I'm with you. Comments like this, and her 'Founding Peoples', and 'Slavery is America's Birth Defect', you know that Dr. Rice GETS IT.
I don't know what is more infuriating..those that don't get it, or those that tell us that they do.
Your girl Michelle Bernard was the first person to make me cry last night.
But, yes, Dr. Rice is PROUD of Obama as a Black woman. She's very proud of him..it's obvious.
RhondaCoca
· 1 year ago
Yea from last year, she has been silently cheering for him from the beginning. She also made some comments last year in regards to him possibly being president.
She pretty much said that he would show progress for blacks in government and other high positions. What really caught my attention is that she differentiated a black person reaching such a high place from the fact that it did not mean that all black people and we as a nation have made progress. She indicated that we would still have a way to go.
I also met her in Washington back in 2004. She was very open discussing race and the intersectionality between race and gender and how it affects her and other black women. I was suprised but she does get it.
It is unfortunate that she does not act like she gets it.
The Christian Progressive Libe
· 1 year ago
My colleagues:
While I agree with you, as our friend in the "Field" would say that her behaviour has been classic House Negro behavior, and just because she sees the way the wind is blowing, I cut her no slack.
Yes, she does GETS IT. But a day late and a dollar short. While I appreciate she "gets it", what happened to her memory when she was basically authorizing the Iraq War and was equally disingenious before that 9/11 commission, when Ben-Victor made her own up to the fact that if she had made Bush read that infamous memo "Bin Laden Determined to Strike U.S" and used it to make Bush get off that cow chip he calls his ranch and haul ass back to DC, 9/11 could have been prevented.
I can forgive Obama quitting his church far easier than I can forgive Condoleezza Rice for knowingly and willingly participating in the facilitation of the worst terrorist attack on American soil, and to further compound her effort by signing off on everything Bush told her to do for the last eight years.
When she apologizes and makes one of those Richard Clarke "Your Government Failed You" mea culpas, we can give Rice her due. While she is a brilliant woman, she dulls her brilliance by blindly obeying a lackey that would have been kicked out of most Ivy League schools with his grades, but his pappy's money kept him there.
Kat
· 1 year ago
Dr. Rice's statement makes Hillary's refusal to congratulate Obama even more pathetic, if that's possible.
Nita
· 1 year ago
That's a deep statement, and I agree with you, kat.
If only Dr. Rice's intellect and perceptions could be channeled for good, not evil.
Nita
· 1 year ago
Rikyrah, that raises the question of where the heads are of the black women who are under Hillary and are hating on Obama or are refusing to acknowledge the moment or are even pulling the 'this is proof a woman can never be president' mess. I get the feeling they're bitter, but why?
TruthSeeker
· 1 year ago
I caught a glimpse of Tubbs-Jones lining up on stage to hug Hillary after her speech last night. They were lined up!! She was flapping her arms as if impatient to hug Hillary. Now that will go down in the history books. Nice going Tubbs-Jones.
Nquest
· 1 year ago
"He knows better" can be said of our beloved brother, Barack Obama. So don't get it twisted.
And funny how this observation about Rice isn't reduced to a question of her blackness or equating the disappointment with her not acting like she "gets it" at times of controversy with wanting her to throw up the Black Power fist.
Nichelle
· 1 year ago
And I think that what we're seeing is, an extraordinary expression of the fact that 'we the people,' is beginning to mean all of us," she added, referring to the opening line of the U.S. Constitution.
Interesting. Sec'y Rice states 'we the people,' is beginning to mean all of us' which is of course, TRUE.
Which makes me think of the Patriotism Police that keeps hounding Michelle Obama for remarking that "for the first time in her adult life" she was really proud of her country.
An American Black person being proud for the first time in their adult lives of a country where 'we the people' is beginning to mean ALL of us. And not just 3/5th of us.
Imagine that...:)
heartsandflowers
· 1 year ago
Dr. Rice totally understands the dynamic of our contributions to this country. She has a different political ideology. That doesn't mean she couldn't be an ally but it does mean her policies are dead wrong. As far as her fulfilling her duties as Secretary of State I'd say she did a great job at fulfilling Bush's agenda. What did we do to thwart that agenda if it didn't meet our needs? Hmmm nothing! Pelosi and Reid took impeachment off the table so they conceded immediately! We had the Blue Dog Democrats voting for Bush. Cynthia McKinney tried to stand against it and AIPAC had the CBC get rid of her. If Dr. Rice had decided to disagree with Bush she would've had to leave office like Colin Powell, but even he compromised before that. Did anybody seriously believe him when he went before the UN? I didn't. Any blame lies squarely with us and we have to make sure this doesn't happen again.
Black American Princess
· 1 year ago
I just can't jump on the Condi is a down ass sista bandwagon because she's made a few "deep" comments lately. She still works for the most horrible president ever who has done zilch for her own people. This is the same chick who was shoe shopping while her own people were drowning in sewage in New Orleans after Katrina. Whatever Condi. She has book sense but no common sense...
Black American Princess
· 1 year ago
Not that I'm saying any of you are on the Condi is a down ass sista bandwagon, nawimsayin? I just don't like her period, sorry if I sounded harsh lol...
rikyrah
· 1 year ago
Hillpatine,
The Star Wars Reference from Wikipedia:
Palpatine is a fictional character in George Lucas' science fiction saga Star Wars. The character, portrayed by actor Ian McDiarmid in the feature films, is the main antagonist of the saga; introduced in the original trilogy as the Emperor of the Galactic Empire, an aged, cowled and pale-faced figure, who rises to power in the prequel trilogy through deception and treachery as a peaceful, democratic middle-aged politician of the Republic, while in reality, is Darth Sidious, a Dark Lord of the Sith who initiates and manipulates the Clone Wars to destroy the Jedi and usher in the totalitarian Galactic Empire. His Sith apprentices include Darth Maul, Darth Tyranus, and Darth Vader.
Briefly mentioned by Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977), George Lucas' original scripts of Star Wars characterize the Emperor, initially named Cos Dashit, as a cunning but weak politician under the control of powerful bureaucrats. However, in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the prequels, and Star Wars literature, the character is depicted as the personification of evil and heavy-handed authoritarianism. Palpatine was incorporated into the Star Wars merchandising campaigns that corresponded with the theatrical release of Return of the Jedi and the prequel films. The character has since become a symbol of evil and sinister deception in popular culture, particularly in the United States.
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I'm with you. Comments like this, and her 'Founding Peoples', and 'Slavery is America's Birth Defect', you know that Dr. Rice GETS IT.
I don't know what is more infuriating..those that don't get it, or those that tell us that they do.
Your girl Michelle Bernard was the first person to make me cry last night.
But, yes, Dr. Rice is PROUD of Obama as a Black woman. She's very proud of him..it's obvious.
She pretty much said that he would show progress for blacks in government and other high positions. What really caught my attention is that she differentiated a black person reaching such a high place from the fact that it did not mean that all black people and we as a nation have made progress. She indicated that we would still have a way to go.
I also met her in Washington back in 2004. She was very open discussing race and the intersectionality between race and gender and how it affects her and other black women. I was suprised but she does get it.
It is unfortunate that she does not act like she gets it.
While I agree with you, as our friend in the "Field" would say that her behaviour has been classic House Negro behavior, and just because she sees the way the wind is blowing, I cut her no slack.
Yes, she does GETS IT. But a day late and a dollar short. While I appreciate she "gets it", what happened to her memory when she was basically authorizing the Iraq War and was equally disingenious before that 9/11 commission, when Ben-Victor made her own up to the fact that if she had made Bush read that infamous memo "Bin Laden Determined to Strike U.S" and used it to make Bush get off that cow chip he calls his ranch and haul ass back to DC, 9/11 could have been prevented.
I can forgive Obama quitting his church far easier than I can forgive Condoleezza Rice for knowingly and willingly participating in the facilitation of the worst terrorist attack on American soil, and to further compound her effort by signing off on everything Bush told her to do for the last eight years.
When she apologizes and makes one of those Richard Clarke "Your Government Failed You" mea culpas, we can give Rice her due. While she is a brilliant woman, she dulls her brilliance by blindly obeying a lackey that would have been kicked out of most Ivy League schools with his grades, but his pappy's money kept him there.
If only Dr. Rice's intellect and perceptions could be channeled for good, not evil.
And funny how this observation about Rice isn't reduced to a question of her blackness or equating the disappointment with her not acting like she "gets it" at times of controversy with wanting her to throw up the Black Power fist.
Interesting. Sec'y Rice states 'we the people,' is beginning to mean all of us' which is of course, TRUE.
Which makes me think of the Patriotism Police that keeps hounding Michelle Obama for remarking that "for the first time in her adult life" she was really proud of her country.
An American Black person being proud for the first time in their adult lives of a country where 'we the people' is beginning to mean ALL of us. And not just 3/5th of us.
Imagine that...:)
The Star Wars Reference from Wikipedia:
Palpatine is a fictional character in George Lucas' science fiction saga Star Wars. The character, portrayed by actor Ian McDiarmid in the feature films, is the main antagonist of the saga; introduced in the original trilogy as the Emperor of the Galactic Empire, an aged, cowled and pale-faced figure, who rises to power in the prequel trilogy through deception and treachery as a peaceful, democratic middle-aged politician of the Republic, while in reality, is Darth Sidious, a Dark Lord of the Sith who initiates and manipulates the Clone Wars to destroy the Jedi and usher in the totalitarian Galactic Empire. His Sith apprentices include Darth Maul, Darth Tyranus, and Darth Vader.
Briefly mentioned by Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977), George Lucas' original scripts of Star Wars characterize the Emperor, initially named Cos Dashit, as a cunning but weak politician under the control of powerful bureaucrats. However, in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the prequels, and Star Wars literature, the character is depicted as the personification of evil and heavy-handed authoritarianism. Palpatine was incorporated into the Star Wars merchandising campaigns that corresponded with the theatrical release of Return of the Jedi and the prequel films. The character has since become a symbol of evil and sinister deception in popular culture, particularly in the United States.