Some of the buzz about Condoleezza Rice running for President.
By Ann Althouse
Jonathan Karl of ABCNews queries Condoleezza Rice about running for President:
MR. KARL: You've seen some of the buzz about you running for President in 2008 and there's even a website, there's even a Condoleezza Rice for President song, a theme song.
(Laughter.)
SECRETARY RICE: Oh, really?
MR. KARL: Yes. Would you consider it?
SECRETARY RICE: No. I'm really respectful of those who do run for office. I know what I do well and I know what I like to do and I'm really going to try to concentrate on being a good Secretary of State.
MR. KARL: So you would categorically rule out running for President in 2008?
SECRETARY RICE: Jonathan, I'm going to try to be a good Secretary of State, and then, as I've said many, many times, there's always NFL Commissioner.
MR. KARL: Right. So it sounds like there’s a door open now.
SECRETARY RICE: Jonathan, I'm going to try to be a good Secretary of State and see if I can do this job well, and then we'll see if the NFL is open.
MR. KARL: The NFL and maybe something else. We'll see.
Thank you very much, Secretary Rice.
Despite the "no" after "Would you consider it?" -- I'm reading a "yes," because when asked it she "would categorically rule out running for President in 2008," she makes the classic move of saying I'm happy with my current job. That's exactly how a serious candidate would talk at this stage, right?
UPDATE: Here's a Village Voice piece about the Condi for President push. And here's that "Americans for Rice" website (which has an atrocious web-retro design!). |
