Eleanor Clift thinks Condi Rice should get a job in a Democratic Administration
So much for our great liberal pundits. Condi Rice has been one of the most ineffective Secretaries of State in the history of America, but just because she was able to put together the Annapolis peace conference, Clift believes if a Democratic nominee is elected president, they should give her a job. It's mind boggling. And Eleanor has written some very good pieces.
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Clift: ....it may not bear fruit, but frankly the next administration, especially if it's a Democratic one---if she really is putting her heart and soul into this they ought to give her a job in the next administration. This has to continue.
Ahhh, she gets an A for effort and a job if she's really trying. Glenn Greenwald says it perfectly.
It really never ceases to amaze how the most aggressive smear jobs on Democrats who take a stand against the Bush Administration almost always come from the allegedly liberal pundits or anonymous Democratic consultants.
And then there's this:
BEN-VENISTE: Isn’t it a fact, Dr. Rice, that the August 6 PDB warned against possible attacks in this country? And I ask you whether you recall the title of that PDB?
RICE: I believe the title was, "Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside the United States."
The Bush Administration praises loyalty above all and rewards incompetence.
Her voice is painful to listen too.
We cannot deny that this IS a monumental moment. Whether or not Condi had a great deal to do with it, or whether both sides are just getting sick of this damn Capulet-Montegue crap is still questionable.
Secretary of co-ordinating closeted cold war specialists that have no use even if there is another cold war?
She's not Muslim, so Romney might give her a job.
Rice is the most incompetent, lying, corporate, oil pimp in this whole sorry group of closeted murderous freaks. Chevron named an oil tanker after her. Suddenly, the whole crew had this indescribable urge to buy Ferragamo shoes when they were caught in a hurricane.
John Edwards vowed Monday to include Republicans in his Cabinet if he's elected president.
"Here's why: because I'm looking for the strongest, most capable, most independent-minded people I can find. I want people around me who will say, 'You're wrong about this, and you could do grave damage if you do it. Mr. President, you need to change your mind,' " he said. "Because I'm not perfect, I'm capable of making mistakes."
Unbelievable. Oh, well. He was my go-to candidate but now he's lost *my* vote. Too bad.
It's worth thinking about. We don't know if Rice has been ineffective because of her orders or her tactics. Madeleine Albright had a very high opinion of her. Foreign policy isn't a partisan issue (unless you are some wacko fundamentalist right wing nut-case who wants to christianize the world,) and it would be nice to heal some of the divisiveness here today.
It might be fun just to see the right wing pundits immediately start to knee-cap her, or maybe even try to blame the attacks of September 11, 2001 on her because she was the NSA head.
On the other hand, she probably is as incapable as anyone in the current administration. And our real problem in foreign policy is the influence of corporate power, and Rice seems deaf to that tune.
Put her in charge of the fashion police.
Dr. Rice is polite and presentable, other than that she's a useless Bush whore who is and should forever be linked to this catastrophic administration. No thank you, we can do much better.
theWalrus @ 7:
It worked for Lincoln. Maybe I'll take another look at Edwards.
I'm sure they can find a position for her on the janitorial staff.
Left&Left @ 10:
Absolutely correct!
What's with this country and its mentality of rewarding or overcompensating people for lousy job performance? Stinking CEO zeitgeist.
Harley @ 2:
Who? Clift or Rice?
Unfortunately, giving Rice a position might allow her "husband" to influence the new administration.
Why does Cleft think Rice would be needed for continuity? We are still 16 months from turnover.
"If she's putting her heart and soul into it"....
Does she have those?
Paul Wolfowitz should get a job in the Clinton administration (Condi hired him back).
And Dick Cheney for VP!!!
Rusty Shackleford @ 5:
But she IS black; might be a problem for her with an all-white Christian male cabinet, especially since Romney's trying so very hard to seem super conservative to make up for his former pro-choice views.
Walrus@7
I don't get it? What's your problem with what Edwards said? We already have a pResident who never admits he is wrong and is surrounded by sycophants. We sure don't need another one
Old Billy @ 8:
If it's her "tactics" then she's deplorable. If it's her following "orders" then she's equally deplorable. And a thumbs up from Maddy Albright isn't exactly a vindication of Loyal Bushie [tm] incompetence.
That House Negress must NOT get another government position even if it IS on the janitorial staff.
i never liked Ms. Clift, with her Bill Clinton apologist main stream Democrat bullshit dogma...yuck!! She is an embarrassment on McLaughlin Group. A progressive she is not. ANYONE who supports Condi Rice is by law a war criminal as well. That makes EVERYONE in congress and the senate complicit, especially Pelosi!!!!!!!!!!!!!
theWalrus @ 7:
No, its unbelievable that you think being a "republican" would exclude anyone.
And moreover, I don't believe for a second he was your "go to" candidate and that you bolted on this issue. I'm calling BS.
ProudLiberalAmerican@12 Naw, that social climbing bitch would just bang the janitoral staff supervisor so she could have longer breaks to buy shoes.
theWalrus @ 7:
He's talking about Ron Paul and Chuck hagel nitwit....not Condi!!
She just rehired "wildly off the mark" Wolfowitz for a very important sensitive board on WMD. I don't think so!
Maybe Elaanor Clift is dipping into her uncle Monty's old liquor cabinet and medicine cabinet.
Yes, she is his niece
Question Blog @ 26:
Uh, Wah?? Never heard any names mentioned. Link??
Condi has accomplished nothing. Getting a group of foreign government ministers to get together for three days, and not sign off on anything, is meaningless. Here is something that is being overlooked. President Bush was only at the gathering for one hour, out of the three days. Leadership my Arse!.
Condi has been a total failure during both terms. Nothing will come of the recent photo op.
Get back to us, when there is an actual payoff to all her recent cat herding.
Hell fkg NO!
I don't want any woman who doesn't know the difference between her In and Out box when it comes to documents like Ben Laden Determined to Attack in the United States, and only knows the box she maturbates.
ysbaddaden @ 31:
Jeez. Out of study hall early today?
Grow up.
Fanon @ 20:
Here's my problem: the rightwing and Republicans have done more in the last 7 years to dismantle the very foundations of our democracy than any other adminstration before them. It's also obvious they don't know how to run an economy. Their main interests are greed, cronyism and power. Sure, there are Dems like this and surely they do not deserve to be reelected, but they are fewer in number. The damage the neocon/rightwing/republican cabal has inflicted upon us is deep. The only way to undo that damage (if possible) is with a Dem president and a veto/fillibuter-proof House & Senate. Inviting Republicans to serve in your administration is like inviting a wolf into the hen house. We've heard enough from the Republicans for the last 7 years! I'm not voting for a Democrat who is willing to *reward* them for their past actions. It's time for Democrats to restore sanity back into politics. (It may not be possible...).
Question Blog @ 26:
Oh, as if that makes it any better!! Whooo!
yeah, she can have a job -- emptying bedpans in the iraqi rehab units of shock and awe survivors. AND she has to wear those CFM shoes she bought as american citizens were abandoned to sink or swim on their own in a drowning new orleans.
Johnny2Bad @ 24:
Believe it or not, it's the absolute god's honest truth - I thought Edwards had promise. The other candidates, for one reason or another, have been looking less viable to me.
As for "republican" politicians - yes, IMO they are evil and have no business serving in a 2008 Democratic administration - ESPECIALLY after the trail of destruction they have left us with.
Rice: "I believe the title was "Holy Fucking Shit, Total Fucking Lunatics Are Going to Attack Us Any Fucking Day, Now Might Be a Good Time to Do Something About It, You Know, Other Than Bass Fishing."
theWalrus @ 7:
What is unbelievable is that YOU post this irrelevant smear tactic here, with no links. Who gives a crap about your vote? Anybody?
Back to the topic:
Rice and all other neo-cons need to be purged from our government. Something tells me that this might be nothing but a gender issue again.
In the case of Rice, she's a willing tool of the devils occupying our White House.
ed @ 37:
Beautiful! LOL.
But it was a "historical" document!
I think she should be given a job filling in for overseas children laboring to make high fashion shoes, or scrubbing the oil off of sea birds. 'Course I got a fond place in my heart for sea birds.
Lollimom @ 38:
http://tinyurl.com/26hm42
I'm sick of the beltway bumpkins and their stupid ass Unity08dom. Rewarding failure to look "bipartisan!"
No one has ever failed upward quite like Kinda Sleazy. She is second only to Bush in that category.
theWalrus @ 33:
So, you would rather not hire the most qualified candidate for the position? Just hire the person with the correct party affiliation, right? Heckuva job Brownie!
Doubtful a Dem Prez would want to engage someone who could be perp walked from a junket when she left the friendly confines of the USA.
Fanon @ 44:
Based on their past (7 year) experience, I would say there are no qualified Republican politicians who deserve to serve in a 2008 cabinet. There are plenty of qualified Dems to hire.
theWalrus @ 41:
And your point is that you have no opinion of Rice and the topic at hand?
I still don't give a crap about who you're going to vote for, and I question your real motive here, other than smearing the name of John Edwards.
Eleanor..........STFU
Lollimom @ 47:
I gave my opinion of Rice at #1 and agree with John that she is one of the most ineffective SOS's ever.
I *like* John Edwards and have nothing to lose or gain by smearing him (which I am not). But you don't give a crap anyway - time to move on.
Yeah...Condi can service the First Husband.
He might be correct this time, but Glenn Greenwald lost me when he accused Orcinus of running "a smear job" against Ron Paul--by pointing out his voting record and his contributors.
Liberal AND Proud @ 50:
Oh...and Eleanor...have another shot of the Kool-Aid. Before you know it, you'll be spouting PNAC talking points and dancing at Karl Rove's birthday party.
no more surprising than Hillary wanting Colin Powel to join her administration...
really now!
That is just sick! They are making NO effort to distinguish themselves from the republicans when it comes to foreign policy...
They vote republican, they talk republican, they walk republican...
could it be that our foreign policy belongs to ONE party?
The IMPERIALIST party?
feels like we are being a little bit "played", you know, good-cop bad-cop, same shit in the end... just saying...
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Oh good grief, that's about the stupidest bullshit idea I've ever heard....Right up there with giving Wolfowitz another job at state... Goddamn lady? Where the hell did you misplace your brains this morning...!!??? JD
theWalrus @ 7:
WHAT??? Oh hell no!
I thought John Edwards would be the least likely to drink that Kool Aid, especially after the 2004 campaign. Obama had said something similar last week and I thought he'd be more the Democratic Manchurian Candidate more likely to kiss up to the Rethuglicans. But not John Edwards!
I'd like to ask any Democrat running for office the following:
If you have a cancerous tumor, would you...
A) Get the tumor surgically removed, get chemo to hopefully eradicate any cells that happened to remain and at best, eliminate the chances of any traces of it returning to eat up your body once again and kill you?
OR
B) Take some of the tumor out, leave a little bit in since the tumor (according to Eleanor Clift) is "really is putting her heart and soul into this?"
"This" meaning eat up your body once again and kill you.
Leezzaa is an imbecile. She may be 'putting her heart and soul' into something, but she has no brain, no judgment, so she is hopeless.
Eleanor, I think Zuckerman and Blankley are negatively affecting your judgment. Listening to these two distorting reality, week after week, has disconnected you from your normally rational point of view. Compared to them, Leezzaa might appear barely acceptable, but by any intelligent standard, she's a zero.
yeah, like the Clinton admin kept Linda Tripp on as a White House employee, a holdover from the Bush Admin
That worked out for everyone, didn't it?
Jan Hooks as Elinor Clift
Ah yes, Condi's appearance before the 9/11 Commission where she sat there arrogantly and smugly using circumloquation to run out the clock and avoid answering any questions of substance. The worst National Security Advisor ever, working for the worst President ever, was promoted and now is the worst Secretary of State ever. Who would of thunk?
She's a liar. An accomplished liar to be sure. I'm sure some so-called "think tank" will hire her to they can "think" about and conjure up new ways to fuck us over.
What's ridiculous is kindanasty's doctorate is in Sovietology.
Since the fall of the Soviet Union that's about as practical as a doctorate in pottery.
She's another example of it's all in who you know.
theWalrus @ 41:
I saw that too. The Des Moines paper's headline was misleading. Edwards did not "promise to name Republicans to his cabinet." Better coverage here by the L.A. Times.
What Edwards actually said was that he has made lists of possible candidates for cabinet positions, and that not everyone on those lists is a Democrat.
SM @ 55:
Exactly.
According to my link at #41, "Democratic rival Bill Richardson also has said he would include Republicans in his Cabinet."
Why has the Democratice Party become the self-destructive Party? This is truly insane.
In case it hasn't already been mentioned in the thread, she's also part of that PNAC crowd who got us mired in Iraq, before we were even done in Afghanistan.
The only comparison to Pearl Harbor would be if in retaliation FDR attacked Singapore.
theWalrus @ 7:
This is the first time I've heard Edwards say anything that didn't sound like it was designed specifically to appeal to a demographic. This interest in multiple opinions is a great asset in my book.
On the other hand, I'm listening to NPR. They have a candidate forum with most of the candidates. Clinton sounds incredibly boring. Obama sounds good. Edwards took his first speaking opportunity to criticize Clinton. That's getting old in my book.
Very unequal time unfortunately. I don't even know if Dodd is there because I haven't heard him. Kucinich is there, but I think he only spoke once.
Johnny2Bad @ 32:
Come on... That was funny.
Condi's first test came early in her tenure as National Security Adviser: a dire warning from the intelligence community entitled "Bin Laden determined to strike inside US". She failed, even (especially) if given credit for effort. A year later and she's running around peddling the "mushroom cloud" scare. Let her go back to Exxon and they can rename another ship after her: the Exxon Mediterranean (formerly the Exxon Valdez); there is an amzaing parallel between the catastrophic oil spill on Alaska and Condi's ruinous effect on American foreign policy.
What a stupid thing to say!! I really like Eleanor, but this is SOOOO over the top! What was she thinking?
miss_kitty @ 57:
LOL! Dana Carvey - comedy genius! Thanks for that.
Condi was the biggest outright liar in all of Bushco.
How bad is that?
theWalrus @ 67:
WRONG! :lol:
I always think of Dana Carvey when I hear McLaughlin. Thank you Dana Carvey, for making decades of McLaughlin bearable.
#60: "What Edwards actually said was that he has made lists of possible candidates for cabinet positions, and that not everyone on those lists is a Democrat."
Thatnks for the clarification but since I don't think that *any* republican is qualified, based on past performance, to be in a 2008 cabinet, that leaves Independents. Hmmm...like....Joe Lieberman. Can you imagine if that loser was rewarded with a job by a Dem president? It's an insult.
Years ago in my former life I engaged in political discourse on Morningstar ( a financial website) and when I heard Condi Rice was to be National Security Adviser I freak.
Her backgound was Soviet Eastern European affairs.
Hey I thought, isn't the Cold War over? Even a dunce like me knew the Middle East would become our greatest challenge.
911 should have proved how really clueless Rice was.
So what does the Village Idiot do, name her as Secretary of State which is par for the course of this Administration but for a news person,liberal or conservative with a grain of sense should know Rice is about as an effective diplomat as Howdy Doody.
Actually Howdy was a much better representative for America.
I'm sure she'll claim that she wasn't sure which presidential daily briefs she was supposed to look into.
Old Billy @ 63:
That's the problem, Obama ALWAYS sounds good, looks good and can talk a good debate. But to me, he's not the candidate that will drive the necessary changes into cutting the US from the BushCo cancer.
We need at president who is a Democrat hard-liner that has a solid plan to help eliminate/reduce Global Warming, restore and improve US domestic infrastructure like the US economy and health insurance, get us out of Iraq & work on restoring our dimplomatic international relations and restore the Constitution. Republicans are not interested in any of the above, so please Democratic presidential hopefuls, don't put them in cabinet positions!
BTW, I must mentioned that I am a woman of color and many of us (as polls have shown) are not convinced with Obama's positioning, despite how phenomenal I think it would be to have a black president. But as Condi "Cancer Cell of the US" Rice has proven, black is just a color.
I think Obama will clearly fold to the Rethugs & Christo-fascists and he proved that with the Donnie McClurkin issue and his favoring bipartisanship, among not presenting a solid convincing plan to cut the BushCo cancer out.
I agree with Ms Clift: Condi would make a great food-taster for Hillary.
Of course this person wants Traitor Rice back as Secretary of State. Truth be told, she probably also wants Traitor Bush back as president.
If I were out to destroy the shredded remains of this country, that's what I'd want as well.
And Eleanor Clift gets an 'A' for Asswipe.
Condi looks nice in fishnets.
Eleanor is just saying that because she is lonely and would accept any position with Condi.
Rice needs to rot in prison with the rest of the Bush cronies.
Eleanor Clift's brain has turned to mush because she's been in that circle of talking assholes for too long.
ysbaddaden @ 59:
Her doctorate is especially useless considering that her doctoral thesis "The Soviet Union and the Czechoslovak Army, 1948-1983: Uncertain Allegiance" was a sloppy, historically inaccurate load of crap where she sited previously exposed communist propaganda as facts.
She also did a great job in predicting in the late 80s that the Soviet Union would never break up.
ebeneezer @ 81:
She did somewhat better when, at the same time she predicted Duran Duran would never break up.
Rusty Shackleford @ 82:
But both the Soviet union and Duran Duran got back together. maybe she really is a Genius
Old Billy @ 11:
Yeah, I'm going to assume that it is sarcasm on the part 'o the Walrus. It really WOULD be foolish to rule such things out. Even the zealous Ron Paul supporters could even have a role... Attorney General perhaps (rooting out goverment corruption, etc.). You can't rule out ALL Republicans; the problem is basic idiocy and psychopathy not someone's preferences on capital gains tax or abortion. My thoughts on abortion manage not to interfere with my work, and these people do serve at the pleasure of the president.
Edwards is planning BIG changes to the bloated Bush corruption machine. He'll need support in both corners, and good TECHNICIANS in the technical areas, regardless of their historic party affiliation. (Once could even argue that rewarding SANE Republicans would be smart, and help shift the Red team back towards sanity from the "loyal Bushies" and fanatical Christofascism.) Here's a wacky damn idea: DON'T HIRE F'ING POLITICAL HACKS FOR EVERY SINGLE JOB! There are many "regular" (basically not political) Republicans out there that are very good in their respective fields.
And to be fair the quote was:
That's *IF*. A stretch that a loyal Bushie wouldn't have an ulterior motive, I know. But if she somehow DID make progress on a meaningful and lasting peace between Palestine and Israel? WTF! You would NOT break that up if you hand a single brain cell. Even if Charles Manson was doing the negotiations... if it's working, just stand by with a cattle prod and wait till he's done! Not going to happen, but in theory, Clift isn't too far off base. We've started over for each president 3 or 4 times now. We may not get many more chances.
More to the point, it is her huge blind spot. If you look back, she almost always supports the woman for the job. Not the best candidate for the job, just the woman. Any woman. Pretty much the WORST thing you could do for feminism, but that's just my opinion.
She should get a job with an intelligence agency checking stalls in airport bathrooms for improper behavior by members of congress.
Definitely!! Just to show there are no hard feelings toward her incompetence during a period of national tragedy and subsequent illegal wars based on that tragedy...we should offer her a job in the White House.
I'm sure they can use some help in the janitorial department, which she may prove to be qualified for. This shit head of a disgrace we call our "secretary of state", has been just one more embarrassment to this country. A do nothing secretary of state. A blind pawn to this corrupt and inept administration.
Why in God's name would we want her to be within 1000 miles of the White House once we flush the toilet in 2008?
Any job with "human shield" in the title would be fine.
Eleanor must have just come from a holiday cocktail party where she had one too many to drink. Condilesbian Rice is just about the worst, if not the worst, Secretary of State ever to serve. She serves with the WORST president and vice president in history. Anyone in the bush crime family doesn't deserve a job. They can just stay home and count their money they stole from the American people.
sagra @ 87:
Human shield for Susan Sarandon?
Clifts unfortunate statement doesn't reflect a lot of what she has to say, which is often right on (at least the McGlaughlan Report show stuff). The only thing I can say is that it seems that Condi is on the right side of the issue regarding the US' potential attack on Iran. I could be wrong, but I think she is advocating for the anti-Cheney position on that issue. Unfortunately, like Colin Powell her change of heart is too little too late with regards to Iraq as well as the Israeli-Palistine peace process (which is the key to a stable middle east in my opinion) Please correct me on this (the Condi opposition to the Cheney crowd's attack Iran strategy) if I am wrong, I don't remember the source of this information so I don't want to maintain this idea if it is not correct
If you're looking to Clift for "liberal leadership" in the media, you're an idiot. At *best* she's a centrist. goes to show how you yanks are so far to the right, it's pathetic.
Shes going to have a great time back at Stanford with all those kids pickiting her and Randy Bean's love shack 24/7
I believe Condi's next job should be a more visceral experience of what she already does: I recommend shoveling elephant shit at the zoo.
ysbaddaden, do you know the answer to my post at 90? anyone??? I'm confident someone can clear this up for me, you guys usually have this kind of info...
SM @ 73:
Thanks for the reasoned post. I agree that I'd rather have someone who would push real change. I like Kucinich on that basis. Of the top three, I think Obama is most likely to do the unpopular, though right thing. I mean, Edwards was cowed into voting for the Iraq war. Even Hillary has shown more backbone when it counts (e.g. when being attacked during Clinton's term).
I listened to more of the Dem debate on NPR (by the way, the announcer said they wanted to have a Republican debate too, but all of the candidates had schedule conflicts!) and Edwards was in full stump mode, never giving a direct answer to a question. On the issue of our relations with China, he kept on bringing up that his father worked in a textile mill, and those jobs are gone; but when the announcer said (I paraphrase), "textile jobs have traditionally been in developing countries, don't you think that policy designed to hold onto those jobs is self-defeating?" all he could say was stuff about his dad working in a mill.
Rice? Maybe as a janitor.
Old Billy @ 11:
I agree. You need the best period. Who cares about which party the person affiliates with. Look, ignorance is ignorance, whether on the left or right. Shutting each other out and continuing the political deafness only furthers the right's agenda. Your type of absolutism will only give fodder to the right. Wake up. You in essence are complaining about that which you are preaching, loyalty above competence.
Sometimes Eleanor's tongue gets to floppin' and nearly knocks her brains out.....she probably meant a job cleaning toilets, that is more her speed.
Absurd. Condi is a proven liar.
Lies... with deadly consequences. Done with Clift.
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Clift must be totally disappointed in all the males in public view. For me, if I never heard of Rice again I would have found an iota of peace from this pathetic administration.
theWalrus @ 70:
I think it would be a great idea to put Lieberman in charge of something harmless - It would get him out of the senate.
I am not a liberal but I play one on TV
I think virtually every TV liberal should have that disclaimer under their name whenever they speak. Clift and Mark Shields are good examples of that. The few exceptions (KO, Moyers and a few others) make them look silly.
I've got a better idea for Sec. of State in the next administration( Kucinich, I hope): Bill Clinton.
"Condi Rice should get a job in a Democratic Administration
GOP appears to be positioning itself for a defeat: "Hay, we offered to work for the DNC, but they refused." Changing the issue from the GOP loss of power, to whether the DNC will or will not embrace those who have been rejected.
Bercebu48 @ 96:
Make that, second-rate table waxer.
Check out Rice's comments on Iran, and ask yourself: Should she be given any job?
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2006 –
A "tremendous" coalition of countries remains united in its stance against nuclear weapon development in Iran, a situation sparking increasing international concern, said the nation's senior diplomat today. [coalition based on fraud.]
"The Iranians now need step back, look at where they are, see that they're isolated on this issue, and return to a state in which they go back and seal the activities that they have begun, ... and get back into negotiations with those who are prepared to offer them a course for civil nuclear power," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on ABC's "This Week." [Isolated based on illusions.]
Rice was referring to the country's resumption of enriched uranium research, which can lead to the production of nuclear weapons. [Which had ended three years prior in 2003.]
Iran's president, Mahomoud Ahmadinejad, has publicly disavowed the intent to produce nuclear weapons, claiming the country is trying to produce nuclear energy. However, the president now is saying that Iran is considering a withdrawal from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, which restricts the possession of nuclear weapons. [The NIE confirms this effort was not related to a weapons; NIE concerned Iran would withrawing -- but Iran wasn't a signatory.]
"The really remarkable thing over the past several months is there is really now a tremendous coalition of countries saying exactly the same thing to Iran," Rice said. "The 'permanent five' - the United States, Russia, China, Great Britain and France - are united with countries like Brazil and India and others." [Coalition based on lies, just like in Iraq.]
And the International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors has reported the Iranians up to the U.N. Security Council, Rice said. [Doesn't matter what the facts are, just get anothe hearing.]
With a consensus among nations, Iran is only isolating itself with its actions, Rice said, adding that Iran still has the option to pursue a peaceful nuclear program. [Consensus based on lies.]
"The Russians have given them a proposal; the Europeans gave them a proposal," Rice said. "The question is, will they be allowed to have technology that could lead to a nuclear weapon?" [Why would "more proposals" -- to stop doing what they haven't started -- mean anything?]
Rice said the answer is clear. "They've been lying to the international community for 18 years," the secretary said. "An Iran with a nuclear weapon would be a threat - a grave threat - to international peace and security." [No, Bush was lying. Rice was lying. Then accusing Iran of lying.]
Rice said it is vital that Iran "get back into good graces with the IAEA and get back into negotiations with those that are prepared to offer them support." [They never left the "Good graces" of the IAEA. The US did leave the "good graces" when it illegally invade Iraq.]
In the meantime, Rice emphasized that the United States remains dedicated to a diplomatic approach, despite reports that the government is considering other avenues, such as a show of force. [Dedicated based onlies. Show of force after 2006 based on false information.]
"We believe a diplomatic approach as the one we now anticipate ... will give us a way to resolve this problem," the secretary said. "The president never takes any of his options off the table ... but there is a diplomatic solution to this. [There was no problem to resolve, Rice.]
No Ms. Clift, Condi Rice deserves a place in the dock at the International War Crimes Court in the Hague, and after that, a nice private cell.
It was bound to happen, Eleanor's finally gone senile.
When you think of Condi's fuckups think of two words:
9/11
Blackwater
I respect Clift, and watch her every week. The way she fights to be heard and make her point. I won't hold this against her. If she does it again though, then there will be questions.
Clift and Cokie need to leave the scene, they are the worst commentators......left of Coulter.
that is exactly why I have dis-associated myself with everything and everyone within the Democratic party, they ae just a bunch of enabling wimps.
Time for a truly independent party to take both the GOP and the DNC out of our government, America deserves justice for thei crimes committed against her and in her name by the likes of the NEOCON bush PNAC cabal.
IF, and only IF, she survives the Impeachment Trials, Endless War Crimes Tribunals and other criminal investigations this administration has warranted, then perhaps she can be allowed to sharpen the pencils in congress, or maybe at the cia. LOL...
Eleanor PLEASE! whos ass are you licking and how much did they pay you?!
If there are any of these neo-con bush-ass-kissing cockroaches left to run free in the next administration, the whole point of law will have been completely and utterly wasted. Each and every one of these traitors needs to be rounded up, locked up and terminated if the law allows.
Oh, what am I thinking, the next president is going to be a dem. That means everyone receives a "get out of jail free" card, a generous gift basket and a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks for your service to your country. Do you need any help with all that cash you're taking with you? We have some C-17's across the street if you would like us to fly it to Switzerland for you."
my aunt, who was a classmate of condi's @ stanford, couldn't stand the bitch then. i'm kinda sad she passed away, she was calling condi's BS from day one.
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Eleanor makes a good revisionist... NO?
I watch that show every week and every week, she's rewriting history, sympathetically towards the Bush Administration.
I nearly passed a brick in my pants when she suggested CON-di was a keeper.
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Eleanor Clift thinks Condi Rice should get a job in a Democratic Administration.
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If she genuinely means that, then Bluestocking thinks Eleanor Clift should get a referral to a mental health professional -- and pronto!
Bluestocking @ 118:
Was Pronto Tonto's speed addicted brother?
holz @ 116:
Tell us some more.
What did she say about her?
Elaenor makes me cringe most of the time, which is why they use her.
Man, the picture is so clear. Do you have cable or satellite.
Because I am a woman, I would like to see Condi Rice succeed as Secretary of State. Because I am an American, I would like to see her succeed at the international level as a spokesperson for our values and for peace in the world.
This woman is so disappointing in her roll that I can't think what job she should have after this. It certainly shouldn't be a government job. My guess is that her next stop will be as a highly-paid, very visible member of some conservative think- tank and a speaker on the Republican circuit.
I just hope that the next administration is a Democratic administration.
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