Disregarding Her Public Statements, White House Claims Rice Will Vote For McCain
Disregarding Her Public Statements, White House Claims Rice Will Vote For McCain
Upon learning of Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) selection of Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) as his running mate, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that Biden “is obviously a very fine statesman,” and called him a “true, true patriot.” In yesterday’s White House press conference, Assistant Press Secretary Tony Fratto was asked if President Bush agreed with Rice’s assessment. Fratto demurred but said Rice, herself, would be voting for Sen. John McCain (R-AZ):
FRATTO: Obviously — let me just say this — I mean, for Senator Biden to be selected to run on his party’s ticket for Vice President is a great honor. … As for Secretary Rice, I think Secretary Rice has made clear who she intends to vote for, and that will be Senator McCain and whomever he chooses to join him on the ticket.
It’s not at all clear, however, who Rice intends to vote for. As recently as August 17 on Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace asked which candidate Rice is supporting for president. Rice would only say that she considers herself a Republican and that she would make her choice “at the ballot box”:
WALLACE: And finally, Secretary Rice, do you support John McCain over Barack Obama for president?
RICE: Look, I’m the secretary of state, and as secretary of state, I think it’s a tradition that I’ll take a nonpartisan role here.
Everybody knows that I’m a Republican. Everybody also knows that I have great respect for our — for our political system, for the choices the American people will make. And as an American, will make my choice, like all Americans, at the ballot box.
Previously, Rice told Fox News that she is not interested in being McCain’s running mate.
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Who the hell cares who Condi votes for and why would that be a plus?
August 26th, 2008 at 4:08 pmI would love to see Condi come out (so to speak) and support Barack!
The GOPers may have a line up of Faux-o-Crats outside in Denver posing as PUMAs, but the truth is that there are many, many life long Republicans who will vote for Obama on November 4th.
And that fact, my friends, has them pissing their Depends.
PEACE
August 26th, 2008 at 4:11 pm“…Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that Biden ‘is obviously a very fine statesman,’ and called him a ‘true, true patriot.’”
It’s obvious from that statement that she’ll be voting for McCain.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:12 pmcome on gigi 8, post your name and mailing address, and include your phone no. You don’t want to be an anonymous blogger do you?
I emailed this little twerp and told it you had challenged it to post its real name, etc., bobwurst. I told gg that I would post its real email address here and encourage you all to write messages directly and load up its inbox.
Gave it some time to come clean here but it’s a big chicken.
So here is the email address for gg –
goodgolly2008a@yahoo.com
I will cut and paste this message into the next couple of threads just to make sure that it gets good exposure and then we can start sending endearing messages to this putrid, cowardly little troll.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:12 pmWhoa! State Department employees in Europe can’t hear Barack Obama give a speech and Condi gets to declare her vote through another paid federal rep? Things be all flippy, floppy…
August 26th, 2008 at 4:13 pmThey can’t stand the thought of someone betraying their mafia style of government…..must be painful to be on the defense on this one…..I love it no matter how it goes. It exposes their party loyalty over country side.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:13 pmYeah, in the Bush administration all cabinet and staff members’ ballots have a radio active tag attached, to make sure they comply with their master’s wishes.
And we’re better than the Chinese in how many ways now?
August 26th, 2008 at 4:17 pmBTW and O/T McCain talking to Veterans at the moment. A lot of teleprompter pablum but of course some great quotes. Here’s one: “I will NEVER agree to the privatization of VA health-care”
Interesting.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:17 pmWho cares whom the WORST Secretary of State ever votes for?
August 26th, 2008 at 4:18 pmBasically McCain is talking about VA reform, whilst failing to acknowledge that the GOP, HIS party, has been in control of the VA for the last 7 years and WENT TO WAR by choice, which McCain supported, and which has resulted in the shambles in which the VA is now in.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:20 pmMcCain is pretending that HE, and his GOP, had nothing to do with that.
If McCain wins, Fratto will be speaking for everybody. We will see a police state under McCain.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:20 pm5th Estate, what he meant to say was “I’ll do it, but I’ll never agree with it.”
There are already several components of the VA being run by or utilizing private sector resources. But maybe McStain thought “VA” was referring to Virginia.
PEACE
August 26th, 2008 at 4:20 pmIts obvious…the closet lesbian will vote as a closeted democrat.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:21 pmWe’re very sorry Ms Rice, but you cast your lot with these criminals, you can’t really bundle yourself with “Americans” ever again.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:21 pmMy first thought as well.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:21 pmUmm. Bo.
Please read the Terms of Use agreement, in particular section 4 about community rules..
We may not…
Post any private information, or otherwise harvest, collect or disclose information, about another Blogger without his or her express consent.
I know Alice the Goon is a pest, but you aren’t allowed to post his, er, her, uh it’s email address.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:25 pmSo much for the “secret ballot”.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:26 pmFYI….
Two-tour Green Beret Ted Sampley of the 2004 “Swift Boat Veterans for Truth” is now targeting the Republican nominee with the group “Vietnam Veterans Against John McCain.” For some reason, Fox News is less eager to have him on the air than they were four years ago.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:27 pm(H/T The Atlantic)
All we have to do is declare the polls to be an international diplomatic incident, and Condi will stay away like its the plague.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:30 pmHey speaking of PUMAS, what’s the deal with the “life-long democrat and Hillary supporter” that is in the McSame ad???
I have’nt seen anything posted on her or the ad and was wondering if there’s been any research done to either prove or dis-prove her claim. (that she really is/was a “D”)
I just find it odd that anyone that claims what she does couldn’t possibly know or could be fooled into believing and saying that McSame is “Pro-choice”
I think it’s a LIE. But…
August 26th, 2008 at 4:32 pmThanks Ru, My point for gigi was that she is the anonymous blogger she was complaining about. It’s always a bad idea to out someone here in the internets. If however gigi wants to supply that info on her own, she/it is welcome to do so. If on the other hand, it wants to shut up, well that’s fine too.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:34 pmHere’s one: “I will NEVER agree to the privatization of VA health-care”
It’s ok to privatize the infrastructure of their health care but not their health care? Interesting. They have already privatized the maintenance of VA facilities, why is that different from the actual care? We have seen that the maintenance of the facilities can have a negative affect on health care, does McCain care about that?
When is Obama or the Democrats going to do an ad pointing out McCain’s hypocrisy about “supporting the troops”? Especially his lie that he supported the recent VA benefits bill written by Webb.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:34 pmI don’t know who Bo is, and I don’t endorse the outing of anyone (except maybe Lindsey Graham, Larry Craig, et al) and I’ve flagged his post.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:35 pmhi there, spencer’s mom!
5th Estate, what he meant to say was “I’ll do it, but I’ll never agree with it.”
Indeed.
McCain;s party voted against improved Vet benefits and his president tried to veto them . He still accepts GI benefits even though he doesn’t need them thanks to his 2nd wife and his Senate health plan.
And if McCain want’s more years of conflict in Iraq and a new one with Iran, then where does he think healthy young soldiers will come from to fight for his fantasies? According to McCain 12-years of on-duty commitment is required for federally-funded health–care, available only AFTER the 12 years is up, not DURING. Jeezus!
August 26th, 2008 at 4:35 pmAnd as an American, will make my choice, like all Americans, at the ballot box.
…..code for Obama.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:36 pmThere are a Mountain of Unanswered questions about the failure to Stop 911, and the selling of the Iraq War.
If McCain manages to win the election, those Questions will Remain Unanswered.
I’m would not be Surprised if Dr. Rice votes for John McCain.
Vote for McCain…Keep Bush out of Jail.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:38 pmBuckie Boy Says:
And as an American, will make my choice, like all Americans, at the ballot box.
…..code for Obama.
unless she uses a Diebold machine, in which case it’s code “for who cares who you want to vote for, you’re voting republican.”
August 26th, 2008 at 4:39 pmRICE: Look, I’m the secretary of state, and as secretary of state, I think it’s a tradition that I’ll take a nonpartisan role here.
…said the woman who as a National Security Adviser campaigned for Bush in 2004.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:43 pmDo we really care who she votes for?
August 26th, 2008 at 4:48 pmSo Rice basically said it was a private matter and she wasn’t saying. But Fratto knows better and announces it to the world.
Doesn’t the voting booth get kind of crowded with Fratto looking over her shoulder ?
August 26th, 2008 at 5:08 pmShe lives in Washington, DC at the Watergate.
Regardless of who she votes for, DC’s three electoral college votes are going to Obama.
August 26th, 2008 at 5:09 pmTanqueray Says:
I was under the impression that we still had a secret ballot, but maybe not.
Only Diabold knows for sure.
August 26th, 2008 at 5:14 pmYeah, Tankie – it’s secret as long as you vote the right (wink, wink) way.
August 26th, 2008 at 5:22 pmActually, who really gives a flying flip who Condi, the most useless SOS ever, votes for?
August 26th, 2008 at 5:31 pmThe illegal wiretaps have produced dirt on everyone, even our secretary of state. When someone gets out of line, Cheney plays the tape and says get back in line or else.
Does anyone else know how these creeps keep even a following on one?
August 26th, 2008 at 8:45 pm