Comments on: Condi Rice to Pass on NFL Commissioner For Now

By: akdfjo

akdfjo — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:44:12 +0000

And this proves both she and Ware are tokens?

It looks pretty suspicous to me. Cheveron had at least 5 openings on their board during Condi's 1991-2001 reign and always filled the seat with whites. She leaves in 2001 and they fill it with Ware. Coincidence?

Iâ��m curious â�� did you think Sandra Day Oâ��Connor should have been succeeded on the Supreme Court by a woman?

Of course not--this is the game that Affirmative Action supporters like Bush play. Remember his first choice for the O'COnnor vacancy was Harriet Miers. Bush, of course, claimed that she was the "best qualified" person for the job..sure Georgie. He learned it from his old man who had to fill Thurgood Marshall's seat with a legal lightweight like Clarance Thomas.

By: McGehee

McGehee — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:17:51 +0000

And this proves both she and Ware are tokens?

I'm curious -- did you think Sandra Day O'Connor should have been succeeded on the Supreme Court by a woman?

By: bRight & Early » First Cup 03.22.06

bRight & Early » First Cup 03.22.06 — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 12:29:58 +0000

[...] Outside The Beltway (James Joyner) Condi Rice to Pass on NFL Commissioner For Now — "Condoleezza Rice has repeatedly stated that being commissioner of the National Football League is her dream job. There will be a vacancy come July. Unfortunately, she’s a little busy at the moment." Abdul Rahman, Condoleezza Rice, Economy, Islamism, NFL, President Bush, Wafa Sultan Trackback URL:http://brightandearlyblog.com/2006/03/first-cup-032206/trackback/ [...]

By: akdfjo

akdfjo — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 04:43:45 +0000

Documentation for this charge would be appreciated.

McGehee,

She was on the board of directors of Chevron from 1991-2001 until she joined the Bush administration in January 2001 and was the only African American on the Board. Guess who the politically correct folks at Chevron picked as her replacement?

Carl Ware--a Coke Executive who just happens to be black! http://www.chevron.com/about/company_profile/board_bio_ware.asp

Ware took Condi's token African American spot and remains the only "brother" on the board.

Condi made more than half a million dollars for her efforts in 2000!

Tokenism apparently pays!

Condi's Financial Disclosure forms are worth a read:

http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/candlook.asp?txtName=rice

By: McGehee

McGehee — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 03:56:16 +0000

Noneâ��other than being a token minority placed on corporate boards of directors.

Documentation for this charge would be appreciated.

By: akdfjo

akdfjo — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 18:41:24 +0000

A fair question, although the commissionerâ��s job is not about football so much as about business.

Ok, what business experience does she have? None--other than being a token minority placed on corporate boards of directors.

She is a mediocre academic and an ineffective secretary of state, however--let her start out as the commissioner of NFL Europe, or something.

By: B. Minich, PI

B. Minich, PI — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 18:36:56 +0000

Now if she DID go for this job and get it, that would put the whole "Condi for President" rumors to rest, at least for this cycle.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 18:35:12 +0000

flydiveski: So I would. Correction made.

By: McGehee

McGehee — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 18:35:06 +0000

I suspect this will encourage those who want her to run for president. She can be football commissioner later. :-J

By: Condi Rice to Pass on NFL Commissioner For Now » OTB Sports

Condi Rice to Pass on NFL Commissioner For Now » OTB Sports — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 18:18:58 +0000

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By: flydiveski

flydiveski — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 18:16:06 +0000

I think you'll find that 1960 to 1989 is 29 years, not 39 years.

By: B. Minich, PI

B. Minich, PI — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 18:14:19 +0000

Can you imagine, though, if she left the Secretary of State job to be the Comissioner of the NFL? What does say about the importance of the NFL?

I figure she expects she'll be waiting a long time, if she gets the job at all.