Republican source: Lesbian rumors ruined Condoleezza Rice's VP chances

[Fleshdancer]

There are valid reasons to not like Rice, but her sexual orientation is not one of them. If this is true, then McCain proves once again that he's a complete ass and unworthy of the office he holds and the office he wants.

http://pageoneq.com/news/2008/Republican_source_Lesbian_rumors_ruined_Condoleezza_Rices__0924.html (found this through google and not familiar with this source)

It was Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, not Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, that was the first choice for Senator John McCain's female running mate, according to a mid-level member of the Republican National Committee.

"Once Obama selected Biden" instead of Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY), the source told journalist Ian Halperin, "they had this theory that Condi was the perfect candidate to put up against him. She's tough, conservative and a hawk, not to mention a football fanatic, which would be more than enough for white men.

"They never expected traditionally Democratic Blacks and women to vote for her in large numbers, but argued that if she could just sway 5-10% of Blacks and 10% of women to defect, it could be enough to tilt the election towards McCain in a number of crucial swing states. At this point, Palin still wasn't on anybody's radar screen."

McCain's inner circle argued "furiously" for Rice to be his running mate instead of one-time top contenders Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and Tim Pawlenty. However, according to the RNC source, persistent rumors about Rice's sexual orientation took her out of the running. "In Washington circles," the source said, "it's just assumed Rice is gay and nobody really cares. But in the glare of the media spotlight, those rumors were bound to get magnified a thousandfold and the mainstream media would have had an excuse to reveal the facts that would have caused conniption fits among the Republican base."

[Phredicles]

1. But what about the rumor that she was boinking Bush?

Or maybe that's what turned her off men?

[BlueInPhilly]

34. She DOES like Bush then?

Bush... you know...;)

[jberryhill]

36. The Bush rumor was an intentional cover /nt

[DangerousRhythm]

2. That's just sad. I'm no fan of Condi, but jeez.

That's what happens when your base is intolerant... you cut your own nose off to spite your face.

[Mike Daniels]

9. I give uncredited sources the same credibility I give Bush (none)

For someone trying to make himself as separate from Bush as possible, choosing Bush's Sec. of State as the VP candidate would have been an idiotic move for McCain regardless of who it was.

[Fleshdancer]

10. Plus it confirms what we already believed: Palin was only picked because of her gender

The man is 72 and the only qualification he wanted for his replacement was someone with a vagina.

[grannie4peace]

3. maybe she's bi, i thought she banged the schrub?

[Colobo]

4. I've always believed she's lesbian.

[WeDidIt]

5. Unbelievable!

Man, had he tapped Condi, we'd probably be in big trouble right now!

[Alter Ego]

6. I thought she and George were "hip to the groove" as it were?

[elkston]

7. Sorry, but I don't see Condi accepting if asked. She's voting for Barack. I feel it in my gut (eom)

[Fleshdancer]

11. Well, if she was undecided before this....

then yes, I can believe she'll vote for Obama too.

[Maine-i-acs]

8. And if she was "out and proud" all along, it would be a whole new ballgame

With tough consequences for Dems.

But RWers do not like gay people to be in the spotlight, they would prefer them to be cloistered and praying fervently to be cured of the Homosexual Disease (Palin falls into this camp).

[whistler162]

12. Dang that must be why Rachel Maddow wasn't considered!

[galaxy21]

13. There's no actual proof that Condoleeza is gay

But I guess in washington being unmarried and childless by fifty automatically makes you gay.


As for the fundies....they got over cheney's daughter (and her baby). You'd think they'd get over this.

[slampoet]

14. Name one other hetero woman who owns a home with an other unrelated woman

Condi wasn't chosen because she was a Republican. The democrats would have chosen her as a candidate because to the Dems sexuality isn't such an issue.

[galaxy21]

16. Eh, I don't know about that

Its true sexuality isn't a big deal to the democrats....but running a gay person as president or vice president? I can't see that happening in the near future.

They ultimately want to win. And it would be incredibly difficult to get people to accept a gay president/vice president. As great as Biden is, no way would he have been chosen for vp if he was openly gay.

[slampoet]

23. We aren't talking about running a gay person. We are talking about running a closet case.

Both parties do that.

[billyoc]

15. She would have been a much better choice for McCain than Palin.

I'm glad to see their prejudices destroy them.

[Barack_America]

17. I've never heard these rumors.

If she is, whatever, good for her.

[Jennicut]

18. Ridiculous. I thought Condi was dating a man. I forget his name.

Doesn't matter. They chose the wrong woman. No fan of Condi but she has met with many foreign leaders and compared to Sarah she is not a joke. Oh well, good for us!

[Clintonista2]

29. There's rumors that she's dating the Canadian foreign affairs minister

I totally agree with your assertion. Palin was good for Mccain in the short run, but now people are seriously taking a look at her and are saying to themselves "WTF?!?!" Condi on the other hand would have been better long term for Mccain.

[ReadTomPaine]

19. And yet, McCain's chief of staff is gay...

which I find pretty ironic. The "straight talk express" needs to reconsider its name, in more ways than one.

[Fleshdancer]

22. and the gay chief of staff....

...was probably one of the people who said no on choosing Rice.

[ReadTomPaine]

24. More proof that for some, the "I got mine" impulse overrides any and all others n/t

[City Lights]

20. More cowardice from the McPOW campaign.

What weenies.

[Tatiana]

21. I'm pretty sure she's bi, given her relationship with Bush. n/t

[SoonerPride]

27. I think her relationship with bush is what they were referring to.

if you catch my meaning

:)

[TwilightGardener]

25. Poor Condi--I don't think she approaches greatness by any stretch, but she's

been known to have at least two brain cells to rub together, unlike Moosie McMommy. Bad move, McDickhead. Either Rice or Romeny would have been better choices. Buyer's remorse!!

[Vinca]

26. That's par for the course. Condi is like Albert Einstein next to Mooseburger,

but one has a baby as a campaign prop and the other doesn't.

[ClarkUSA]

28. At Stanford, where she was provost, it was well-known on campus that she lived with her girlfriend.

It was open knowledge that she was a lesbian and no one cared. After she was tapped to be SoS, she had to choose --
and she broke up with her longtime (politically forbidden) love to pursue what seemed like a promising and glittering
career.

How do I know? I know.

[Algorem]

30. she should call a guy onto the rug because of this

[TheKentuckian]

31. Condi should be in jail with the rest of the criminal administration

anyway.

Yes, she's light years ahead of Palin but then most folks are. Rice is a dangerous person who needs to at least get far away from the Capital.

[BrainStorm]

32. Rice would have made sense as a GOP candidate

Palin makes no sense whatsoever.

[truthisfreedom]

33. What about the famous "Looking like just an ordinary couple" comment?

Remember when bush snuck off to Iraq with Condi-cane?

[RoadRage]

35. Honestly.. we probably dodged a bullet..

Condi would have been a hell of a lot tougher then Palin. She still has the same conservative credentials (as much as you can call it that), but she would have been more impressive on the "experience" front, and could have drawn both women and black voters.

I don't like any of her policies.. but she would have been tougher to fight off then Palen.. who is finally proving to be a joke. Condi would have held her own in a debate against Biden.. i don't think Palen will (even though the media will do their best to spin it as though she did).

Finally - if she IS gay or bi, why the HELL is she a hard working republican.. working against her own rights and her own self interests? I suppose you could say that about a lot of Republicans though, eh?