She has definitely not adopted the fashion styles of elderly ladies

by Henry Farrell on September 15, 2006

Via a “comment”:http://www.haloscan.com/comments/maxbsawicky/2521/#240907 by Michael McIntyre at MaxSpeak, this extraordinary _Telos_ article (translated rather too literally from the German, I suspect) on Condoleeza Rice.

In a bright turquoise suit and with her hair finally looking relaxed, she seems younger than two years ago in the White House, and the hemline of her skirt above the knee proves that as head of the State Department she has definitely not adopted the fashion styles of elderly ladies. Was it historical symbolism to have me wait in the Marshall Room, I ask, but evidently too softly for someone who has entered the realm of the Secretary: she takes me by the hand to lead me, with quick athletic steps, to the office of two colleagues concerned with public relations. The boss introduces me, notes with the pride of an engaged teacher that her former colleague has passed “the test,” and we set off in the opposite direction, passing the flag with fifty stars in the reception room, which any visitor would recognize from many press photographs, to her office. I sink into a yellow chair, opposite the couch of the Secretary, who crosses her lovely legs and urges me, in a friendly if somewhat impatient tone, to pose the first question.

Und so weiter

{ 8 comments }

1

Russell L. Carter 09.15.06 at 2:06 pm

Knuth doesn’t like her anymore. After the last five years you got to wonder how much of the brilliant conversation is (and was) just rococo bullshit.

2

kid bitzer 09.15.06 at 2:49 pm

stop the presses:

you mean we have evidence of a journalist being both shallow *and* sexist?

Good god–it’s unheard of!

3

astrongmaybe 09.15.06 at 3:09 pm

Years ago, in a similar situation, I accompanied my colleague and neighbor on the short walk from my house to hers, and I recognized, too late, that my attentiveness was unwelcome.

Is he saying he made a pass at her and she told him to piss off? Does that explain all the sliming now?

4

Cryptic Ned 09.15.06 at 3:59 pm

This article was apparently written by The Continental.

5

Jon H 09.15.06 at 4:10 pm

Anyone else think the romance rumors are being put in the media to set the stage for a run for President?

Any such run would have to deal with the rumors that this 50 year old single woman is a lesbian.

6

thuringwethil 09.15.06 at 4:56 pm

How can she be a lesbian when she’s involved with the Canadian foreign minister.

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MQ 09.15.06 at 5:38 pm

There was actually some interesting stuff in there…if the U.S. thinks Hamas is legitimately teh Palestinian government, then why are they letting Israel blockade all resources to the Palestinians?

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Jon H 09.15.06 at 6:34 pm

“How can she be a lesbian when she’s involved with the Canadian foreign minister.”

My point exactly. Recent reports like that are what I’m referring to.

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