A brief aside on the topic of Sista-SOULs...Ms. Rice's parents named her Condoleezza because of their affection for classical music. Her mother, a music teacher, selected Condoleezza as an interpretation of the Italian term "con dolcezza" meaning "with sweetness." Ahem. That's pretty soulful, if you know what I mean. Soulful in the way that a son might be named Anfernee in lieu of Anthony for instance. I just raise this point to indicate that even the highest ranked Black personage in the country is only a hearbeat away from being named Sforzando Jenkins because his mama thinks it sounds pretty.
This is a woman who emerged onto the international scene with commendable credentials. Earning her PhD at age 26, she was a strong academician who rose through the ranks to become Provost of Stanford. She served on many corporate Boards, racked up some honorary degrees, lectured on the Soviet Union and made a name for herself as a driven, intelligent woman. And then she took a job with Dubya...
Condoleezza Rice HAS sold her soul. Not her Angela Davis, afro-pick, fist-raised, Black-Power Soul-Sista SOUL--if she ever had one--but her rational, intelligent, thinking individual soul. As National Security Advisor (First Woman! First African-American!), she was part of the circle that thwarted in-depth analysis of the 9/11 terrorist attack. And this after having ignored a report about Bin Laden's desire to use planes as weapons.
Colin Powell is a Republican, but he has principles. When he saw that America had been lied to and that HE was part of the lie, he quit. Condoleezza, who was part of that debacle, accepted a promotion (and a pay increase BTW).
She is perfectly content to live in Bush's bubble and will probably be OK for the rest of her life. But she is only a hair's breadth away from being Mike-Browned into obscurity if things get much worse for Dubya. She's NOT Rove... She's NOT Cheney... Come what may, those cats are bullet-proof. But Condi's controversial and unbending refusal to accept reality in favor of keeping cushy with Bushy has cast a reflection on her intellectual abilities. She will raise eyebrows wherever she tries to go next, and she only has 1,224 days of protection from the worst President in modern history.
She will find that she may need her soul again someday... Good Luck on getting it back.
This is a woman who emerged onto the international scene with commendable credentials. Earning her PhD at age 26, she was a strong academician who rose through the ranks to become Provost of Stanford. She served on many corporate Boards, racked up some honorary degrees, lectured on the Soviet Union and made a name for herself as a driven, intelligent woman. And then she took a job with Dubya...
Condoleezza Rice HAS sold her soul. Not her Angela Davis, afro-pick, fist-raised, Black-Power Soul-Sista SOUL--if she ever had one--but her rational, intelligent, thinking individual soul. As National Security Advisor (First Woman! First African-American!), she was part of the circle that thwarted in-depth analysis of the 9/11 terrorist attack. And this after having ignored a report about Bin Laden's desire to use planes as weapons.
Colin Powell is a Republican, but he has principles. When he saw that America had been lied to and that HE was part of the lie, he quit. Condoleezza, who was part of that debacle, accepted a promotion (and a pay increase BTW).
She is perfectly content to live in Bush's bubble and will probably be OK for the rest of her life. But she is only a hair's breadth away from being Mike-Browned into obscurity if things get much worse for Dubya. She's NOT Rove... She's NOT Cheney... Come what may, those cats are bullet-proof. But Condi's controversial and unbending refusal to accept reality in favor of keeping cushy with Bushy has cast a reflection on her intellectual abilities. She will raise eyebrows wherever she tries to go next, and she only has 1,224 days of protection from the worst President in modern history.
She will find that she may need her soul again someday... Good Luck on getting it back.
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