Condoleezza Rice: Sen. Obama’s “an Extraordinary Person”
On Fox News Sunday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discussed Sen. Obama and what his candidacy means for racial progress in America.
Obama is a top-tier contender among Democrats and his wide support early in the 2008 race “just shows that we’ve come a very long way,” Rice said Sunday.
“I do think we’ve come a long way in overcoming stereotypes, role stereotypes about African-Americans. I will say race is still a factor. When a person walks into a room, I still think people still see race,” Rice said.
“But it’s less and less of a barrier to believing that that person can be your doctor or your lawyer or a professor in your university or the CEO of a company. And it will not be long, I think, before it’s no longer a barrier to being president of the United States,” Rice said.
…Rice noted that Obama is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where the secretary often testifies.
“I think he’s very appealing and a great person. He’s on my committee. And we’ve always had good exchanges. I think he’s an extraordinary person,” she said.
April 7th, 2007 at 8:28 pm EST
So, will she be voting right for the first time in her life at the elections. America certainly needs an extraordinary person to get it out of the unbelievable mess that Condi and her boss and fellow travellers have gotten it into! Its about time she and her compatriots get off the scene and into the trashcan of history where they belong!