Condi is rumored to be a top pick for Romney VP

[IndyPragmatist123]

Condoleezza Rice is latest name to spark Mitt Romney Veepstakes buzz

The Drudge Report stirred up the latest buzz Thursday night by reporting that Romney is seriously considering the former Secretary of State as a potential running mate..

The latest subject of Mitt Romney’s Veepstakes speculation is a familiar face and someone who insists she doesn’t want the job: Condoleezza Rice.

The Drudge Report stirred up the latest buzz Thursday night by reporting that Romney is seriously considering Rice as a potential running mate.

Drudge noted that Rice spoke at a gathering of top Romney donors in Utah last month, where she received two standing ovations from an adoring crowd. He said she also emailed supporters in recent days that the 2012 elections “loom as one of the most important in my lifetime."

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/election-2012/condoleezza-rice-latest-spark-mitt-romney-veepstakes-buzz-article-1.1113639

Their source is the Drudge Report, so it's not really the most reliable source, but it's interesting nonetheless. I have to wonder how much race played into this. Anytime someone criticizes a Republican for being racist, they can come back with "Nu uh, we have a black VP."

I actually got to meet Mrs. Rice during the Super Bowl this year. She is an incredibly nice and sincere person. I hate much of her policy, but it's much more difficult to hate her after spending 15 minutes talking to her. I do find it surprising that Romney would consider bringing in someone from the Bush administration. I would think that he would want to distance himself as much as possible from Bush. However, Condi seems to be the one person who escaped much of the criticism of the Bush administration.

[Curtland1015]

1. It's a "political" fit, if nothing else.

Trying to snare some of the female undecided votes.

Granted that didn't work for them last time, but the Condi (as much as I hate to admit it) isn't the train wreck Palin is.

[Iggy]

36. It's Wayyy More Than a "Political Fit"

Rice is a member of the inner circle.. i.e. the global business interests backing a certain family.
her name used to be on the side of an oil tanker-- that's how respected/recognized she is.

Having her as VP makes "perfect" sense.. it means Cheney would be in charge again

[nobodyspecial]

41. This

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Nice try, but

Wrong gender.

Wrong race.

Other than that, she's a perfect fit in the old white man's party.

[onehandle]

3. Bull. nt

[Marrah_G]

4. I think at this point she might be their best choice

There are alot of people on the RW who love her.

[Lex]

6. The RW will vote R anyway, he needs someone to appeal to swing voters

and independents. That is where the race is won or lost. She will not appeal to them because she is a reminder of Bush and 9/11 and the Iraq mess.

[IndyPragmatist123]

17. I think she appeals to moderates more than anyone else in the picture

People like Condi. She has managed to escape a lot of the criticism of the Bush administration. She has great name recognition and helps Romney with the female vote.

[Lex]

20. No, she is reminder to everyone (but hardcore Rs) of 9/11 and Bush's disasterous terms.

I'd be very surprised if Romney chose her.

[Nye Bevan]

5. Would a racist Republican vote for a Romney/Rice ticket? (nt)

[Curtland1015]

7. Over Obama? Certainly.

Don't forget, racist starts with "R".

[IndyPragmatist123]

9. Of course

It's a choice between a black man at #1 or a black woman at #2. They know Romney will make sure she knows her place.

[Romulox]

18. Perhaps race isn't the primary motivating factor to the average Republican? Is that possible? nt

[Nye Bevan]

21. I think you are correct.

There are certainly racists among Republicans, but I think they are a small minority.

[Romulox]

22. My thought is that the racist rubes are *controlled* by the powers that run the Republican Party.

But that the primary focus of the Republicans is appeasing international capital.

[pkdu]

8. ....and tell me Ms Rice, what was the title of that August 6th PDB?

Boooyah!

[LonePirate]

10. Anybody touted this early can be removed from the list.

The NM governor heads my list of likely VP picks for Romney.

[maryellen99]

24. The NM governor has said she won't accept

She is guardian to her special needs sister plus her father has Alzheimer's. She has said she doesn't want to put them through the stress of moving them to DC.

[Pilotguy]

11. Never Happen...

Condi is pro-choice, I believe. Romney will never pick her.

[Iggy]

43. So What?

She can flip flop on this issue, just like Willlard.

it wouldn't be the first time she told a whopper

[GarroHorus]

12. This is a feint by the Romney camp as a feeble attempt at relieving the Bain pain. n/t

[flamingdem]

13. Does that mean Mitt isn't racist

PS Don't believe what you read it's all about distracting from Bainnnn

[truebrit71]

14. Not a chance. This is an attempt to distract the M$M from the Bain/SEC lies going into the weekend..

...there is a better chance of ME being his pick than a BLACK WOMAN getting the nod...

If Mittens wants to shore up the rabid base he is going to have to make it a white, christian, male, southerner...

[warrior1]

15. she only a distraction

from Baingate.

[Romulox]

16. I think there is a very good chance Condi is the pick. Those who say it's impossible

(due to race) misread the politics of this matter.

The fact is, the Republican Party is the party of international capital and entrenched wealth. To the extent the Republicans deal in racial identity, it is an element of control over the plebes. The reason the Condi pick is so compelling is that it helps short-circuit the this precise narrative--i.e. that the Republicans are the "white guy" party.

I think Condi is Romney's Veep; it's "triangulation" at its very core.

[NYC Liberal]

29. There are two problems though.

1. The Republicans in power might not personally give much of a crap about the lightning rod issues they use for political purposes (abortion, same-sex marriage, race, etc.), but their base of "the plebes" does care. And they're the ones who vote. Condi is pro-choice and there's no way Romney could sell that to the base when the base is already skeptical of Romney's own "creds" as a right-winger.

2. Picking Condi simply to try to prove the GOP is not a party of older white men will backfire for the same reason the Palin choice did (and the Michael Steele one as well): it will be seen as the blatantly obvious pandering move it is. Perhaps Condi wouldn't be seen as badly as Palin was because she isn't as dumb as a box of rocks and has real experience, but the GOP is so homogenous that it would look too much like obvious pandering.

All that doesn't mean he won't pick her though. I think he'll fall into the same trap that McCain did. Romney's campaign is not doing well and he's on the defensive constantly these days, so he'll feel the need to make a "Hail Mary" move. He'll start making even more dumb mistakes and moves in his attempt to dominate news cycles, just like McCain did.

[get the red out]

19. Whole Cylon ticket

And not even the human-like kind.

[NYC Liberal]

23. Pretty sure Condi is pro-choice. I hope he does it and really pisses off the RW base!

[maryellen99]

25. How can he even be considered Pro Life

Due to Bain investing in Stericycle?

[cascadiance]

30. Condi was also a music major and was mentored in to her career by Madeline Albright's father!

Josef Korbel, Madeline Albright's father, at Denver University encouraged Rice to switch from being a music major in to international studies there.

Do they want someone as VP who's a creation of significant Democrats? Don't think the tea partiers will like that.

[NYC Liberal]

39. That and the rumors of her being gay (that go back to her days at Stanford as provost).

Whether it's true or not, in a national campaign those "rumors" will be resurrected. A black, pro-choice, possibly gay, woman? The right-wing bigots would go ape shit.

[cap]

26. Dog whistle to suburban white women.

Ummm. No political constituency. African Americans won't desert Obama. No traction with Latinos.

Hate to see what happens to condi when Hillary starts talking about the elephant dung she had to hose off the world.

On the other hand, Romney aka dog on roof is known for being pretty lame and he might just do it . Wonder if he will strap condi on the roof of his car for a 12 hour drive.

[cap]

28. Osama is dead

What do YOU have to show for your time in office? Two unpopular wars?

[Atman]

27. The key word is "rumored." Not gonna happen.

Way too much baggage. And the GOP only pretends to like blacks and women. But both in the same package? No way. Besides, at least they could argue that Sarah Palin was a beauty queen, and was "hot." But Condi? They have no excuse to like her.

Oh, and then there's the baggage.

.

[Atman]

33. Oh, and she is pro-choice.

That's a game-killer right there. A black, female, pro-choice, Ivy League elitist. Nope. Now, try Larry the Cable Guy, and they might have a winner.

.

[XemaSab]

31. Picking a VP who is less human and relatable than himself?

[tularetom]

32. He won't do that but I wish he would

"I don't think anybody could have predicted that ... they would try to use an ... as a missile ," National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice said Thursday.

[Duppers]

34. not a chance....

She will not accept if asked.

D O A.

[Yavin4]

35. She Brings All of Those Bush Foreign Policy Blunders with Her

Please let it be Condi.

[n2doc]

37. No way that would happen

No way the racists in the GOP would accept having a ______ _______ that close to power. She's too 'uppety' anyway for them. Now Sarah, she was spunky and besides that she fulfilled certain 'fantasies' of theirs...

[Tommy_Carcetti]

42. Depends. *If* a black conservative is batshit crazy enough, they'll gladly overlook his skin.

Exhibit A:

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For the conservatives, the handicap of being black is overcome by the fact that he hates Muslims with a bitter passion--he's just like us.

Plus, he gives them the benefit of walking him out to prove that:

a) We're not racist! We like a black man named Allen West!
b) You criticized Allen West? Why you are a racist, because that's what you always say whenever someone criticizes President Obama! (Never mind the whole birtherism/racist placards at tea party protests/"Don't Re-Nig in 2012" bumper stickers thing that is directed to Obama but not to West.)

[LiberalFighter]

38. VP of what?

In charge of declaring war against Iran? Helping Romney send more jobs to China? Wearing dominatrix outfits?

[MoonRiver]

40. If he does he's burned toast.

Otherwise, just toast.