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I don't entirely like her politics, but have always found Condoleezza Rice quite inspiring. This might be an odd way of putting it (and don't misconstrue what I
by ErrantX 14y ago
I don't entirely like her politics, but have always found Condoleezza Rice quite inspiring. This might be an odd way of putting it (and don't misconstrue what I'm trying to say), but it always seemed that no one ever noticed she was a woman.
Proof positive that gender simply doesn't matter if you are the best at what you do.
- tomjen3 14y agoNot only did most people miss that she was a woman, you missed (or didn't point out) that she was black (or what counts for black in politics today).
- ErrantX 14y agoTrue! An excellent example of my point :D
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- devilmaycare 14y agoThat's because she's a Republican. Black republicans aren't held up as examples of racial progress. Instead, their motives are attacked by the liberal media[1]. Probably nobody has suffered more vile attacks than Clarence Thomas[2] for the crime of being Republican while black. To be an inspirational black politician, you must be liberal. [1]http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/12/tim-scott-tokenism-and-the-lessons-the-gop-still-hasnt-learned/266496/ http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/12/tim-scot... [2]http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,134324,00.html http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,134324,00.h... [2]http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/new-tone-naacp-silent-racism-against-conservative-clarence-thomas_541500.html http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/new-tone-naacp-silent-ra... [2]http://rightpunditry.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/judge-c-thomas.jpg http://rightpunditry.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/judge-c-tho...
- empthought 14y agoColin Powell and Condi Rice are both reviled for their roles in the Iraq lie. As far as I know they are still considered examples of racial progress, despite this fact.
- penny500 14y agoBurden of proof is on you to prove that. Objective sources only, please.
- saraid216 14y agoI'd like to see you prove the existence of an objective source, first.
- penny500 14y agoSaraid216, I don't have the burden to prove. I didn't make any claims that people "lied". But since I'm being nice, here you go: http://www.factcheck.org/bushs_16_words_on_iraq_uranium.html http://www.factcheck.org/bushs_16_words_on_iraq_uranium.html
- mixmastamyk 14y agoThis cluster-fsck in Iraq doesn't boil down to one statement. A great book, recommended by Colin Powell as the most accurate, is Richard Clarke's "Against All Enemies." There's probably no-one truly objective on the subject, as politics are entwined in every aspect... but Clarke worked under four administrations. Tenet's book sheds light on the subject as well.