Condoleezza Rice says “no way” to VP for Mitt Romney

5 Responses to Condoleezza Rice says “no way” to VP for Mitt Romney

1. Bruce says:

   June 26, 2012 at 11:11 pm

   A concise summary showing where Condoleezza Rice stands on a broad range of important issues is linked below. As can be seen on the graphic at the end of the summary, she is considered to be a ‘right-leaning centrist’.

   http://www.ontheissues.org/Condoleezza_Rice.htm

   The Wikipedia article linked below provides some general background information.

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condoleezza_Rice

   I have always admired and respected ‘Condi’. She is a nice, interesting and very talented individual.

   However, I also consider her to be a classic ‘establishment Republican’ along the lines of George W. Bush. She is not what we need as VP and I am not disappointed that she is ‘bowing out’ of the race for that elective office. I think she is sincere in stating her decision on the matter based on similar statements she has made in the past.

   I hope that Romney, if elected, might choose to appoint her to a suitable cabinet level position in his administration.
2. Bruce says:

   July 13, 2012 at 1:57 am

   ROMNEY NARROWS VP CHOICES; CONDI EMERGES AS FRONTRUNNER

   Drudge Report
   7/12/2012
   19:30:01 ET

   **Exclusive**

   Late Thursday evening, Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign launched a new fundraising drive, ‘Meet The VP’ ( https://www.mittromney.com/donate/vp )– just as Romney himself has narrowed the field of candidates to a handful, sources reveal.

   And a surprise name is now near the top of the list: Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice!

   The timing of the announcement is now set for ‘coming weeks’.

   MORE

   It was Condi who received two standing ovations at Romney’s Utah retreat a few weeks ago, and everyone left with her name on their lips.

   Rice made an extended argument for American leadership in the world.

   In recent days, she emailed supporters:

   “2012 is perhaps a turning point for the United States.”

   “The upcoming elections loom as one of the most important in my lifetime,” she warned. “I’m very often asked to speak about our current foreign policy and the challenges that lie before us. However, we, as a country, are not going to be able to address any of those international challenges unless we first get our domestic house in order.

   Developing…”

   View the complete article at:

   http://www.drudgereport.com/flashcm.htm
3. Bruce says:

   July 14, 2012 at 4:35 pm

   Free Republic is running a thread titled, ‘Drudge Exclusive: ROMNEY NARROWS VP CHOICES; CONDI EMERGES AS FRONTRUNNER’, which was started 7/12/2012 by ‘kristinn’

   The thread references the 7/12/2012 Drudge Report article – http://www.drudgereport.com/flashcm.htm

   View the Free Republic thread at:

   http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2905893/posts
4. Bruce says:

   July 14, 2012 at 6:08 pm

   Romney’s Condoleezza Rice head fake

   Coach is Right
   Kevin “Coach” Collins
   7/13/2012

   Excerpt:

   “Mitt Romney is not going to put Condoleeza Rice on his ticket. This is a head fake that many people have fallen for.

   Coming on the heels of his successful appearance before the NAACP, Mitt Romney has flipped the political script. By mentioning Rice he has put Barack Obama on defense on the issue of race, something nobody, least of all Obama, ever expected.

   By floating the possibility that he could pick former George W. Bush Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, an African American female, as his Vice President, Romney has slammed the Left into a Hobson’s choice that will require them to either praise the choice or attack the idea of having Rice on Romney’s ticket. This is a “heads I win, tails you lose” situation for Romney. But it’s not real.

   The Drudge factor

   To help stoke this Rice “fire” Matt Drudge who has been in the tank for Romney from day one, has put a poll on his opening page. With 300,000 votes the Yes vote is running 2 to 1 ahead.

   Romney’s plan relies on the “experts” on both sides playing their parts – and they will. Immediately the conservatives started to howl that they hated the choice – rightly so I do as well- Condoleeza Rice would be a terrible choice. Rice is not a conservative and is on record as being a “mild supporter” of abortion. As a member of Bush’s inner circle, Rice would be an invitation to the Left to change the subject of the campaign from Obama to Bush whom they have been running against for four years.

   Van Jones a Communist who served as Obama’s Green Jobs Czar commented on a possible Rice selection. He said, “… if you want to do something shocking, you want the tea party base excited, nobody has talked about Condoleezza Rice….”

   The Sunday Morning talk show factor

   The Democrat talking heads on the Sunday morning shows will fall into same trap they did in 1988 with the Willie Horton ad. They will repeat it several times and give Romney lots of free free coverage before they realize they have been had, which they have.

   Rice is on record as saying she would not accept – this is a head fake.”
   ……………………..

   View the complete article at:

   http://www.coachisright.com/romneys-condoleezza-rice-head-fake/
5. ARNOLD CARL TAPP says:

   July 15, 2012 at 3:16 am

   SOMEWHERE ALONG THE PATH , THE RICE WOMAN SAID SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT INTERESTED IN THE POSITION OF VICE PRESIDENT .