Condoleezza Rice endorses Deb Fischer (R-NE)

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Joseph Morton

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday threw her support behind Deb Fischer in the Nebraska Senate race.

The high-profile endorsement comes in the closing days of the contest between the Republican Fischer and Democrat Bob Kerrey.

Rice was Secretary of State under President George W. Bush and is now a professor at the Stanford University.

Fischer noted that she met Rice at a briefing earlier this year.

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[Panasonic]

1. Kiss of death

[BlueNoteSpecial]

2. What WERE the odds?

[Mass]

3. So Condi misses Romney's rally but endorses Fischer?

What does that tell us?

[Tutonic]

15. Deb Fischer 2016????

[TwilightGardener]

26. Tells me that Fischer might be in trouble--

what connection does Condi Rice have to Fischer, or Nebraska? Sounds like the GOP is nervous and dug up whatever political figure they could find at the last minute to endorse her.

[TheFarseer]

28. I'll take Chuck Hagel over her

Chuck endorsed Bob Kerrey recently and is featured in ads airing in Nebraska. Sure he's a republican but still someone I respect and someone that can highlight Kerrey as a fair minded person who can work across party lines as is the theme of his campaign.

GOP is probably shocked at how poorly this is going. All ads are for Kerrey hitting hard on ethics and positive ads focused on what Kerrey has done for this country. Fisher ads say "nuh uh" or trumpet how Kerrey said something nice about a Democrat once. Is Condi respected in any circles anymore?

[TwilightGardener]

29. I don't know if Condi's still respected anymore--hard to say how

much weight her endorsement would carry. I just think it's weird and random, even though the article says they met once at a conference or something. I think in the end, Hagel's endorsement of Kerrey might help with middle of the road types--Indies and conserative Dems (which are pretty much the only kind in Nebraska anyway), not so much with Repubs, who are still probably pissed at him for his last few years in the Senate defying Bush/Crashcart (and for his helpfulness towards Obama). Condi might help with Repubs, I can't see anyone else being swayed by her. She can't separate herself from that administration's MASSIVE failures very well. I don't live in Nebraska anymore, so I'm just watching from a distance--but I always thought the politics there were interesting.

[onehandle]

4. Condoleezza Rice would do a donkey show for a buck. nt

[Buddaman]

6. Holy shit..........POW!!!

[Tutonic]

16. On a roll!

tee hee eee

[Carolina]

23. right on point

I loathe that woman

[Skittles]

5. she already hitched her star to one loser

[Supersedeas]

31. So what does that tell you about Deb Fischer?

[Raster]

7. War criminal says what?

[Solly Mack]

21. That ^

[still_one]

8. no wonder 9/11 happened with such incompentence

[JackRiddler]

9. All I care to hear from Dr. Rice...

is whether she is willing in trial at the Hague to testify against her co-conspirators (Rumsfeld, Cheney, Bush, Wolfowitz et al.) on charges of planning and waging aggressive war and commission of crimes against humanity in Iraq and around the world.

[JB126]

10. She's done so well for Mittens

[aintitfunny]

11. Sorry, but who cares..at least here?

I don't give a flying anything who Bush's office wife supports.

[Wolf Frankula]

12. Kindasleazy, Men have named you.

Remember the song?

Wolf

[JohnnyRingo]

13. Has she been thinking about it all this time?

Maybe Rice is one of those undecided voters we keep hearing about.

[lsewpershad]

14. Add some beans

to your life Rice.....without it you are a loser.

[DallasNE]

17. Probably Done As A Favor To Her Friend Karl Rove

Rove has dumped over a half-million dollars recently into this race in support of Fischer. Not sure how this helps Fischer after Kerrey cleaned her clock on national security issues in the debates. Her only hope is that nobody was watching.

[sally5050]

18. why doesn't condi crawl back into her crypt

bringing her out is another huge PR mistake.. the rethugs don't get it.. people hate everything associated with the bush administrations years in office.

including Condi.

[winstars]

19. Condi Rice, Condi Rice??? Oh, that oil tanker is endorsing Senate candidates now, weird... n/t

[-LOKI -BAD FOR YA]

20. Condoleezza Rice endorsement of Deb Fischer will sway aa votes. n\t

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[justiceischeap]

22. Are you suggesting that African-Americans only vote for someone because someone else

of the same skin color tells them to? African-americans have been voting for white people for years, making up their own minds based on facts, not endorsements.

[-LOKI -BAD FOR YA]

25. i was being sarcasm,i agree with you sentiments,being aa myself.

i would vote for tree if it was doing a good job.if you see my posting ,i joke alot ,i hate being mean it turns off alot of people.

[goclark]

27. I am A American and she has absolutely no sway with anyone

that I have ever known.


Too bad that she couldn't wake up and do like the vile sample holder and now votes for OBAMA!!!!!

[John2]

24. She

is a disgrace. She supported the Lying Bush Administration to the tee unlike General Colin Powell. She associates herself with a Party that has white supremacists and now supports lying Romney and Ryan. In other words, she is bought and paid for in my opinion.

[freethought]

30. Seriously, there was nobody else to give Deb Fisher an endorsement?

How about Paul Wolfowitz?! Ummm......no. Dick Cheney? DEFINITELY NOT! How about GWB himself? Nobody is that desperate. Besides, the GOP is doing nearly everything in its power to make sure GWB does not escape his cage and stays well out of sight. Like I said in a previous post once, the GOP doesn't like to talk about HIM.