I just did a quick check and found the records for the Foreign Relations Committee on the US Senate web site. Powell was confirmed by the Senate in an unanimous voice vote after his confirmation hearings
So much for the race card. So the whole thing about racism and Rice sunds like a cynical piece of bs by some commentators on the right larry On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:28:02 -0800, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Probably not, but I could see him saying privately, well, he looks enough > > like one > > of "us", he must be ok. I would be very surprised if he had anything nice > > to say > > about any people of color. > > What? I take it then that you are close to the Senator? On what > experience do you base this opinion? > > Just for the sake of argument, suppose his private opinion was that he > opposed Powell for SecState, would that matter provided he voted to > approve? If so, why? > I'm certainly not trying to defend his former membership in the KKK, > but come on... > > > He's an old racist, an embarrasment to the Senate, just like this jackass > > Thomas on the Republican side in the House, who wants to discuss race and > > gender factors in Social Security benefits equations. But hey, that's > > democracy. > > Byrd may very well be "an old racist" and i don't particulary like his > stance on several issues, despite his being a Dem., but I don't know > the man well enough to say that he's playing a race card in holding up > Rice's nomination. > > FWIW, I have heard many arguments that oppose Rice's nomination from > people I know to be neither racist nor sexist that have been simply > flattened with either the racism or the anti-woman card. and none of > the arguments had anything at all to do with either. > > Race and gender are being used to effectively stifle debate and dissent. > > > -- > will > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; > and that would just be unacceptable." > - Carrie Fisher > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144241 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
