“She has a tendency to treat other countries as mere (U.S.) subsidiaries”
The antipathy in Washington and elsewhere, though, is based on more than a series of TV interviews. While U.N. diplomats and U.S. officials who have dealt with Rice praise the intellect of the 48-year-old former Rhodes scholar and graduate of Stanford and Oxford, they say she has won few popularity contests during her meteoric rise.
Diplomats on the 15-nation U.N. Security Council privately complain of Rice’s aggressive negotiating tactics, describing her with terms like “undiplomatic” and “sometimes rather rude.” They attributed some blunt language to Rice – “this is crap,” “let’s kill this” or “this is bullshit.”
“She’s got a sort of a cowboy-ish attitude,” one Western diplomat said. “She has a tendency to treat other countries as mere (U.S.) subsidiaries.”
Two other diplomats – all three were male – supported this view.
“She’s not easy,” said David Rothkopf, the top manager and editor-at-large of Foreign Policy magazine. “I’m not sure I’d want to take her on a picnic with my family, but if the president wants her to be secretary of state, she’ll work hard.”
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Just say NO to rice for sos! I have a feeling that dc will cave because of the ‘racist, sexist’ thing?
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letget on November 24, 2012 at 12:16 PM
Blind chicken, corn. Assemble that yourself you US-subsidiary!
Valkyriepundit on November 24, 2012 at 12:17 PM
But, above all else – Rice is a LIAR, and she should be treated as such.
Pork-Chop on November 24, 2012 at 12:18 PM
Australia had a Rhodes scholar, too. His mouth would make a potty look clean, and his arrogance put Mussolini to shame.
Pattern?
OldEnglish on November 24, 2012 at 12:35 PM
Sorry, but I am still not for her to represent the United States as the Secretary of State. And, I am for moving the United Nations to Saudia Arabia, Egypt or even better Afghanistan.
SC.Charlie on November 24, 2012 at 12:36 PM
Dumb as a cow.
I profusely apologize to cows, white, black, spotted, red and etc.
Liar in Chief, Liar Rice.
The land deserves both of you.
America has lost all decency and sense of right. She is now the land of charlatanic snotty “I deserve by hue alone” mediocracy.
Schadenfreude on November 24, 2012 at 12:41 PM
In other words, she’s Reagan (or Chimpy Bush!) in a dress. But the Democrat Media would rather be waterboarded than make such a comparison. After all, she belongs to the Correct Party.
As usual, some howlers from the Photoshopped al-Rooters “consumers” commenting at the link. My fave:
And get this one!
Del Dolemonte on November 24, 2012 at 1:00 PM
CLinton, Bill was a Rhodes Scholar. Never heard much about his scholarship, but the guy can think on his feet
This one, Rice, couldn’t think her way out of a paper bag.
entagor on November 24, 2012 at 1:10 PM
You know who else is a Rhodes Scholar? Rachel Maddow. How far we have fallen.
Punchenko on November 24, 2012 at 1:25 PM
Eh, I think Caroll Quigley and Senator Fulbright had a hand in helping Bill get his ticket punched to Oxford.
Punchenko on November 24, 2012 at 1:28 PM