HAHAHA!!! Condi Can't Get Op-Ed Published!!!

[FourScore]

"Newspapers refuse to print piece that 'read like a campaign document."

WANING INFLUENCE
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice finds that her star is fading
Joel Brinkley

Sunday, July 22, 2007

I remember the heady days for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

About 2 1/2 years ago, when she was new in office, I accompanied her on her first trip around the world, with stops in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, South Korea, Japan and China. Crowds gathered to see her limousine drive past; people whistled, waved and cheered. Interviewers routinely asked her whether she was planning to run for president. One TV reporter in India told her she was "arguably the most powerful woman in the world." She chuckled but did not exactly agree -- or disagree.

How things change.

A few months ago, she decided to write an opinion piece about Lebanon. She enlisted John Chambers, chief executive officer of Cisco Systems as a co-author, and they wrote about public/private partnerships and how they might be of use in rebuilding Lebanon after last summer's war. No one would publish it.

Think about that. Every one of the major newspapers approached refused to publish an essay by the secretary of state. Price Floyd, who was the State Department's director of media affairs until recently, recalls that it was sent to the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and perhaps other papers before the department finally tried a foreign publication, the Financial Times of London, which also turned it down.

http://www.rawstory.com/showarticle.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fsfgate.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Farticle.cgi%3Ff%3D%2Fc%2Fa%2F2007%2F07%2F22%2FINGDFR1UV512.DTL

[bluestateguy]

1. Good thing she already has tenure

nt

[karynnj]

2. ha ha - At least the newspaper's know how makes sense.

Here's a resl diplotmat explaining Lebanon - looks like he had no problem getting it printed.

http://johnkerry.com/2007/1/4/a-crucial-time-for-saving-lebanon-s-fragile-democracy

[Mandate My Ass]

3. Damn, she couldn't even get published in WSJ's RW editorial page

What a loser. It sounds like corporate America wanted some of those nice, fat, no-bid rebuilding contracts that are so popular in Iraq. Lebanon wouldn't have to be rebuilt if that murderous harpy would have called for an Israeli cease fire last summer.

As a last-ditch strategy, the State Department briefly considered translating the article into Arabic and trying a Lebanese paper. But finally they just gave up. "I kept hearing the same thing: 'There's no news in this.' " Floyd said. The piece, he said, was littered with glowing references to President Bush's wise leadership. "It read like a campaign document."

[opihimoimoi]

4. What was in it??? Musta been crap...for it to be turned down by all.

Peeps are realizing these GOP Cronies are nothing but CRAP Factories...Conn-Dee included. She shoulda stuck to the keyboard.

[pansypoo53219]

8. per the surgeon general having to have georhe bush in every speech

three times, i am sure condiot inserted georgie's name in every sentence and maybe twice.

[Beelzebud]

5. She should try the Paris Business Review.

:D

[Mandate My Ass]

7. .

coffee meet keyboard.:spray:

[wtmusic]

6. Needs to spice it up a little -- some palace intrigue -- diapers

you know, things that ALWAYS sell :rofl:

[otohara]

9. Guess She WON'T Be The Next Prez

I gag every time I see her poll numbers are so high. Murikan's don't know she is only an accomplished pianist and a miserable SOS.

[MLFerrell]

20. Yeah, but she allegedly speaks Russian...

:eyes:

[damntexdem]

10. LOL!!!

Nuff said.

[IDemo]

11. Has she tried the Idaho Press-Tribune? n/t

[Robbien]

12. In a way this is scary.

It is a testament to how tight a control Cheney/Rove has on what is and is not published. Cheney/Rove wants Rice to sit down and be quiet. No matter how much she may praise Bush in her article, it doesn't take away from the fact that she is proposing foreign policy. Didn't she get the memo. Cheney/Rove does foreign policy.

[glitch]

18. Good point. Talk about not wanting to hear opinions. They are such wimps

they can't even stand to hear adoring, agreeing opinions from their own sycophants.

"When I want your opinion I'll give it to you."

[Buns_of_Fire]

13. Drop in a few references to boots, and send it to Woman's Wear Daily

Aside to Condi and Count Floyd: Of course, you realize I get 10% for acting as an agent in this matter. Small, unmarked bills, please.

[napi21]

15. How about Larry Flint? He could preface it with a few inuendos

and publish it in HIS rag.

[Buns_of_Fire]

17. But only if she also provided suitable accompanying pictures

...none of which I think I want to even THINK about.

Of course, if every other sentence contained glowing references to Chucklenuts, perhaps the "Penthouse Advisor" would be another option. You know, change a word here and there... :evilgrin:

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

14. In the article: "It was littered with glowing references to Bush's wise leadership"

In other words, Condi wrote another "Springtime for Hitler", an adoring ode to her Fuhrer that can't get published anywhere. She reminds me of the guy wearing the German helmet in the movie "The Producers" who wrote a play with "glowing references to Hitler's leadership" and nothing else.

"Der Bushler never said baby. Der Bushler is sweet. Der Bushler is kind. Der Bushler is good."

[EFerrari]

22. Don't be schtewpid, be a smarty, come and join the grand old party.

lol

[Elidor]

16. .

[girl gone mad]

19. Original source...

for those who want to avoid Raw Story:

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/22/INGDFR1UV512.DTL

[Madspirit]

21. k&r...n/t

[farmboxer]

23. Perhaps Condum Rice Will go shopping for some more

new shoes?