thanks. I suspected as much but hadn't had a chance to look.
On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:30:26 -0500, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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:5:144247 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
