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Journal bmetzler's Journal: Bitter Irony 9

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On Tuesday, veteran democratic Sen. Robert Byrd spoke out against those attacks while at the same time declaring his opposition to Rice`s nomination.

Well, well, well. I'm sure everyone knows about this by now. An Ex-KKK leader opposes a black woman. A tiger really can't change his spots.

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  • Condelizza Rice is my color, but Barbara Boxer is my kind. --Rev. Al Sharpton

    I think that about sums it up.

    Face it there are plenty of reasons to oppose the nomination of both Rice and Gonzales that have nothing to do with their race. Nor with Byrd's past.
    • That's a great quote.
      • It is a good quote. Except that Al S. speends his time railing against the color issue and not the kind issue. If he would like to choose one and stick with it, then possibly he would be more respected.

        jason
    • And those reasons are?

      Even John "F" Kerry said Condi was qualified for the position during the hearings. So did he vote for her before he voted against her?

      As far as Barbara Boxer goes - to borrow a quote from Dubya - there's a mainstream in American politics, and Barbara Boxer is not even on the Left Coast - she's so far left she can't even see, smell, or hear the water.

      I think what's really at the core of this issue is that for over 40 years liberals in this country have been telling minorities that

      • You really should consider taking up nitroglycerine juggling.
        • Hey thanks for making my point about liberals not debating conservative views but instead resorting to ad hominem attacks and wishing pain, death, and suffering on people. You're a credit to your ideology.

      • By the way - you did know that George W. Bush appointed more minorities than the "First Black President" Bill Clinton did, right?

        More and in much higher positions! Considering that usually, HUD is the token minority position, but Bush has appointed two minorities as Secretary of State, a minority Attorney General, and a minority and a minority Education Secretary, all considered, both considered more prominent positions. This of course is not even considering Miguel Estrada whose court appointment the th

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