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  •  The Condi thing is bunk (1+ / 0-)

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    There are almost NO Republicans interested in breaking any glass ceilings, and those for whom this is an issue would likely find almost every aspect of the GOP ticket repellent. In addition, almost every black person I've ever talked to about her despises Condi. She's probably the least popular black public figure among blacks this side of Clarence Thomas (Hey! What about HIM?) The whole Condi thing from the start has been on-paper wool-spinning by pundits. She doesn't have a single quality that would make her useful to a GOP ticket. You have cited many of her liabilities and there are more. For the Republican party, a black woman is inately such a liabiltiy it would sink the entire ticket.

    We're retiring Steve LaTourette (R-Family Values for You But Not for Me) and sending Judge Bill O'Neill to Congress from Ohio-14: http://www.oneill08.com/

    by anastasia p on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 10:31:52 AM PDT

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    •  Very true (0+ / 0-)

      Her list of detriments is so long, it's incredible. But most important for the religious right will the the "unmarried adult female" aspect. He long-rumored lesbianism would play front-and-center as well.

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      "I am not a politician, I only suffer the consequences." Peter Tosh

      by AndrewMC on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 10:34:04 AM PDT

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      •  I'd forgotten about that (1+ / 0-)

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        She adds nothing to a GOP ticket. I recall how some despair-baby Democrats thought that black GOP gubernatorial candidate Ken Blackwell here in Ohio would claim 50%, 60%, 70% of the black vote. He stayed in the single digits in that constituency. Seems blacks have other concerns than gay marriage such as, oh, I don't know, maybe jobs? health care? decent schools for their kids?

        We're retiring Steve LaTourette (R-Family Values for You But Not for Me) and sending Judge Bill O'Neill to Congress from Ohio-14: http://www.oneill08.com/

        by anastasia p on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 10:44:11 AM PDT

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        •  Sure (0+ / 0-)

          Of course people forget about the lesbianism. Because as Democrats we just don't care about that crap as much. Experience and basic competence is what we're looking for.

          (-8.12, -7.33)
          "I am not a politician, I only suffer the consequences." Peter Tosh

          by AndrewMC on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 10:52:38 AM PDT

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