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Rice dismisses reparations for slavery
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| 9/09/01
Posted on 09/09/2001 8:19:25 PM PDT by kattracks
Edited on 04/29/2004 1:58:43 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, one of the most prominent and influential blacks in the Bush administration, dismissed the idea Sunday of reparations to compensate the descendants of slaves.
"Given the fact that there's plenty of blame to go around for slavery, plenty of blame to go around among African and Arab states, plenty of blame to go around among Western states -- I think we're better to look forward, not point fingers backward," Rice said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
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posted on
09/09/2001 8:19:25 PM PDT
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kattracks
To: kattracks
"I've said very often, slavery was America's birth defect. It was there from the beginning. But we have to turn now to the present and to the future."
The present - creating jobs in the United States - SO START A ****ING WAR ALREADY, Condie.
To: kattracks
To: joanie-f
Please repost your old essay on slavery reparations. It is a classic and would give Rice some ammunition. :=)
To: libertarian_usa
A little narrow-minded, aren't we?
To: libertarian_usa
Eight whole days here and this is all you're capable of contributing? You're neither clever or witty, just hateful.
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posted on
09/09/2001 8:30:28 PM PDT
by
Russ
To: Russ
"You're neither clever or witty, just hateful."
How does this country come back from recessions, historically? War. WW II did it for us, Iraq did it again and will probably do it again, if everything goes to planned for George W.
So it was actually quite an inciteful post by me.
To: Russ
Is it my imagination or does #2 even make sense? Darned less-than-single-digit types sure are pissy these days.
To: libertarian_usa
Very "inciteful" - but not so insightful.
To: anniegetyourgun
"Very "inciteful" - but not so insightful."
It worked didn't it? 2 flames in 2 seconds and the PUN was intended.
To: libertarian_usa
ROFL! No, it didn't!
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To: kattracks
Rice said she had not seen the document, but she said the conference "wasted" time by dwelling on the past and by trying to single out Israel for criticism.It's nice to have adults in charge, considering the previous eight years and the boot licking that would have been going on at this "conference".
To: laconas
Keeping America racially divided is hard work. And extremely profitable.
To: kattracks
As this issue heats up, I suspect the racial division may become a chasam that cannot be bridged. This is a most divisive issue.
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09/09/2001 9:24:51 PM PDT
by
umgud
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To: kattracks
"Given the fact that there's plenty of blame to go around for slavery, plenty of blame to go around among African and Arab states, plenty of blame to go around among Western states -- I think we're better to look forward, not point fingers backward," Rice said on NBC's "Meet the Press."Rice appears to have a very balanced perspective. JJSr would do well to seriously consider her words.
To: libertarian_usa
Are you a Lefty disruptor? You sound like one.
To: Post Toasties
"Are you a Lefty disruptor? You sound like one."
Well after all anyone who doesn't follow the party line is a disruptor, right Comrade?
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