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September 23, 2005Donna BrazileI recall getting a somewhat annoyed with Donna Brazile during the 2000 election, when she said that Al Gore and Joe Lieberman were “not going to let those white boys win…” I mean…it just was such a terrible, race-baiting remark. But beside that, beyond her occasionally annoying remarks, I always liked Brazile, herself. She was capable of intellectual honesty and even would venture to criticise her own party from time-to-time which is a healthy sign for anyone. Beyond that, she always seemed very “warm” to me - like someone you’d enjoy having over for some informal supper followed by a game of scrabble. Her heartfelt words in this Cindy Adams column just make me like her that much more. It occurs to me that there are only a few really genuine (meaning coming-up-from-the-real-world-instead-of-the-privileged-one) folks currently prominent in America Politics - really, only a few: Condoleeza Rice, Clarence Thomas, Rudy Guiliani and Donna Brazile. And of those four, only two of them, Thomas and Brazile, knew real poverty in their lives. Guiliani and Rice grew up middle class. Can you think of many others? I can’t. Perhaps Barack Obama - product of an interracial marriage, he was raised by his single mother but if I recall, they were not poor and he was always something of a “star.” If you’ve been raised as a “star,” then things tend to be made easier for you, so perhaps he does not count. He did not have a hardscrabble background is what I mean. Who else came up from normal, middle-class background, without ivy-halls and money/power connections helping them along the way? Can we think of any? Help me out, folks! Meanwhile, if I were President Bush I would be giving Donna Brazile a great big kiss. What she said was bold and brave. It took enormous guts and a lot of good-will. And if I were Donna Brazile I’d be wondering how her own party was planning to destroy her if she does not quickly get back in line. http://theanchoressonline.com/2005/09/23/donna-brazile/trackback/ 6 Responses to “Donna Brazile” |
September 23rd, 2005 at 12:27 pm
I like what you said about Brazille. She always struck me as someone who played hardball- but comes five o’clock, she leaves behind. She’s sort of a street smart Condi Rice- her area of expertise lies in getting her candidate heard.
She is refrshingly honest- a commodity that has become quite rare in certain circles.
September 23rd, 2005 at 2:32 pm
Uhm… It looks as though part of your posting is truncated, at least now. You might want to take a look on the web.
September 23rd, 2005 at 2:40 pm
Thanks, MH for the heads up. Fixed now.
September 23rd, 2005 at 6:45 pm
Now that I’ve had a chance to read it…
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She kinda makes the Rev. Jesse look a little, I don’t know, petty, doesn’t she?
September 24th, 2005 at 4:04 am
[...] dreams and Rush Limbaugh Not having any fun? At the dinner table when fasting Honestly, I can’t keep up! Solar Halo in ‘Bama? Ormore? Bush damned if he does or doesn’t Make the headline a heart-grabber! Buster. Heh. First Sax. Heh. NO re-floods: Blame Bush or PORK? “Witch Hunt”: Goodstein drops the ball Donna Brazile A look at two presidents Schumer, Able Danger, Koba and Betsy Praying with the Cloud of Witnesses (bumped to top) Housekeeping on a busy day Inexplicable McCain? Not at all In the mail: The Outdoor Bible! Europe Died in Auschwitz? Dick Morris - wrong again Ever watch “The Critic?” [...]
September 26th, 2005 at 3:35 am
Donna Brazile
This interesting article appeared today:…