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Thread #78507   Message #1413606
Posted By: Genie
17-Feb-05 - 09:31 PM
Thread Name: Condi Rice song challenge:
Subject: RE: Condi Rice song challenge:
I agree, Mary, that our current Sec'y Of State hasn't done anything to merit being called a "whore" -- except in the POLITICAL sense (which can apply to all sorts of politicians of both genders).

As for mentioning her race, it seems to me it's the Republicans who keep bringing that up and throwing it in the face of anyone who has the audacity to question her competence, credibility, or integrity.   Republicans can call the Clintons, the Kerrys, or any other Democrat just about any name in the book, but say something critical of a Hispanic or black Republican and Bush crony and you're labelled a "racist." I think THAT's what makes some racial references in song parodies legitimate.
We're pretty much being told by the Bushies and by the press that it's "hands off" if you happen to be a minority AND a Republican.