And becoming a conservative Republican was a complete sell out to her people.
Here is an amazingly stupid statement by Condi Rice, claiming one of the reasons why she switched from a democrat to a republican
The first Republican that I knew was my father, John Rice, and he is still the Republican that I admire most. My father joined our party because the Democrats in Jim Crow Alabama of 1952 would not register him to vote. The Republicans did. I want you to know that my father has never forgotten that day, and neither have I. what she fails to clarify, either through abject ignorance or abject lying is that the Southern Democrats in 1952 were the party of social conservative bigots, aka KLAN members and such... just like Martin Luther King Sr was a republican back in his day because it was the party of progressives and liberals
and read the rest of this pathetic suck up crap from her to George Bush from August of 2000
what a total pile of flaming shit she spews... what a bunch of Orwellian lies... this reads like something from The Onion
nytimes.com
THE REPUBLICANS; Rice's Comments on Bush: 'Uncommonly Good Judgment'
Published: August 2, 2000
Following is an excerpt from remarks delivered last night at the Republican National Convention by Condoleezza Rice, Governor George W. Bush's foreign policy adviser, as recorded by The New York Times:
We have, ladies and gentlemen, a presidential nominee who knows what America must do to fulfill the promise of this new century. We have a nominee who knows the power of truth and honor. We have a nominee who will be the next great president of the United States of America, Texas Gov. George W. Bush.
It is fitting that I stand before you to talk about Governor Bush's commitment to America's principled leadership in the world, because that is the legacy and tradition of our party, because our party's principles made me a Republican.
The first Republican that I knew was my father, John Rice, and he is still the Republican that I admire most. My father joined our party because the Democrats in Jim Crow Alabama of 1952 would not register him to vote. The Republicans did. I want you to know that my father has never forgotten that day, and neither have I.
I joined the party for different reasons. I found a party that sees me as an individual, not as part of a group. I found a party that puts family first. I found a party that has love of liberty at its core. And I found a party that believes that peace begins with strength.George W. Bush and Dick Cheney live and breathe these Republican principles. They understand what is required for our time, and what is timeless.
And it all begins with integrity in the Oval Office. George W. Bush is a man of his word. Friend and foe will know that he keeps his word and tells the truth.
George W. Bush believes that America has a special responsibility to keep the peace, that the fair cause of freedom depends on our strength and purpose.
He recognizes that the magnificent men and women of America's armed forces are not a global police force. They are not the world's 911.
He will keep faith with them because they are the strongest shield and surest sword in the maintenance of peace. And I want to assure you, if the time ever comes to use military force, President George W. Bush will do so to win, because for him, victory is not a dirty word.
George W. Bush will never allow America and our allies to be blackmailed. And make no mistake about it; blackmail is what the outlaw states seeking long-range ballistic missiles have in mind. It is time to move beyond the Cold War. It is time to have a president devoted to a new nuclear strategy and to the deployment of effective missile defenses at the earliest possible date.
George W. Bush knows that America has allies and friends who share our values. And he has said the president should call our allies when they are not needed, so that he can call upon them when they are needed.
He understands the power of trade to create jobs at home and extend liberty abroad.
But most importantly, George W. Bush, the George W. Bush that I know, is a man of uncommonly good judgment. He is focused and consistent. He believes that we Americans are at our best when we exercise power without fanfare and arrogance. He speaks plainly and with a positive spirit.
In the past year, I have had the opportunity to get a glimpse of what he will be like as president. I traveled with him to Mexico and I have seen the respect he has gained from its leaders and the affection he has won from its people. When he enters office, he will know more about our Mexican neighbor than any president in our history.
George w. Bush speaks to the Mexican people not just in the language of diplomacy but in their native tongue.
I have watched him explain America's interests to the Russian foreign minister while assuring him that a peaceful Russia has nothing to fear from America.
He has told the South African president of his hope for peace and prosperity in Africa.
And I know that he understands the complexities of our relationship with China. He believes that conflict between our nations is not inevitable, yet he recognizes the challenge that the Chinese government poses to our interests and values and the irresistible demand for liberty that can be unleashed by freer trade with its people.
And Governor Bush has joined the bipartisan tradition of support for Israel's quest for enduring peace with its neighbors.
George W. Bush will work with Congress so that America speaks with one voice. He has demonstrated in this campaign that he will never use foreign policy for narrow partisan purposes.
But my friends, the United States cannot lead unless the president inspires the American people to accept their international responsibilities. George W. Bush will inspire us, because he understands who we are.
He knows that we are an innovative people who find kinship with those in other nations who are entrepreneurial in spirit.
He realizes that we are a nation that has been forged not from common blood but from common purpose, that the faces of America are the faces of the world. It has not been easy, it has not been easy for our country to make 'We, the people' really mean all the people. Democracy in America is a work in progress, not a finished masterpiece.
But even with its flaws, this unique American experience provides a shining beacon to peoples who still suffer in places where ethnic difference is a license to kill.
And, my friends, George W. Bush understands that America is special among nations. That throughout our history, people everywhere have been inspired to flee tyranny and the constraints of class to gain liberty and pursue happiness in this great land.
In America, with education and hard work, it really does not matter where you came from; it matters only where you are going. But that truth cannot be sustained if it is not renewed in each generation -- as it was with my grandfather.
George W. Bush would have liked Granddaddy Rice. He was the son of a farmer in rural Alabama, but he recognized the importance of education. Around 1918, he decided he was going to get book learning. And so, he asked, in the language of the day, where a colored man could go to college. He was told about little Stillman College, a school about 50 miles away. So Granddaddy saved his cotton for tuition and went off to Tuscaloosa.
After the first year, he ran out of cotton and needed a way to pay for college. Praise be, as he often does, God gave him one. Grandfather asked how the other boys were staying in school, and he was told they had what was called a scholarship. And they said, 'If you wanted to be a Presbyterian minister, then you could have one, too.' Granddaddy Rice said, 'That's just what I had in mind.'
And my family has been Presbyterian and college-educated ever since.
This is not just my grandfather's story; it is an American story.
My friends, George W. Bush challenges us to call upon our better selves, to be compassionate toward those who are less fortunate, to cherish and educate every child, descendants of slaves and immigrants alike, and to thereby affirm the American dream for us all.
On that foundation, confident of who we are, we will extend peace, prosperity and liberty beyond our shores. |
