NEWS: Black On Black Election?

She isn't going to be McCains running mate. I belive i saw on one of the news programs they had a GOP stratigist that she said she isn't even trying to go for the vp spot nor would McCain have much to gain by picking her. All this speculation that she is activly campaigning just becouse she went to a dinner party a large group of conservatives run is a bit silly. Also if you watch Bush's War on Frontline you will know that she was kept in the dark on almost every thing that was going on since Rumsfield would never willingly give her information and at one point she had to have her own staff be sent over to spy to get the information she needed. Not saying she is innocent but I do think she gets too much blame for being some one benched most of the time from the start.

Yes, she was kept out of things, but that isn't much of an excuse for someone in her position. If she was really and truly bothered by the whole thing, she would have resigned in protest and brought Rumsfeld's plotting out to the rest of us.

As always, well written and well researched. Thanks for the article!

i thought the republican were bigoted? who will they vote for!?!?

Are people only now realising that she is a moron...

Very nice addition.

I thought this story was vaporware, then FTR wrote about it, I looked back at the stories I'd seen run with this, and realized it was still vaporware.

What up, Reaper?

Condi was just a more user friendly replacement for a black man, with vast military and multi-cultural experience, trying to tell the truth. She too has no public speaking ability nor black traction. She is probably the one for McCain, but I don't think it matters with the SOS the GOP is selling. People know they want change, of any kind. I'm willing to gamble on the audacity, its better than what we've had even if simply because its different.

RON PAUL '08!

Go sit in the corner and think about what you did!

I know there is going to be a multitude of insults flung my way here in a second, but personally, I'd like to see a McCain-Giulliani ticket- Condi, in most republicans eyes, would be a poor poor choice, but then I believe I am just preaching to the choir at this point ::ducks and covers due to ensuing insult shit-storm::

What's the appeal of Giuliani, exactly? When I asked my friend what she saw in him, she was aghast.

I promptly shut up, feeling I'd said something stupid.

From what I've researched, the appeal is lower crime and the ability to prepare for Kabuki theater at a moments notice. (almost noone is going to get that last bit)

But seriously, if someone's reaction to "why support this candidate" is being aghast and not saying "here's the facts" then that is a bad sign for the candidate.

Someone else pointed out in another thread that the GOP leadership basically knows that they're going to lose this election, and that by letting McCain run, they'll be able to shun him from the any prominence in the party for the future. Perhaps they have the same in mind for Condi. Cleaning house of everyone they have a mind to get rid of.

Well, I am probably going to piss you, and well, everyone here off because I don't have like, insta-linked sources, but from conversations I have had with a gentleman that used to work under Giuliani at the Justice department, he's always had a knack for picking good/sound advisers. I heard he has, or had picked, some highly qualified people for his defense staff. I mean, in a republican's eyes, and I am fully aware that on most basic principals we are never going to agree on the issues that in fact set us apart, but yeah, from both a neocon's and pragmatist's standpoint, it'd be a very solid team....

Like Bernard Kerik for instance.

Don't be irritated, but I've got nothing. This was definitely a frustrating embarrassment for anyone supporting Giulliani. I won't even try to defend that. And seriously, if you can prove my assessment wrong further, I'd like to hear it. Always better to be in formed (already knew about this debacle, though). I am just going on, like I said, the accounts by a pretty reputable person who used to work for him......

In addition there is his ties to suspected boy-diddler Monsignor Alan Placa. He also married his cousin which is, you know, creepy.

I didn't know that last bit. But yes +1 to the creepy factor.

I feel having good advisors is one thing, but if you fail at listening to them again and again and you are ignorant of the diference between Al Qaida and Iranian extremists, you shouldn't be running. I mean, his advisors didn't correct him till the third time, and then he had to be corrected on television by Sen. Lieberman AKA "Loserman", as dubbed by the neocons. So yeah, bad advisors or bad ability. Neither bode well for McCain in my eyes, his flawed politics aside.

sexiest war criminal ever !