Opinion Talk

By KB

April 19, 2006 07:23 PM | Link to this

Newt is not a candidate that I would support. I want Condi Rice for President!

By RLTC

April 19, 2006 07:28 PM | Link to this

Puhleeeze KB, not another neo-con. And especially one from the worst administration this nation has ever seen.

By KB

April 19, 2006 07:32 PM | Link to this

Define neo-con puhleeeze.

By KB

April 19, 2006 07:47 PM | Link to this

Here’s what I like about Secretary of State Condi Rice. She is a true statesman or stateswoman if you prefer; intelligent thoughtful, diplomatic, an excellent communicator and skillful negotiator. She is accomplished academically, professionally and musically. She has never sought the leadership spotlight, but leads naturally by her intelligent analysis and insight. Our country would prosper under Condi Rice.

By Arthur

April 19, 2006 07:56 PM | Link to this

musically ??

Come on, you were making a great pitch for Condi (who I would probably vote for, I like her) then you have to drop that? What’s her musical ability have to do with running the country.

By KB

April 19, 2006 08:14 PM | Link to this

Arthur, OK, her musical ability (concert pianist, look up her bio on Wikipedia) is not a requirement to be a good leader. I mentioned it, because like many gifted and highly intelligent people she is also gifted in the arts. I admire people who think with both sides of their brain, left side analytical and right side creative. I think she is an analytical and collaborative learner with very creative solution problem capabilities.

By KB

April 19, 2006 08:18 PM | Link to this

forgiveme, I meant creative problem solving capabilities.

By candide

April 20, 2006 07:04 AM | Link to this

Gingrich is bright, too bright and too sleezy, even to be president. But frankly, after Dubya anyone would be an improvement.

By KB

April 20, 2006 07:19 AM | Link to this

Gingrich is a great historian and would make a good VP for President Rice. Bush has been a wonderful President; under his adminsitration inflation is down, jobs and the economy have grown, and in case y’al haven’t noticed, there have been NO post 911 terrorist attacks on US soil since he began the War on Terror. Now I will agree that spending by the Republican controlled Congress is out of control, but you can’t blame that on Bush.

By I'm Right

April 20, 2006 08:25 AM | Link to this

oh ABSOLUTELY Newt would make a wonderful president! He’d get spending back under control, keep taxes down, finish the job in Iraq and encourage personal responsibility rather than advance more social programs like the libs would. He stands for traditional and conservative values, which the majority of this country does as well, and he’s not afraid of the leftist dribble that seems to consume the headlines every day. Newt in 2008!! If he runs, he has my vote.

By Van

April 20, 2006 09:01 AM | Link to this

Since he meets all the Constitutional requirements, I say let the games begin.

In this corner, Condi Rice, Secretary of State and Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House.

Now who will the Demos try to run? A war protester? a former first lady of an impeached President? a rino?

By Van

April 20, 2006 09:03 AM | Link to this

candide, that is exactly what the right said about Bill Clinton, after him, even Bush looks good. (and still does)

By John

April 20, 2006 09:09 AM | Link to this

I voted for Kerry last time around, but I would vote for Gingrich in 2008.

By Brian Curtis

April 20, 2006 09:16 AM | Link to this

Ummm, no. Gingrich is a liar, a sleaze, and a corrupt money-grubbing lunatic. He’s hateful, short-tempered, and blindingly stupid.

I know that’s still a step up from Bush, but come on, folks. We can do better.

By E. Lewis

April 20, 2006 09:21 AM | Link to this

I don’t know. Why don’t we ask his first, second or even his third wife?

By Van

April 20, 2006 09:27 AM | Link to this

Brian Curtis, sounds like an apt description of a politician.

By pat

April 20, 2006 10:02 AM | Link to this

I am voting for somebody I trust….ME.

By candide

April 20, 2006 11:01 AM | Link to this

Most of our presidents have been either incompetent, dishonest, criminal, or feckless.

By Dusty

April 20, 2006 11:02 AM | Link to this

Brian Curtis,

No one has forgotten Clinton who was a liar, a sleeze and a corrupt woman-grabbing lunatic. You want to compare Gingrich to our now banded-from-law former president?

You suggest that we (Dems?) could do better. Do give us a name. I haven’t heard even one that is worth considering.

By Nel

April 20, 2006 11:03 AM | Link to this

Condi for President? The woman can’t give a straight answer to any question posed to her. Does she actually have a personal opinion on anyting she’s willing to put out there? Do they think that this will get the black vote to come out? Don’t somehow think blacks are that shallow. This would be very interesting because American is not ready for the “leader of the free world” as a black person of whatever gender. Bet Condi knows that too. She’s only floated as a Hillary antidote to get the female vote should it come to that. A little honesty in government would be refreshing and Newt & Condi don’t quite fit the bill.

By Van

April 20, 2006 11:23 AM | Link to this

candide, again, this fits the majority of politicans and lawyers - wait - most Presidents were lawyers and politicians!

The only man that servered as President, in my time frame, that wasn’t as you described was Jerry Ford(not a strong President, but not feckless), he wasn’t in office long enough to be sucked into the void and his clumsiness kept him humble.

Nel, why do people want to discount Condi? Is it because she is a conservative black woman and does not fit the “correct” picture for a black person? This is not critizism, just curiousity.

By KB

April 20, 2006 11:46 AM | Link to this

Nel, Did you get up on the wrong side of the bed? Having a bad hair day? Need some sunshine in your life?

Dr. Rice has given direct, intelligent, well considered and detailed answers to every question I have seen her answer. I personally don’t categorize her by her color. She is an accomplished professional and well respected. BTW she is not seeking the presidency, and when asked says she is not a candidate, but she is eminently qualified.

And just who would fit your bill?

By candide

April 20, 2006 02:15 PM | Link to this

Condi Rice is scarey because she talks and thinks like a political scientist. There is no such thing as political science. Princeton at least has the good sense to call that discipline POLITICS. Political scientists really think they can scientifically figure out the relationships between countries. Look where Condi has led our feckless Bushie!

If you must have a black woman in the WH, how about Queen Latifa?

By candide

April 20, 2006 02:40 PM | Link to this

Jay Bookman has the best last word on Gingrich today.

By Joe

April 20, 2006 02:44 PM | Link to this

Anybody but a Clintoon!!!!

By Joe

April 20, 2006 02:46 PM | Link to this

Bookman is an idiot.

By Earl MyNameIs

April 20, 2006 02:51 PM | Link to this

Newt… what a great guy. Never answered a single one of the letters I wrote to him when he was my congressman. Sent all his flyers over to Indian Hills, but none to my working-class neighborhood. Talks about family values while “trading up” on wives. Haha! His do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do superiority delusions fit right in with the modern GOP’s best-mask-forward agenda. GO FOR IT, Dude!

May Karma be with you, Newt, ol’ boy!

By E. Lewis

April 20, 2006 03:08 PM | Link to this

I would discount Condi because for all that we might say we would vote for her because she is educated and very intelligent. She is still a black, single, never married, 51 year old woman and to the political gossips of any party that means one thing. Condi R. would be labeled as an intelligent, black lesbian.

As attached to those so called family values as we like to think* we* are, too many of us would vote for a womanizing, multiple divorced, career politician who pressed one wife for a divorce while she was in the hospital being treated for cancer and was taken to court to enforce child support over Condi Rice any day.

I personally have plenty of other reasons not to vote for her.

By candide

April 20, 2006 05:59 PM | Link to this

Joe: like all fascists you can only call those who outsmart you idiots. You people should be shot.