Rice breaks with Bush over anthem

[sabra]

http://www.sundaytimes.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,7034,18984992%255E1702,00.html

Rice breaks with Bush over anthem

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in a rare public break with her boss, saw no problem with a Spanish-language version of the national anthem criticised by US President George W. Bush.

Mr Bush last week added a new dimension to a debate over immigration by rejecting a Latino recording of Nuestro Himno (Our Anthem) and declaring the Star-Spangled Banner should be sung in English.

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"From my point of view, people expressing themselves as wanting to be Americans is a good thing," she said in an interview on CBS television's Face the Nation program.

"I've heard the national anthem done in rap versions, country versions, classical versions. The individualisation of the American national anthem is quite under way," she said.

[havocmom]

1. OK, now I buy into the 'Rice 08' theory

[Beausoir]

2. Yep. She's running. Lottsa luck, Liar.

[anitar1]

8. First thing I thought. n/t

[saigon68]

22. She's running from a mirror

And since I'm Polish when do we Poles get our version?

[partylessinOhio]

3. Interpretation: Decider decided to get a new gf.

[jokerman93]

4. interpretation:

Bushco wants it both ways.

[tanyev]

6. Yep, send her out to temper Bush's earlier statement.

[YDogg]

5. I call bullshit.

Bob Scheiffer asked her repeatedly to answer yes or no to the question of the appropriateness of the National Anthem being sung in Spanish, and she did not give a straightforward answer. She did not say yes, she did not say no. He even commented to the effect that she was dodging the question, and she went off on an immigration tangent, but again declined to provide a direct answer.

[951-Riverside]

7. Australian news sources are very unreLIEable.

[CJCRANE]

9. Jimi Hendrix did the best version..nt

[clixtox]

17. Favorite version of the SPB

My favorite version was arranged and sung by Marvin Gaye at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles. Marvin Gaye was murdered by his father less than 14 months later...

[Raine]

24. I LOVE that version

it's a classic, the anthem never sounded so good as Hendrix version! :thumbsup:

[goforit]

10. Come on Condi......Such an easy cop-out issue for you.

[sakabatou]

11. George Bush hates hispanic music

Another on the list, including hating "black folk"

[Vidar]

12. Oh good, they're divorcing.

[rodeodance]

13. its a non issue to me.

[VegasWolf]

20. Me too!! I really can't seem to care about this. nt

[rodeodance]

14. Russet had to ask her twice cause she talked around when he first asked.

I am sure the transcript is up by now-?

[DanCa]

15. Well dang ...

Even a stopped clock is right two times a day.

[wiley]

16. But she still worships the Roseanne Barr rendition the most

[Raine]

26. Spitting and grabbing

her crotch was the capper on that one. }(

[Javaman]

18. I guess she's not gettin' any from hubby* anymore...nt

[tanyev]

19. Spanish version of Star Spangled Banner on State Department website

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1073849

They also mentioned this on Good Morning America.

[brentspeak]

21. Condi "Osama Who?" Rice commenting on a domestic issue

when she's the (utterly unqualified) Sec.of State. Obviously, she's trying to sound like "presidential" timber.

Just a few reminders to the public of her "What's al Queda?" attitude prior to 9/11 will be all that's needed to torpedo Rice's presidential ambitions.

[BigDDem]

23. No biggie

husbands and wifes sometimes disagree.

[Raine]

25. LOL, you can tell

she running for office with that statement! x(