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bigtree

(86,005 posts)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 09:10 AM Oct 2012

Condoleezza Rice During Katrina: 'We Clearly Have A Race Problem'

rosierifka ?@rosierifka

Condoleezza Rice During Katrina: 'We Clearly Have A Race Problem'

HuffPo from 2011:

"The airwaves were filled with devastating pictures from New Orleans. And the faces of most of the people in distress were black. I knew right away that I should never have left Washington. I called my chief of staff, Brian Gunderson. "I'm coming home," I said."

"Yeah. You'd better do that," he answered."

"Then I called the President. "Mr. President, I'm coming back. I don't know how much I can do, but we clearly have a race problem," I said."


read more: http://huff.to/oWAmOX

related:

"Video surfaces of Obama in 2007 suggesting racism slowed aid to post-Katrina New Orleans"
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/02/video-surfaces-obama-in-2007-suggesting-racism-slowed-aid-to-post-katrina-new/#ixzz28DYDj6CY
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Condoleezza Rice During Katrina: 'We Clearly Have A Race Problem' (Original Post) bigtree Oct 2012 OP
Although she finished her shoe shopping before returning to DC. nt valerief Oct 2012 #1
No shit, Sherlock jsr Oct 2012 #2
Well she clearly didn't help much lunatica Oct 2012 #3
Please ignore the idiots malaise Oct 2012 #4
it got the Obama campaign's attention this morning bigtree Oct 2012 #6
Yeah, because her 'husband' was clearly helpless without her, superhero that she is. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #5
she could have been talking about P.R. Enrique Oct 2012 #7

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
3. Well she clearly didn't help much
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 09:17 AM
Oct 2012

But I wonder if she finished shoe shopping so at least her time wasn't all a total waste of time.

malaise

(269,182 posts)
4. Please ignore the idiots
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 09:25 AM
Oct 2012

Last edited Wed Oct 3, 2012, 01:18 PM - Edit history (1)

Obama was speaking in a public setting and his comments were publicly recorded and aired ages ago.

This is no hidden tape.

Fuck the ReTHUGs - they can't find anything useful. Let them try some good old race-baiting - they need diversion for tonight..

bigtree

(86,005 posts)
6. it got the Obama campaign's attention this morning
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 09:34 AM
Oct 2012

34m Ben LaBolt@BenLaBolt


Notable that the Romney campaign denied that they (re)released the 07 video in Politico today, but the RNC did not.

Indpndnt

(2,391 posts)
5. Yeah, because her 'husband' was clearly helpless without her, superhero that she is.
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 09:28 AM
Oct 2012
Funny how she's suddenly the competent one in that admin. Where was she when actually needed? You know, like when wars were being started on false pretenses?

Enrique

(27,461 posts)
7. she could have been talking about P.R.
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 09:38 AM
Oct 2012

in fact that is what it sounds like and what makes sense given who she is talking to.

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