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Nov. 17th, 2004
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Nov. 17th, 2004 11:43 amConservatives are starting to push back against what they see as the lionization of Colin and the diminution of Condoleezza. Michael Ledeen, on Laura Ingraham's radio show, accused liberal critics of being racist and anti-feminist for not lauding Rice as the first black woman the way they praised Madeleine Albright when she became the first female secretary of state.
Tale of Two Diplomats
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I find this very funny. Just because Condi is Black and female does not make her qualified for the position of Secretary of State.
I mentioned at work today that I feel the GOP is grooming Condi for a run for President in the near future. "I wouldn't vote for her, even if she is a Black woman," I said. And I meant it. (By the way, I'm Black and a feminist.)
Historically, American Blacks have held to this idea that what's good for one Black person is good for the race. They feel obligated to stand up for any Black who happens to occupy a position of power. Well, that's how things were done in the days of Jim Crow and of the Harlem Renaissance, but those days are about 100 years in the past. Condi Rice is not a good politician; she's riding her sex and race into the highest positions in government. As a Black woman, I can say that there are current advantages for being part of a historically 'oppressed' race and/or gender; I certainly benefitted from that when I got into college. Condi is doing the same, and letting the GOP provide cover under the threats of "racism" and "sexism." It's sickening.
Tale of Two Diplomats
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I find this very funny. Just because Condi is Black and female does not make her qualified for the position of Secretary of State.
I mentioned at work today that I feel the GOP is grooming Condi for a run for President in the near future. "I wouldn't vote for her, even if she is a Black woman," I said. And I meant it. (By the way, I'm Black and a feminist.)
Historically, American Blacks have held to this idea that what's good for one Black person is good for the race. They feel obligated to stand up for any Black who happens to occupy a position of power. Well, that's how things were done in the days of Jim Crow and of the Harlem Renaissance, but those days are about 100 years in the past. Condi Rice is not a good politician; she's riding her sex and race into the highest positions in government. As a Black woman, I can say that there are current advantages for being part of a historically 'oppressed' race and/or gender; I certainly benefitted from that when I got into college. Condi is doing the same, and letting the GOP provide cover under the threats of "racism" and "sexism." It's sickening.