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deminks

(11,519 posts)
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 09:12 PM 11 hrs ago

Condoleezza seen at the White House

https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/condoleezza-rice-spotted-going-to-the-white-house-report-george-w-bush-iran-military-israel-middle-east-donald-trump

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Condoleezza Rice, who served as a state secretary under former President George W. Bush, was seen going to the White House on Friday, according to reports.

“Condoleezza Rice was just seen walking into the White House,” CNN Senior White House correspondent Kristen Holmes wrote on X.

Snip

When asked about the situation in Iran, she said that President Donald Trump’s administration was trying to neuter the military strength of Iran.

End snip.

Kindasleezy just couldn't resist the neocon porn.
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Condoleezza seen at the White House (Original Post) deminks 11 hrs ago OP
I guess 6 more weeks of winter mr715 11 hrs ago #1
LOL!! 2naSalit 11 hrs ago #8
LOL leftstreet 10 hrs ago #12
Yup, thought that. Wanted to keep it light. mr715 10 hrs ago #15
😂 chia 10 hrs ago #16
Oh snap. nt Ilsa 8 hrs ago #31
Mushroom dick meets mushroom cloud. Solly Mack 11 hrs ago #2
Best possible response! H2O Man 9 hrs ago #20
Next up: Some Trumpist will shake a blue-capped vial at us. Solly Mack 9 hrs ago #24
"We never imagined they'd fly planes into buildings" OAITW r.2.0 11 hrs ago #3
She insulted Senator Robert Kerrey by talking over him. John1956PA 10 hrs ago #17
John Kerry? OAITW r.2.0 9 hrs ago #18
No, Senator Robert Kerrey. I watched the TV coverage of the hearing. John1956PA 9 hrs ago #19
Bob Kerry....right. Whatever happened to him? OAITW r.2.0 9 hrs ago #21
Senator Bob Kerrey seems to have made peace with his Vietnam War experiences which had affected him. John1956PA 9 hrs ago #22
Interesting. For a brief time he made great copy....then he disappeared....why? OAITW r.2.0 9 hrs ago #23
Betcha Bill Kristol is dying to be invited, too. (n/t) DJ Synikus Makisimus 11 hrs ago #4
The irony. Trump ostracized the people who would be his biggest Iran war cheerleaders newdeal2 10 hrs ago #10
While not a fan of Kristol.... Ferrets are Cool 9 hrs ago #27
I think that there are some neocons working behind the scenes wnylib 8 hrs ago #30
It's gonna go something like this: RockRaven 11 hrs ago #5
Did Condo play a grand piano for KRASNOV or waiting for the ballroom? UTUSN 11 hrs ago #6
Surprised Miller et al let a black woman into the building JT45242 11 hrs ago #7
Well, she does speak Russian Lars39 10 hrs ago #9
And she immediately became the smartest person in the building AZJonnie 10 hrs ago #11
I had that reaction for a nanosecond SamuelTheThird 10 hrs ago #13
He is so far under, he's called a BLACK WOMAN in, hoping for .. . Maru Kitteh 8 hrs ago #29
Probably offering advice on how to market a war thought crime 10 hrs ago #14
Actually, I think she's there because of College Football. haele 9 hrs ago #25
Ding, ding, we have a winna Ferrets are Cool 9 hrs ago #28
Yeah, Nick Saban was there today. Ilsa 8 hrs ago #32
So thrump and his rash have time to spend on Ilsa 8 hrs ago #33
I wish I could say I was shocked that she stooped low enough BootinUp 9 hrs ago #26
She fits right in... spanone 1 hr ago #34

OAITW r.2.0

(31,987 posts)
3. "We never imagined they'd fly planes into buildings"
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 09:21 PM
11 hrs ago

Last edited Sat Mar 7, 2026, 12:05 AM - Edit history (1)

Except George Tenet went nutz trying to voice this very concern, See 8/6/2001 daily Presidential Briefing.

It's been going downhill for us since 2001....when Republicans stole Al Gore's win.

Is she auditioning for the next Trump SOS clueless person?

John1956PA

(4,917 posts)
17. She insulted Senator Robert Kerrey by talking over him.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 10:38 PM
10 hrs ago

At the hearing, she told the whoppers that the "The Bin Laden Determined to Attack in U.S." warning was not a real thing, and that no one could have anticipated the 9-11 jetliner attacks (despite novels having made use of that plot element).

John1956PA

(4,917 posts)
22. Senator Bob Kerrey seems to have made peace with his Vietnam War experiences which had affected him.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 11:09 PM
9 hrs ago

newdeal2

(5,261 posts)
10. The irony. Trump ostracized the people who would be his biggest Iran war cheerleaders
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 10:03 PM
10 hrs ago

Like John Bolton.

Ferrets are Cool

(22,779 posts)
27. While not a fan of Kristol....
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 11:29 PM
9 hrs ago

Bill Kristol: A Madman's Way of War
Trump cannot enunciate a clear reason for why he's chosen to go to war against Iran, and the administration is not even bothering to coordinate a message that clarifies its objective. While the military campaign appears aimed at regime change, Hegseth denies it is. And instead of speaking directly to Americans, POTUS himself has taken on a Jekyll and Hyde approach to his rationales in a series of private interviews: he's waffled between "freedom," to installing a caretaker regime à la Venezuela, to maybe even revenge. In any event, the United States seems like it's being dog-walked by the Israelis and the Saudis, and the corrupt deals between the Trump family and Gulf Arab states may be a factor.

wnylib

(25,662 posts)
30. I think that there are some neocons working behind the scenes
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 12:16 AM
8 hrs ago

in some of the current foreign policy actions and decisions.

Trump is no more mentally able to run the show than Reagan or Bush Jr were.

RockRaven

(19,111 posts)
5. It's gonna go something like this:
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 09:22 PM
11 hrs ago

(very heavily paraphrased)
Dotard: How did you screw up so bad in Iraq?
Rice: By doing what you're about to do in Iran.
Dotard: Harrumph. [pouts] Bye.
Rice: [leaves]
Dotard: She's a loser. Low IQ. Do it.

JT45242

(3,996 posts)
7. Surprised Miller et al let a black woman into the building
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 09:36 PM
11 hrs ago

Seriously, they don't care what bush type repubs think and they definitely are racists .

AZJonnie

(3,554 posts)
11. And she immediately became the smartest person in the building
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 10:11 PM
10 hrs ago

Actually seeing Trump call in someone with SOME semblance of experience and competency isn't worst thing I can think of. Obviously I'd prefer a lot of other people, but as far as "signs" go, this is a tacit admission that Trump is ready to listen to someone outside his cabal of complete morons, wandering around slack-jawed, dicks in hands

Maru Kitteh

(31,571 posts)
29. He is so far under, he's called a BLACK WOMAN in, hoping for .. .
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 12:08 AM
8 hrs ago

for what? Some little kernel of information that will, like magic, instantly make everything suddenly work out AWESOME like his TripeSocial meme-warriors promised him it would?

He knew she would be seen going in.
A very sizable contingent of his base hates neocons almost as much as they hate everyone else on the planet who is not a Christian White Nationalist. Her popularity with his base is even lower than HE is, nationally. I’d bet a house payment on it. He never does anything, not one thing, that isn’t about him and what he can get out of it, so is he just this desperate? Or is something else happening?

I find nothing comforting here. I don’t like it. He’s not developing new, better habits or ways of doing things at his age, with that spongiform brain of his.

haele

(15,317 posts)
25. Actually, I think she's there because of College Football.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 11:21 PM
9 hrs ago

She's a big player in the BCS, and *rump has thrown himself into trying to fix the mess the NCAA has made with situations with the Transfer Portal, the NIL (name, image, and likeness) rules, and whether or not College football and basketball players and assistants should be considered staff employees or students in terms of employment and benefits.

Ms. Rice was a mediocre Foreign Policy "expert" (typical NeoCon, still playing Cold War between Western Capitalist interests and the Soviet Union anti-West plays), but she is very good when it comes to understanding what makes a football team successful.
If she had stuck to music and Football, everyone would consider her a genius.

Ilsa

(64,222 posts)
32. Yeah, Nick Saban was there today.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 12:20 AM
8 hrs ago

I believe they were talking about the transfer portal. I didn't know Condi cared about NCAA. I thought she was just NFL.

Ilsa

(64,222 posts)
33. So thrump and his rash have time to spend on
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 12:25 AM
8 hrs ago

NCAA rules but not discuss fixing his misadventures into Iran, Ecuador, Venezuela, etc?

BootinUp

(51,143 posts)
26. I wish I could say I was shocked that she stooped low enough
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 11:23 PM
9 hrs ago

to defend this indefensible situation.

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