"Rice tutored Bush on world affairs during the 2000 campaign" (Condi you're a lousy tutor)

[ProSense]

Transformed By Her Bond With Bush

Rice's Loyalty Brings Power and Pitfalls

By Glenn Kessler
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, September 3, 2007; Page A01

It was just two days after President Bush's reelection in 2004, and Condoleezza Rice was planning her move back home to California and to the tranquility of life at Stanford University.

But Bush had other plans. In a private meeting at Camp David on the morning of Friday, Nov. 6, the president made his pitch: Colin Powell was out as secretary of state -- though Bush hadn't told him yet -- and the president wanted Rice to take the job.

Rice hesitated. Four years as Bush's national security adviser -- through Sept. 11 and two wars -- had taken a toll. "I think you may need a new national security team," she said.

"I do the hiring here," the president countered.

As Rice considered the offer, one question loomed large: Would she and Bush retain their unique closeness if they no longer worked daily together in the White House?

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Rice tutored Bush on world affairs during the 2000 campaign, seeking to make sure the foreign policy novice didn't stumble. Now, aides say, it is Bush who prods Rice to be bolder and take chances on his ambitious worldview.

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The dazzler that dimmed

Diplomacy is deal-making

[Cha]

1. Not to mention..the idiot

can't learn.

[Solly Mack]

2. Rice tutored Bush on world affairs.....using finger puppets

[dflprincess]

3. "retain their unique closeness"

I'm reading sooo much into that.

[Skittles]

4. I DO THE HIRING HERE

gawd, what an ego maniacal piece of f***Ing GARBAGE he is

[madeline_con]

10. History will be kind to him.

He just isn't appreciated yet. :puke:

[Ian David]

5. "Say it, George... 'Iranians' pain comes mainly from Khomeni..." n/t

[spanone]

6. condi who? still alive?

[TheUniverse]

7. Its sad that our president had to be tutored about world affairs one year before taking office.

I guess this is what happens when people elect(or almost elect) a president they would want to have a beer with.

[rurallib]

8. She was a fucking expert on the Soviet Union!

Probably didn't know they were gone back then. Not too sure she does yet.

[Mend]

9. what shoes to wear to what country....although the wooden clogs in

Holland were a bit much IMO

[ProSense]

11. Kick! n/t