Night Before Senator Obama Left For Irag-Condi Rice Issued Message To Embassies-DO NOT HELP OBAMA!

[kpete]

Night Before Senator Obama Leaves Condi Rice Bars Embassies from Aiding Travel
by mouser68
Mon Jul 21, 2008 at 10:41:54 AM PDT

According to Rawstory
http://rawstory.com//news/2008/Night_before_Obama_flies_abroad_Rice_0721.html
'If they want to rent a bus, show them where they can rent a bus'

The night before presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) left for Afghanistan, Iraq and Western Europe for a tour of US bases overseas, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice issued a cable to US missions forbidding them from holding events for presidential candidates or arrange meetings for them.

this came from a memo that was leaked to the WaPo.

In a cable sent late Thursday, according to a copy leaked to the Washington Times, Rice enjoined American diplomats to treat the candidates as "members of Congress visiting in personal or semi-personal capacities," but "with additional restrictions based on rules related to political activity....Provide de minimis assistance to the candidate with logistical arrangements," said the cable, according to the Times. "If the campaign staff wants to rent a bus for press, tell them where they can rent a bus."

Rice never did this before Senator McCain's visit. Somehow McCain's visit was considered an official visit from congressmen. I am not sure what this is right now with Senator Obama, Jack Reed, and Chuck Hagel.

But she forbid them from any attempts to "hold or arrange receptions or public events for the candidate," "arrange the candidate's meetings" or "use official funds and resources, beyond a de minimis level, to support a political trip."

more at:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/7/21/12914/6796/700/554600

[my3boyz]

1. Guess Condi is voting for McCain afterall. Regardless who she votes for I can't stand her. nt

[marmar]

2. I dedicate these Erasure lyrics to Condi:

I can't believe that you would ever find it easy
To walk away as if you'd never really cared
Did you expect that I'd give in a beg for mercy
Out in the gutter?
Out in the gutter?

I cry for your heart of stone
I'm gonna wait until you come home
Why am I all alone?
I'm as good as dead, yeah

Ooh I look back on the first night with affection
And if you had a heart, you'd remember too
The way we used to run around like little children
Fool or saint?
My mother told me
You'd be no good for me

I cry for your heart of stone
I'm gonna wait until you come home
Why am I all alone?
I'm as good as dead, yeah