San Francisco 49ers interested in Condoleezza Rice.
By on Oct 26th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
San Francisco 49ers interested in Condoleezza Rice.
NFL Network’s Adam Schefter reported on NFL GameDay that the San Francisco 49ers want to talk to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice about a high-level position within the organization — perhaps president. Schefter said “a lot of people feel she could be very instrumental in procuring a new stadium” for the 49ers. Rice has not been coy about expressing her deep interest in working in the National Football League. She has said she wants to be NFL Commissioner, but she added, “I’ve decided that it would be all right to run a team, as well.” When former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue stepped down in 2006, Rice passed on the position, explaining, “Unfortunately, it came open at the wrong time.”
Update When asked about the report on Sunday, the 49ers spokesman simply responded, "We don't respond to rumors."
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I’m convinced that the San Francisco 49ers don’t have a clue about football.
October 26th, 2008 at 12:48 pmSan Francisco 49ers interested in Condoleezza Rice.»
– - Condi, if you’re going to work in that bastion of liberalism known as SF, you better vote Obama and let everyone know you did.
And Unbelieveable is right.
October 26th, 2008 at 12:50 pmGreat. Just keep her away from government and academia.
I hope the President of Stanford declines to offer her a position, given the totality of the history of the Bush administration. But sadly, he too will likely do the ‘politically expedient’ thing…
October 26th, 2008 at 12:50 pmBrilliant. I’m sure the good folks of San Francisco would see this in the proper light. Massive boycott?
October 26th, 2008 at 12:52 pmRice-A-Roni?
October 26th, 2008 at 12:56 pmSOMEONE BETTER PHONE UP SHEFTER AND LET HIM KNOW THAT RICE WILL BE BUSY WITH THE WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL IN THE HAGUE
I LOVE IT…..THESE REPUKES DON’T SEE WHAT IS COMING.
October 26th, 2008 at 12:59 pmdumbstruck Says:
Rice-A-Roni?
– - Maybe Condi will try and claim kinship with Jerry.
October 26th, 2008 at 1:01 pmJust what the nfl needs, a lying liar that is willing to be part of treason, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
October 26th, 2008 at 1:01 pmCalling Dr. Chomsky!
October 26th, 2008 at 1:08 pmAs long as she’s kept in the public eye, that’s all I ask for.
October 26th, 2008 at 1:13 pmGreat. Let her do to the 49ers what she did to U.S. foreign policy. The team will continue to stink but at least she probably can’t do any real damage to anything else (sorry Niner fans).
October 26th, 2008 at 1:19 pmDoes this mean we can bid farewell to the 49ers?
October 26th, 2008 at 1:22 pm“NFL Network’s Adam Schefter reported on NFL GameDay that the San Francisco 49ers want to talk to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice about a high-level position within the organization — perhaps on top.”
Her ability to get a new stadium for them will be approaching absolute zero in the coming political realignment.
Way to pick’em, SF.
October 26th, 2008 at 1:22 pmThere’s gotta be a joke built in here somewhere. Like After another devistating loss Condi will have a press conference announcing her great satisfaction with there decisive victory.
October 26th, 2008 at 1:35 pmOh yeah..
When was the last time a new football stadium (or a baseball stadium)got built anywhere without massive subsidies appropriated without consent from taxpayers? Shefter is looking for a lobbyist.
October 26th, 2008 at 1:36 pmIf Condolezza’s with the 49ers will be -in anyway- like her time in the White House, methinks the entire city is in jeopardy.
Question for Condolezza: If a player fails to perform, will you have him waterboarded, then traded? Viceversa?
October 26th, 2008 at 1:37 pmNo Gregor, Those people ar promoted.
October 26th, 2008 at 1:39 pmrastaman Says: (resembling Mr. Andrea Mitchell in ‘irrational exuberance’)
SOMEONE BETTER PHONE UP SHEFTER AND LET HIM KNOW THAT RICE WILL BE BUSY WITH THE WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL IN THE HAGUE
I LOVE IT…..THESE REPUKES DON’T SEE WHAT IS COMING.
October 26th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
I say irrational exuberance because, assuming a BHO presidency, there will be NO interest in starting a precedent of investigating, indicting, and trying previous Admin officials for mal- or misfeasance, unless the contemporary instigator wants her/his appointments treated the same way next cycle…
October 26th, 2008 at 1:42 pmFootball Players Pound It Into the “End Zone”
October 26th, 2008 at 1:43 pmWould fit right into the York family’s jihad to not only make the 49ers the worst team in the NFL, but the abject nadir for professional sports teams the world over.
October 26th, 2008 at 1:43 pmSounds like the ownership of the 49ers wants Condi to do for them what Bush did for the owners of the Texas Rangers, i.e. hornswoggle the taxpayers into buying you a new stadium, then sell the team at a huge profit, run with the money, leaving the taxpayers with the bill.
October 26th, 2008 at 1:45 pmWon’t be able to close a deal; the mighty have fallen (and by that I mean the once great San Francisco 49ers).
October 26th, 2008 at 1:48 pm“Despite the 5-11 season the niners will stay the course”
October 26th, 2008 at 1:49 pmWhy is it such a surprise to you lefties that someone with the grace and skills of Condoleza Rice would be able to manage anything as simple as a football team.
She has brougt peace to the middle east. She helped israel get the arabs to quit fighting. She was instrumental in bringing democracy to Egypt and iraq.
She coulod fix Iran if you guys would just give her a chance.
October 26th, 2008 at 1:51 pmFred Says:
She coulod fix Iran if you guys would just give her a chance.
I guess “fix” is right-wing code for “destroy”.
October 26th, 2008 at 1:53 pmoh FRED!!!
Haven’t met a FAILED Republican you won’t defend . . . .
October 26th, 2008 at 1:56 pmPrison is the only proper place for the lady.
October 26th, 2008 at 1:56 pmFred, You’re missing a great opportunity for Joke Making, I can only imagine the jokes about Obama going aroung in wingnut blogs.
October 26th, 2008 at 2:03 pm5th Estate Says:
“Oh yeah..
When was the last time a new football stadium (or a baseball stadium)got built anywhere without massive subsidies appropriated without consent from taxpayers? Shefter is looking for a lobbyist.”
October 26th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
You are a very wise person – indeed the backdoor/nasty politics is playing out in Santa Clara (where the stadium would be built). The pro-public money people are most certainly backed by the 49ers. The public funds are a big issue. The citizens are being shut-out on many of the negotiations-twice the pro-stadium people have been able to postpone voter input. (not having it placed on the June or November ballot. And it will now go to a special election next year at 10x the cost.)
October 26th, 2008 at 2:21 pmFiscal responsibility candidates (read: no public money for a stadium) are being subjected to “hit pieces”.
Sports franchises have so much money (the obscene salaries paid to players) they most assuredly can fully finance a stadium without public money.
RICE IS A WAR CRIMINAL! Hague 2009!
October 26th, 2008 at 2:29 pmAnything to keep her away from a government office or a college teaching position.
NFL, please take her away.
October 26th, 2008 at 2:41 pmI’d use her as a tackling dummy, but that would be about all.
¶ AIO
October 26th, 2008 at 2:47 pmThe 49ers need to be careful. Get those massive incisors of hers around a bunch of footballs and she could do some serious damage. Think of the repair bils if Condi got excited.
October 26th, 2008 at 3:05 pmGood at the Long Bomb in the first quarter, and OK “D” but the short pass and ground game…not so much.
October 26th, 2008 at 3:13 pmWhats so great about Congress?
October 26th, 2008 at 3:17 pmSpeaking of useless people — I can’t find out what has happened to the useless, vile asp, Kate O’Beirne.
October 26th, 2008 at 3:31 pmAnyone know where she is spewing her venom these days?
MORE CORPORATE WELFARE!
October 26th, 2008 at 3:32 pmShe may just be the ‘hole’ the running backs are looking for .
October 26th, 2008 at 3:33 pmCondi is waiting for Al Davis to hire her to coach the Raiders.
October 26th, 2008 at 3:37 pmThere is true comedy here people, you can do better than the above. No need to be crude here, there is some good material here without being crass.
October 26th, 2008 at 3:37 pmtokin librul, how very myopic of you not to see the obvious. Obama people will be ethical so there is no need to ‘cover their rears’. And if there is an ethics problem or possible laws broken, Obama’s administration will let the law take its course. Aren’t you listening to what is ahead?
October 26th, 2008 at 3:40 pmReopen Alcatraz, and Put the Entire Bush Crime Family behind Bars!
October 26th, 2008 at 3:40 pmHey that would be a good reality show!
Green Bay Packers Hire Ari Fleischer to Spin Brett Favre Mess
October 26th, 2008 at 3:42 pm…….
Asshat Ari screwed the hole thing up!
KevKev thank you for saving my Sunday.LOL
October 26th, 2008 at 3:57 pmsorry bagdude, I thought that fell more into the category of ‘clever’, as opposed to ‘crass . .
October 26th, 2008 at 4:00 pmCondalizzard Rice was the designated liar for the Bush administration. When Bush wanted to sell a lie to the American people either so stupid it embarassed him or to ludicrous for even him to tell with a straight face they would send out the lizzard lady. So if shameless lying is what you need to run your team Condi is your lady.
October 26th, 2008 at 4:09 pmNo worries Keith.
October 26th, 2008 at 4:15 pmjust found at kos… whodduthunkit…
Joe Lieberman is hoping Democrats have a short memory, already reminding anyone who’ll listen how “respectful” he has been toward Obama.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_10/015376.php
October 26th, 2008 at 4:21 pmThey gonna’ hold fan contests to see who can kick the ball through the gap in her teeth ?
October 26th, 2008 at 4:22 pmsince when is towel/watergirl a “high level position”?
October 26th, 2008 at 4:41 pmShe was George W’s ballwasher. She can do the same for the NFL.
October 26th, 2008 at 5:02 pmMaybe they want her as a blocker for hail mary plays?
October 26th, 2008 at 5:15 pmI have been a 49er fan for 51 years. Had to put up with two Nolans, the Steve Spurrier-Billy Kilmer-George Mira triple threat, an over-the-hill O. J. Simpson, but this would be more than I could endure. An incompetent GOP political hack is not a welcomed fit in the Bay Area. If they do hire her, I’ll have some fond memories of when I used to be a 49er fan. There is a limit.
October 26th, 2008 at 5:20 pmjail please – It blows my mind that Stanford or the NFL can consider her, seems like a HUGE PR mistake right? – it’s also probably a really bad sign that thanks to Nancy & the democrats we will never see Ms.Rice and her associates brought to justice
October 26th, 2008 at 5:30 pmMaybe they can hire on Dick Cheney too?
They lost the magic of Jerry Rice and Joe Montana, and may be seeking to replace them with Condi Rice and “a Joe from Montana” (Cheney claims to hail from there.)
October 26th, 2008 at 5:39 pmLISTEN UP : EITHER FINISH YOUR WINDSPRINTS IN RECORD TIME OR THERE WILL BE WATERBOARDING IN THE PLAYERS ROOM.
October 26th, 2008 at 5:39 pmLeast we know the Niners and the entire coaching staff will always have fashionable footwear ………………
October 26th, 2008 at 6:09 pm“Qualar” and “k”, what do you make of this Stanford grad and 49′er hopeful holding up a ball with a USC Trojans logo on it? *sigh*
October 26th, 2008 at 6:25 pmShe knows a lot about defeet so I think a mismatch.
October 26th, 2008 at 6:34 pmWhat are her team credentials, anyway?
I bet she throws like a girl…
[/snark]
October 26th, 2008 at 6:38 pmAnd if there is an ethics problem or possible laws broken, Obama’s administration will let the law take its course. Aren’t you listening to what is ahead?
October 26th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
my myopia seems to extend to not seeing the “/snark” appendage to your post…
or did you just inadvertently forget it?
October 26th, 2008 at 6:42 pmLadies and gentleman, your San Francisco 51-49ers!!!
They need the best Rice and the worst in the organization?
If she works real hard she can get her own named sewage plant up there!
October 26th, 2008 at 6:46 pmNext, I’ll demonstrate my version of the hidden-ball trick, but first I need to put a string on it.
October 26th, 2008 at 7:13 pmMs. Rice couldn’t procure the time of day if she ran a watch factory.
October 26th, 2008 at 7:13 pmUnlike certain other people sharing her name, she can’t play wide receiver–not after she dropped “bin Laden determined to strike in U.S.”
October 26th, 2008 at 7:26 pmThe 49ers have been a joke for 10 years, seems like they have no desire to change that.
October 26th, 2008 at 7:52 pmunbelievable Says:
I’m convinced that the San Francisco 49ers don’t have a clue about football.
________
Checked their record over the last 4 or 5 years?
Condi is a PERFECT match for that team… from one sunken ship to another.
October 26th, 2008 at 9:34 pmThere goes the NFL. Condi is part and parcel of this horrendous administration; in fact, she is a facilitator. She should go to Stanford and fade into oblivion.
October 26th, 2008 at 9:54 pmAfter the drubbing our Seahawks gave them today, maybe Coach Singletary needs a talking to by Condi.
BWAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
October 27th, 2008 at 12:04 amWe’ve seen the foreclosure rates — aren’t there enough empty Condos in California?
This administration is about as bright as a fake punt on first and goal, but much more blunt.
October 27th, 2008 at 12:17 amWhere are they building, Marin County? Or it must be Manolo Field they’re angling for.
The Niners will add to the Rooney rule — no player can be brought in without interviewing a GOP lackey and weeding out lbrls.
October 27th, 2008 at 12:22 amWe don’t need another subsidized sports arena with skyboxes for wealthy SOBs.
The Bay Area is littered with hulking monoliths, all bedecked with corporate names. Given the layoffs and bankruptcies, the only corporations left to finance or build the doondoggles will be members of the military-industrial complex. However, that will be eminently suitable. I can see it now:
Blackwater Coliseum… home of gladiatorial contests upon bloodsoaked sands.
Bechtel Park… complete with leaks.
Halliburton Arena… what could be more ballsy?
Will Rice help them with more no-bid contracts? Will slave-labor be used as in Iraq? How many players will get electrocuted in the showers???
October 27th, 2008 at 12:57 amAn oil portrait of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice with a jock strap on her head.
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