Senate Foreign Relations hearing of Dr. Condoleezza Rice to be Sec.of State. [LIVE Thread - Day 2] (

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[OXENinFLA]

Secretary of State Nomination
Part I

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HEARING
before the

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
UNITED STATES SENATE
ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION

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Tuesday, January 18, 2005

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Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Break -
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Place: 216 Hart Senate Office Building
Presiding: Senator Lugar

 
 

Nominee:

Dr. Condoleezza Rice
    To be Secretary of State

The Hearing will Commence on Tuesday, January
    18, 2005 and will Continue, If Necessary, on the

    Following Day Wednesday, January 19, 2005.
    Immediately Following the Conclusion of Hearing,
    the Chairman Will Convene a Business Meeting to
    Vote on the Nomination.

[OXENinFLA]

CONFIRMATION HEARINGS

Dr. Rice as Secretary of State The Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds a confirmation hearing for National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to replace Colin Powell as Secretary of State. Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) chairs the hearing with Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) serving as ranking member. TUES., 9AM ET, C-SPAN

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Thought I better make this now, we're going to need it.

[OXENinFLA]

Get the popcorn ready.......

[EQAndyBuzz]

Whoare the members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee?

[EQAndyBuzz]

"Whoare the members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee? "

Never mind. Found it. ROFL... Kerry is on the committee. Wonder if he will ask Condi what her net worth is.

[Dane]

Republican members

Chairman
Richard G. Lugar

Chuck Hagel
Nebraska

Lincoln Chafee
Rhode Island

George Allen
Virginia

Norm Coleman
Minnesota

George V. Voinovich
Ohio

Lamar Alexander
Tennessee

John E. Sununu
New Hampshire

Lisa Murkowski
Alaska

Mel Martinez
Florida

[MEG33]

http://foreign.senate.gov/about.html

[Peach]

Condi is the smartest women in any room she's in.

[Dane]

Democrat members

Ranking Member
Joe Biden
Delaware

Paul S. Sarbanes
Maryland

Christopher J. Dodd
Connecticut

John F. Kerry
Massachusetts

Russell D. Feingold
Wisconsin

Barbara Boxer
California

Bill Nelson
Florida

Barack Obama
Illinois

[Peach]

We have quite a few RINOs serving, I see. Wonder if Kerry will show up? He's been so busy trashing the US that he may be too tired.

[thelastvirgil]

Let the preening and the self-serving speeches disguised as questions begin.

There is nothing in the universe that possesses less value than a United States Senator in front of a TV camera.

[rocksblues]

bump for 9am

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Condi will eat them for breakfast. I hope she has that "I could kick every single one of your white asses" look on her face when she sits down.

[Quilla]

I'm checking in - popcorn in hand.

[Dane]

We have quite a few RINOs serving, I see

It will be interesting to see what Chaffee says.

He'll probably pull a Bob Kerrey and do a 5 minute attack.

[MEG33]

Might need to turn on the A/C..There will be a lot of hot air coming our way today.

[prairiebreeze]

LOL! This'll be rich, Kerry, Biden, Boxer and Osama Obama!! The Pubs have a few RINOs on that committee. I was very unimpressed with Lamar Alexander last week. He gave a tv interview on Fox and not recognizing the name I at first was convinced he was a RAT. Isn't that specccccial?

Popcorn's ready here.

[OXENinFLA]

REPUBS.

Chairman
Richard G. Lugar

Chuck Hagel
Nebraska

Lincoln Chafee
Rhode Island

George Allen
Virginia

Norm Coleman
Minnesota

George V. Voinovich
Ohio

Lamar Alexander
Tennessee

John E. Sununu
New Hampshire

Lisa Murkowski
Alaska

Mel Martinez
Florida

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DEMS

Ranking Member
Joseph R. Biden

Paul S. Sarbanes
Maryland

Christopher J. Dodd
Connecticut

John F. Kerry
Massachusetts

Russell D. Feingold
Wisconsin

Barbara Boxer
California

Bill Nelson
Florida

Barack Obama (aka Osama Obama)
Illinois [How did he get on this committee?]

[cbkaty]

Barack Obama, Illinois

I am curious.... It is my understanding that it takes a bit of seniority to gain a chair on these committees.....right?

[Quilla]

Peach, I'm betting Kerry will be there. I wouldn't be surprised if he asks Dr. Rice why, in Ohio, some dems had to wait in line 11 hours while the Republicans were whisked through the voting process. Then he'll go on as to why we are pushing for a vote in Iraq when we can't even stop disenfranchisement of voters here in our own country. Hopefully Dr. Rice has a flip flop in her purse she can whip out at an opportune moment. ;-)

[OXENinFLA]

oops, sorry I got distracted by work......

[Peach]

LOLOL!

I rather think he'll surprise us and actually show up for work for the first time in a while too. Camera time, you know. Probably had his facial last night in preparation.

[misharu]

Does anyone know where it can be heard on the net?

[Quilla]

Elevation to star status trumps seniority in democrat circles. They have so few stars these days.

[prairiebreeze]

LOL! When she pulls that flip-flop out I'd love to see her smack those Dimbulbs up-side their fool heads.

[OXENinFLA]

It is my understanding that it takes a bit of seniority to gain a chair on these committees.....right?

I think we all said that same thing when Hillary got on the Senate Armed Services Committee

[PilloryHillary]

Thanks for the C-Span info.

[OXENinFLA]

Does anyone know where it can be heard on the net?

The C-span link at post#1

[Peach]

Didn't Lamar Alexander run for higher office a few years ago? What a committee...is this the best we can do?

[OXENinFLA]

committee membership - Senators are assigned to specific committees by their party conference. Seniority, regional balance, and political philosophy are the most prominent factors in the committee assignment process.

[thelastvirgil]

We can only hope that Coleman, Sununu, and Martinez comport themselves well. As for the others, it looks like a who's who of charlatan losers and peacocks.
Do we dare watch Biden and Dodd? Forget the popcorn, I'm going for a preemptive strike with a good anti-nausea elixir.

[anniegetyourgun]

Or if he'll even show up for work today.

[anniegetyourgun]

Must be Obama's extensive background in foreign relations. Cough....choke....

[Peach]

Forget the popcorn, I'm going for a preemptive strike with a good anti-nausea elixir.

LOL.

Off topic: Bishop freed in Iraqi kidnapping incident.

[anniegetyourgun]

Or perhaps they just didn't want to be accused of holding a high-tech lynching...using Obama as their token and shield.

[section9]

Well, sorry folks, I have to work today. Beginning at 9 am, don't you know. However, please keep abreast of the ass-kicking. When Boxer comes in to smack her, Condi will smack back, and hard.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[OXENinFLA]

Must be Obama's extensive background in foreign relations. Cough....choke....

Well, he did study the Qu'ran. Yes, shocking that didn't become an issue during the debates.

[prairiebreeze]

What a committee...is this the best we can do?

Just makes a person feel all warm and fuzzy, doesn't it? On another topic, what about Howie Dean possibly getting the DNC chair! And Bill Kristol says Bill&Hill want Weasley Clark to jump in the running.

I have to go get the car serviced before our trip next week. Will check back in.

[misharu]

Thank ya, I thought that was only for video!

[EQAndyBuzz]

Wonder if the RATS are going to fight this as a prelude to the hearings that will take place for Judgeships.

Obstruct early as a preemptive strike.

[Peach]

Your graphic shows what I'm doing right now. FNC reporting that attendance at Clinton's library is much lower than Reagan and Bush's libraries when they opened. Hah!

[livius]

I think he and Mel Martinez (R, FL) are junior senators, and there is probably a chair reserved for a junior senator from each party.

[cyncooper]

Lamar's OK. He served in congress before and ran for president (remember the flannel shirt?). I think our team is OK except for Chaffee and the increasingly nauseating Hagel and Lugar. The rest are pretty darn good.

[txrangerette]

Dane wrote:

"It will be interesting to see what Chaffee says. He'll probably pull a Bob Kerrey and do a 5 minute attack."

Chaffee is a scared-witless, whiny little boy. He might attack, if he had the guts. More likely he will whine, whine, whine about how baaaaaaaad everything in the world is going, and pout that Papa Bush and Mama Rice haven't majically fixed the "booboos".

[cyncooper]

Gosh, I want to say my guess is Kerry won't be there.

But I hope he is so we can make fun of his haughty and unctous ways and watch Dr. Rice put him in his place.

[cbkaty]

I think he and Mel Martinez (R, FL) are junior senators, and there is probably a chair reserved for a junior senator from each party.

Hmmmm....fair enough...but I must ponder the reason that Obama appears on all networks all the time, yet I would not recognize Mel Martinez in any situation.......Hmmmmmmmm...... GRIN!

[Dane]

More likely he will whine, whine, whine about how baaaaaaaad everything in the world is going, and pout that Papa Bush and Mama Rice haven't majically fixed the "booboos".

LOL! You probably have hit the nail on the head.

[txrangerette]

Ditto.

[cyncooper]

What's wrong with Allen, Coleman, Murkowski, Voinovich, Martinez (who I'm really looking forward to seeing), Alexander and Sununu? I've seen them do well at other times and expect they'll do well today. Lugar can be awful but I've seen him do well, Chaffee can be a putz and Hagel makes me sick anymore, but to be fair, he can also do well when he wants to. Knowing the cameras are rolling I expect him to say something annoying, but I'd say overall our side of the committee is fine.

[TheSpottedOwl]

6am, pacific time? I want to see this! Go Condi!!

[TomGuy]

MS Player link to CSPAN 1

RealPlayer link to CSPAN 1

CBS News webfeed [No live link yet, but they probably will have one up by the time the hearing starts. You can select MSPlayer or RealPlayer format.]

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