Rice on Bill Maher

[gulliver]

Amazing. Great job. I now think it's going to be her. This person is brilliant. You can't listen to her talk and not get that.

[2naSalit]

1. I've been rooting for her from the start.

She is intelligent, eloquent and has an international reputation that is good and sound because she reasons things out well. I just think that she would be ready to take the 3am call even today. People don't know her now but she is very appealing once you get to see/hear her.

[MontanaMama]

5. I think she could be president.

She’s that polished and competent. Maybe that’s the point.

[2naSalit]

7. She is.

She's definitely capable of handling the position, if anything should happen to Joe, I would want her in charge.

[MontanaMama]

10. Congrats on 40,000 posts!

[2naSalit]

12. Thanks!

Tada! I was watching out for it earlier but i forgot all about it this evening. I've been trying to catch the news and lately the free live streams have been failing miserably and shutting down after a few minutes. It seems. also, that when someone with something important to say is tying to speak, things get all garbled or the feed is interrupted. Which made me do a lot of computer maintenance and I was thinking about that.

[AZ8theist]

18. wow.....I feel so......small!

Congrats. I know I've read 40K+ posts and only wish I had started posting on this site years earlier.

That way I'd be among the ELITE like 2naSalt!!!!!!!

Hopefully I live long enough to get somewhere near your accomplishment.

[2naSalit]

33. Thank you...

I retired a couple years ago so I really started racking up the post count after that. I'm sure the majority were something like, K&R.

[ProfessorGAC]

26. You Forgot?

After our conversation when I hit 40k?
I was sure you'd keep track!!!
Congrats!

[2naSalit]

35. I know!

It was your experience that made me pay attention to mine!

Truth is, as I mentioned, I was concerned about recent computer maintenance and had just logged back in. And I wasted it on an insignificant post! Aaaagh!

Oh well, now we have 50K to look forward to!

See you there!

[BComplex]

14. I would definitely want her in charge if something happened to Joe. Rice is ready to take over

from day one, and she's not a divisive personality. I'm afraid the DNC has decided on Kamala Harris, but I'd much rather see Rice.

[2naSalit]

30. I'm with you there...

but if Sen. Harris is the choice, I can see Ms (Amb.?) Rice as Sec of State. Either way, I would gladly support the pick. One thing I know about Ms. Rice is that she has worked with VP Biden for years in various official positions and they have the kind of relationship that Obama and Biden have.

[BComplex]

38. I'm afraid Sen. Harris is already the choice.

She's definitely not my choice, but I can tell by the hard sell going down from on high that she's probably already picked.

[GusFring]

2. Benghazi and her son. Benghazi wasn't her fault, bit they seem to blame her. Definitely

Going to be Harris.

[blitzen]

3. "They" don't matter. They'll vote for Trump, period. In fact...

this would be a fitting F.U. to "them."

[2naSalit]

31. +1

F Benghazi and her son is an adult who is free to make up his own mind as to what he believes regardless of the opportunity his parents afforded him. She is who she is and as it turns out, she is a very astute and valuable person to hold high office and we need her expertise which could fulfill the need in several positions.

[TreasonousBastard]

4. She is amazing, but I still think State is her calling. I'll take her as Veep-- it's Joe's call.

[blitzen]

6. For what it's worth, I think Putin/Russia is afraid of Rice...

and they will be pushing other nominees.

[2naSalit]

8. +1

[BComplex]

15. They've already won, from what I can tell.

And it doesn't give me much hope for the future.

[BComplex]

39. They're pushing one down our throats as we speak.

[blitzen]

41. Yep. n/t

[BigmanPigman]

9. What an intelligent, reasonable and experienced person.

She would be great as VP and several other positions as well.

[BComplex]

42. Look at her parents. She comes from good parents.

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Who are both black, btw, and I'd like to see an African American woman in the White House, especially during these times.

Emmett J. Rice

University professor

Emmett John Rice was a governor of the Federal Reserve System, a Cornell University economics professor, an expert in the monetary systems of developing countries, and the father of President Barack Obama's National Security Advisor, Susan E. Rice.


Lois Rice

Lois Ann Dickson Fitt Rice was an American corporate executive, scholar, and education policy expert. Known as the ‘‘mother of the Pell Grant” because of her work lobbying for its creation, she was national vice president of the College Board from 1973 until 1981.

All this was on Wikipedia.

I don't know how to post pictures on DU, but they're both strikingly handsome, as is their only child, Susan.

I just like the vibe her family puts out there, and Susan writes about them in her book "Tough Love". She's just a very fine woman.

[aeromanKC]

11. Rice/Benghazi....Not so fast

I had been thinking that Benghazi was her downfall and would be the reason she would not be the pick. BUT, the GOP cannot attack her on the 4 dead Americans there without catching return fire of 120,000 dead Americans now and 200,000 dead Americans by the Fall due to Trumps delay and bungling of the Corona Virus.

[stopdiggin]

20. The line up of Benghazi guerillas

Gowdy, Ghomert, McCarthy, Cotton .. are frankly an embarrassment to the party. Anybody that is still dancing to this tune 7-8 years later .. is a low info mouth breather.

Summarizing: Susan Rice doesn't cost the ticket a damned thing! Don't even go there.

[NBachers]

13. Susan Rice for Secretary of State and Statehood for Washington DC!

[AlexSFCA]

16. Statehood for DC

seems like top priority for her. brilliant and often overlooked way for dems to gain more senate and house seats. It seems much easier to accomplish than abolishing electoral college. She seems pretty pragmatic, I think a good choice for VP. In which case, Kamala should be AG.

[zipplewrath]

17. My pick

Which means absolutely nothing of course. But she has national security experience and executive branch experience. I suspect the Bengazi thing ran its course and most won't remember it.

[greyl]

19. Susan Rice is a treasure, but VP will be Kamala. nt

[still_one]

21. Based on her experience and knowledge that is my first choice also

[marie999]

22. The main job of the vice-president is to take over if the president

dies or becomes too disabled to remain president. Rice is the best one suited for the job.

[Awsi Dooger]

23. She is a clear cut above Kamala Harris, IMO

Considerably more polished and genuine. Not a gotcha type. Incredible reservoir of knowledge and ability to seamlessly weave an argument.

Basically a black Hillary Clinton but without the quarter century of unfair baggage. I think her personality and approval would hold up well under assault.

Definitely fits better than Kamala Harris in respect to winning terms on her own. That California liberal stuff is going to stick, especially if attached to someone who will have trouble relating to swing voters.

I hope Biden relies on guts and not fear. This is a Hillary/Barack caliber individual.

[KPN]

24. I agree, other than I was thinking a female Barack Obama.

I can already see GOP and knuckledraggers’ heads’ exploding if Joe picks her as his VP. And she would be great!

[Kahuna]

34. Yes! Yes! and Yes! Rice would be more disciplined and less likely to wander off the reservation. nt

[BComplex]

40. Totally agree. I don't think Kamala is going to help the ticket at all.

She wasn't high up in the primaries, and there just wasn't the love for her that the party needs to be setting up for the first female president of the USA. Kamala isn't there. After the rest of the country has 4 years of her as vp, they're definitely not going to want her as president.The party democrats would, but the country wouldn't.

Unfortunately the party democrats are a cliquish group. Being cliquish at the tops of the parties is what made republicans rebel and create the Tea Party, and then when that didn't work well enough, they go and elect an orange asshole for president.

The Democratic party DNC clique is SO MUCH BETTER under Tom Perez. But I really wish they'd back off Kamala.

[misanthrope]

48. Harris is a natural prosecutor

I would rather see her as attorney general.

[BeyondGeography]

25. It's not even close in terms of job qualifications

Rice has operated at the highest levels of government for years and she is a deeply serious person. Note, for those of you who say SoS but forget VP, that those were two domestic issue questions and she aced them with ease.

Biden is a return to sanity. Rice fits. He is leading and she reinforces the brand. I don’t think he needs to take someone who seals the deal with “wavering” black voters; they’re already in his corner. He is the nominee because they supported him. He needs to show them respect, not romance them. He needs a partner who he trusts, has confidence in, won’t have to get to to know better and/or worry about. I hope he picks her.

[barbtries]

27. she's been my personal choice for some time.

I want Harris as AG.

[H2O Man]

28. Recommended.

[smirkymonkey]

29. She is very impressive.

I would not be upset if she were to be Joe's choice as VP, however if he picks Kamala, and they win, I would love to see her in his cabinet in some capacity. Preferably as Secretary of State.

[Kahuna]

32. I want some Rice! Gimme some Rice!

[BannonsLiver]

36. It won't be.

[BComplex]

43. Which is really sad for many of us.

I know Kamala's fans are really pushing her, but the masses aren't into her. She's going to hurt the ticket, even for a lot of hard-core democrats. That's why she never went that far in the primaries. We don't like her.

[BannonsLiver]

44. I have no preference one way or another

I didn’t vote for Harris in the primary. I didn’t vote for Warren either. I voted for Biden. Also, who is “we” in this scenario?

[BComplex]

45. There are many of us on DU who don't like her.

You can see it in all the threads about his VP pick.

I'll support the ticket no matter who he picks.

[BannonsLiver]

47. Good to hear.

[Alex4Martinez]

37. I love her, much preferred to Harris, who would also be quite nice.

But I think Rice is more tenacious and less likely to fold under pressure.

[BComplex]

46. Rice is more presidential, well-spoken, polished, and steady.

We need her on the ticket.

[mzmolly]

49. Kamala

has a warmth about her that Rice lacks, IMHO. I think Kamala is also well spoken and polished.

I'd be happy with either choice, however.