democrats are hypocritical about civil rights, whereas George W is a true progressive....

As SoS, if anyone tells her to stick her beloved Chimperor's nazi policies up her ass, it will be said that they ONLY say so because they are racist and sexist. Those silly Europeans, they just pretend to be progressive, but they really hate women and minorities -- not like Dubya, who is their true champion.

If I were a fucking Senator, I would sacrifice my career to call her on this bullshit during the confirmation hearing. The Dems cave to this bullshit all the time! but, mark my words, other world leaders will not....

[Laura PourMeADrink]

71. Makes Sense to Me

She agreed to cover Bush for his fake-reasoned war. In return, she was promised the promotion

[otohara]

65. She's An Excellent Liar

and she thinks she's married to Bush - What more could a dictator ask for?

[PartyPooper]

66. Folks, this ain't over. I'll bet she has delusions of becoming president!

And, she just might! Whoda thunk? God save us all!

:crazy:

[Pirate Smile]

68. CNN confirms. It will be announced tomorrow.

[seasat]

70. It's the Peter Principle at work.

(LINK)

From Link:
The Peter Principle is a theory originated by Dr. Laurence J. Peter which states that employees within a hierarchical organization advance to their highest level of competence, are then promoted to a level where they are incompetent, and then stay in that position.

This follows from the use of promotion as a reward for success. As long as a person is competent in his current position, he will be promoted to the next higher one. By iteration, the only way a person can stop being promoted is to reach a level where he is no longer able to do well, and thus does not appear eligible for promotion.

Actually I think Condi surpassed her maximum level when she became NSA.

[The Backlash Cometh]

72. Quite frankly, I question the rationale of any member of a minority

group who considers themselves Republican. Demonstrates bad judgment from the get-go

[Roland99]

74. The Bitch that LIED to the 9/11 Commission Gets Named as Sec'y of State??

WTF??


Fuck that ignorant, incompetent bitch.

[restorefreedom]

120. Ain't Amerikka great?

thank goodness we have an administration that is going to keep us safe.

if this weren't deadly serious and frighteningly prophetic, it would be hilarious.

[CO Liberal]

75. As Harry Belefonte Would Say....

...they're reassigning the "house slaves".

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[DuaneBidoux]

78. So the ones that fucked it up the worst consolidate power

and the ones who had desperately tried to slow the self destruction down are purged. Oh this will be a pretty four years to come.

[Lisa]

79. Rice and Bush -- "arroz con pollo"?

He insisted on calling her "Arroz" on their trip to Spain, a while back. (pollo = chicken)

[Fridays Child]

91. Now THAT is good!

:)

[Bluebear]

97. Bingo!

[Shopaholic]

80. We are so fucked

CBS says that it has confirmed the story. She's got the job.

[daleo]

81. Does this have something to do with Russia?

Maybe Bush wants her Russian "expertise" in the state department for the next phase of the PNAC plan.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

82. Actually, we might all be safer with her at State...

...because Powell didn't get anything accomplished either, just as the rest of the NeoCons planned it.

Blacks holding major job titles in the NeoCon Junta are IMHO nothing but 1. political figureheads, and 2. sellouts of their own race.

[abelenkpe]

113. too true. nt.

[candy331]

132. So what are whites holding major job titles called? Perhaps

Democrats could learn a lesson.

[Danmel]

83. The whole world is laughing at us

It is just too embarrassing- I was watching CBC news this afternoon and in Europe they really have no respect for Condi at all. We are the laughing stock of the world. At least Jesus loves us.

[Norwood]

87. Just when you think he can get any worse.....

:puke:

[Fridays Child]

89. And thus begins the purge at State.

[abelenkpe]

114. Ya think

they might start releasing all the informed or liberal minded people at the state department?

[restorefreedom]

117. time to get rid of all those pesky moderates....

ok, who's for Wolfie for NSA?

I mean, the Iraq war started over a year ago - aren't we overdue for another?

"If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." -- George Orwell

[spanone]

93. What in the world are they thinking? She's totally inept.

[johnnyrocket]

94. Here's the biggest problem...

ANYONE who criticizes her will BLAM! be accused of being a racist AND a sexist.

Brilliant move by the neo-nazis, I mean neo-cons. She'll tow the line without disrupting the Bush gang plans.

[yojon]

95. She's great at lying though

Smoothest I have ever seen. Doesnt miss a beat. The Generalissimo clearly admires that.

"a historical document"

"the number is somewhere in the tens to hundreds."

are the best ones that come to mind.

[thebeaglehaslanded]

99. One liar replacing another. No big deal, only the new one is uglier.

[The Sad Little Pony]

105. I think she's completely incompetent...

...but what exactly does her looks have to do with this?
Why is it women must always be judged by their looks?

You'd think, given all of her enormous screw-ups, that we would have enough material there, without resorting to attacking her appearance.

[meganmonkey]

130. Don't be Sad, Little Pony

You'll get used to all the cheap shots and low blows used around here to ridicule the Bushies. Some people are more, shall we say, intellectual in their criticisms, while others are more juvenile. They'd have said she was ugly whether she was a man or a woman. I, for one, think she's a robot. An ugly robot.

:hi:

[sunnybrook]

150. unfortunately DU is not truly progressive...

Great political discussion here is almost always marred by clueless and ignorant sexist remarks. As far as Rice... I understand the person who said that there is something about her that they do not like. She is being rewarded for displaying the most important quality in this administration; loyalty. She has never exhibited an independent thought that has strayed from the Bush talking points and is really more of a P.R. person than anything else. I don't think that Democrats should hesitate to attack her merely because she is an African American Woman. She is a horrible partisan hack. Powell was a good soldier much of the time but he publicly disagreed with the resident many times. Rice never has or will, she is as non independent as they come. As far as her looks or if they are having an affair...who cares about that? She is a horrible choice for Secretary of State, bottom line.

[Eurobabe]

101. Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC going on and on about how

Bu$h attended a birthday party for Condi on her birthday (this past Staurday?) How out of character it was for GW to stay out so late, and how "terribly affectionate" he was in speaking about her.

So, are these two having an affair? Inquiring minds want to know.

[grasswire]

121. yeah, that was real interesting

Also said that Bush praised Rice effusively at her party, and that it was a very unusual tribute for Bush to don a tuxedo and go to a party on a Saturday night. Yes, the "affectionate" word was not lost on me. I believe Andrea Mitchell was at that party and observed it herself.

[grasswire]

123. Let the fun begin, I say

Every mistake she's ever made is on the block at the confirmation hearings. She'll be under oath there, for the first time about 9-11.

[calimary]

163. When I went to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription, the lady

behind the counter was talking about it, completely revolted. And SHE said this exact same stuff, including voicing the suspicion that they're having an affair. When she was ringing me up, she asked if there was anything else I wanted. I said - "maybe a new president..." and she butted in immediately with "a new president, a new secretary of state..." And this was a civilian. Not one of us here. This woman was almost literally sick at heart. Told me we all need to pray, pray hard, and keep praying.

Frankly, this is one of those times where I wonder, quite seriously, what the point of praying is. Seems like Nobody's home up there anymore.

[Piperay]

102. Chimp's 'exercise' partner

guess that paid off for her. At least Clinton never paid off his 'girls' with fancy hig paying jobs. x(

[JitterbugPerfume]

140. at least

Monica did not look like Olive Oyl

[progressivebydesign]

104. OMG! Diplomacy has died.

WTF is he thinking?? I swear, those two are sleeping together..

[leftofthedial]

107. she'd probably make a pretty good secretary

just not of state

[mrdmk]

110. We need to get the vote recounts going!

At least something to stop this madness!

[wrate]

112. Rice, the most hated woman in the U.S. She might as well become a mime!

[GetTheRightVote]

118. 9/11 Witch becomes Sec of State

Oh, Oh, Oh, this is a trick on all of us right ?
Replace Powell, did she lie on her resume or what ?
Is big daddy getting a little or what ?
The questions are going off in my head faster then I can type.

[Nancy Waterman]

126. This just proves

Bush has no interest in diplomacy, and State will continue to have no power. She will be a figurehead. Watch the massive resignations now come out of State.

And she is definitely in love withh im. I have heard her talk about him like some lovesick teenage girl, all moony-eyed and adoring. I knew then she was in love with him. I don't know about an affair though. He seems rather, well, likely dysfunctional in that department. You would have to do it before 9 PM and bring his pillow along.

[0007]

116. Condi's facial expressions are just as wild as Colin's

A public entertainment consisting typically of a variety of performances by buffoons, clowns, and trained animals while the sheep bleep with glee.


Rabbit or Duck the soul inhabits either or both.

[restorefreedom]

122. "all hail the Bushito regime!!"

remember that phrase - it will be required recitation in school--

along with daily prayers, the teaching of creationism/purging of evolution, and the daily programming of our children.

"If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." -- George Orwell

[Dying Eagle]

124. Aunt Tom replacing the Uncle??

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

128. Can't wait for Powell's book

Should be a little bit more exciting than his last one. . .

[Pithy Cherub]

129. So when does the purge redux

begin at the State Department? All those who don't agree must now go ala the CIA! Rancid Rice is unquestionably put in this position to challenge Rummy The Dummy for dollars.

She is an empty carbohydrate!

[The Zanti Regent]

134. What's the difference?

I can't tell the difference between Candysleezio and Colon...

[Catchawave]

135. Did anyone ask us if this was ok?

That should be the question.

Also, Wolf is being buzzed as Condi's replacement?

God Help America.

[RevolutionaryActs]

136. NOOOOOOOOO!

Make it stop!!!!! :puke:

[Chimpanzee]

137. When a president selects the Secretary of State

should'nt he pick someone older, wiser, with a lot of diplomatic experience????

Am I missing something here or am I just a citizen of BushWorld?

[Chimpanzee]

138. Richard Perle is on Tweety and is dropping

Wolfowiz's name all over the place to replace Rice. Can anyone say 'welcome to my nightmare'?

[inthebrain]

146. Hardball is unbareable!!!!

I can't see how anyone can bare to watch hardball anymore. Mathews is just another Republican megaphone these days. Back to his old routine I guess.

I can't believe how badly MSNBC has become FoxNewsLite.

Andrea Mitchell
Pat Buchanaan
Joe Scarborough

And now Mathews is officially in their pocket.

Absolutely disgusting!!!!

[Penndems]

139. Oh, God - Going from bad to worse

Shrill, arrogant, rude, a pathological liar and a complete incompetent. Wouldn't be surprised to see some resignations in the diplomatic corps. Must be nice for her to have all that loyalty to her "husband" finally pay off. :puke:

The CIA and our intelligence infrastructure are falling apart, thanks to Porter Goss. Now, our foreign policy's going to hell in a handbasket.

I guess the only thing even more devastating than having Rice as SecState is making her SecDef.

(on edit: typo)

[Chimpanzee]

141. I guess the only thing even more devastating than having Rice as SecState

is making her SecDef.


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Rummy's looking better every day!

[vetwife]

142. Lady on Hardball said "They are affectionate with one another" Hmmmm

Can anyone here say Condi Lewinsky? He got his Babe in there...Don't you remember when she referred to him as HER HUSBAND?
Get real ! She is more to him than an advisor. Remember the old slave Master..Well we don't remember but we saw Roots. She is the other woman or the woman....Pickles is too zombied out to notice.

[Carolab]

152. She probably doesn't care

I've heard they are less than close.

[justgamma]

154. Remember when Shrub

had to go out to his pickup to call Condi after she testified? Once he talked about taking her out on the boat to talk. Have you seen them hug each other. Definately more loving than him and Pickles.
Yeah, I think there's something going on there.

[ricfl]

143. Not a surprise......she is so brainwashed and will do what is told.

That includes lying.

[SteveG]

145. insidious

The reason it's Condi is that she channels *, and does what he want's done. She doesn't present opposing viewpoints, she knows what he wants to hear. The whole * inner circle is enamoured with the NeoCon's vision of American Hedgmony over the world.

Cheyney, Rice, Wolfowitz, Perle, Feith, From, and a whole slew of others directly around * are NeoCons, a movement heavily influenced by the teachings of Leo Strauss. http://home.earthlink.net/~karljahn/Strauss.htm . Strauss taught that there should be an "elite" to "guide" the masses. Religion was very useful to control the masses, but the "elite" were above all that. Power is everything. And if the "Right" people have the power, then all will be good.

Expect a complete housecleaning of professional State employees from the top ranks of the Dept. jast as we are seeing in the CIA.

[AlFrankenFan]

151. lordy lordy oy vey...cotton condi's got a new post....

inside joke. it's a long story.

[dhinojosa]

153. Bush is going to get some sweet chocolate tonight.

"Thanks for promotion boss, if there is anything I can do for you, let me know"

[captain disgruntled]

156. Damn...I thought the Secretary of State was

supposed to interact with representatives of other nations in a diplomatic fashion, not rudely lie to and berate?
Wait, what am I talking about--when was the last time any of these folk actually left the Compound and Spoke to People, full stop???
Ugh, we've been insular and devolutionary for the last four years, and that was with poor Colin struggling feebly against the machine. I guess it's batten down the hatches now....

[marew]

158. ohmygod!!!!

Have you ever seen her interviewed? She has no clue. Dumber than dirt. I guess * didn't one anyone to out shine him(LOL). Did she get her PhD in the mail or what????

[drdtroit]

159. It's truly amazing that someone who PERJURED themselves

on a live, worldwide television broadcast of the 9/11 hearings is still not in prison.

It's back to the 40's, the 1840's that is, and Manifest Destiny rides again. I hear Condi does a superb Hattie McDaniel impersonation!

[Roland99]

162. Good thing she wasn't testifying under oath...

Then she would have been bothered by that "whole truth" thing.

[SoCalDem]

166. A cartoon the freeps are crowiing about.. (ugh)

[southlandshari]

167. "He talks to Condi Rice every day"

Ariel Sharon's lawyer, that is. Counterpunch article (sorry if this is a duplicate) for those interested (and who still have any sort of stomach left for this @#%^).

http://www.counterpunch.org/shavit10112004.html


I knew in my gut she would be Powell's replacement. I guess I still have a bit of naivete left, though - the speed of the announcement was shocking to me. I'm not sure I felt this bad November 3.

[Baja Margie]

168. Bush is bringing in the real SS squad now

so please, go over to events & activism and sign that petition re the appointment of Gonzalez, they've cleaned it up and taken care of the e-mail 's showing. It's fixed. Your e-mail won't show.

National Security? He's either going to bring in some brass from the military or let me guess...I don't know, Guiliani? Nay. No, it's going to be someone with a background and education similar to Condi's and whoever it is, will be like a Mengele, totally loyal.

Any thoughts?


This is getting pretty scary people.

[Francine Frensky]

171. Failing Upward: the story of the bushies

doing poorly at your job? that's ok, we'll promote you!!!

[suegeo]

172. Rice is useless

Rice is the woman who was in charge of our security when the worst attack on our county goes down.

Which leads me to believe that she is criminally incompetent or worse. I'm leaning toward worse.

And our dear leader (who was NEVER elected) promotes her.

Sieg heil.

[oasis]

173. Maybe she can define "traditional hijackings" at her confirmation. She had

no clue what hijackers were capable of until 9/11. yeah right :eyes:

[kwolf68]

174. Condi Baby Condi Baby

Didn't she have an oil tanker named after her by Exxon or Chevron? The movement to complete and total oligarchy is nearly complete.

[nevadascandal]

175. Washington post says Rice appointment means "hard-line"

foreign policy to continue.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52540-2004Nov15.html

I suggest we all buy helmets and learn how to duck.