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DreamGypsy

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13. She's also a progressive activist
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 11:49 PM
Nov 2012

From the biography link:

She turned the heads of top administrators (at Stanford) when she created a fund that withheld alumni donations until the university either stopped their investments in companies doing business in South Africa, or the country ended apartheid.

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The couple lived in Canada until 1993, when Rice took a job with the National Security Council in Washington, D.C., under President Clinton.

She began work as the director of international organizations and peacekeeping for the NSC, where she had what she calls her "most searing experience" when she visited Rwanda during what was later classified as a genocide. "I saw hundreds, if not thousands, of decomposing corpses outside and inside a church," she says.

"It was the most horrible thing I've ever seen. It makes you mad. It makes you determined. It makes you know that even if you're the last lone voice and you believe you're right, it is worth every bit of energy you can throw into it." She took the lessons learned from her peacekeeping position to a new post as special assistant to the president and senior director for African affairs in 1995.


McCain is so wrong in his insulting remarks.
Not very bright? [View all] Tanuki Nov 2012 OP
Yes, but John McCain was smart enough to be born a white male rather than a black woman! hedgehog Nov 2012 #1
John McCain was so smart, he foisted this upon the nation.. HipChick Nov 2012 #3
Words fail me in describing the monumental failure of John McCain regarding this woman. Tennessee Gal Nov 2012 #9
In my conspiracy mind I dont believe that McCain had a thing to do with choosing rhett o rick Nov 2012 #16
Mr. last in his class at West point is talking smack on her. Amazing. roguevalley Nov 2012 #21
Annapolis alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #27
Ding ding malaise Nov 2012 #38
Exact same words John Sununu tried to use against President Obama. I guess we have to bullwinkle428 Nov 2012 #2
vice presidential candidate sarah palin. all one needs to know about who is smart nt msongs Nov 2012 #4
Susan Rice is brilliant, lets face it and neither McCain or Graham can come close teddy51 Nov 2012 #5
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #6
Angry Old WHITE Men Jeff In Milwaukee Nov 2012 #7
Yep, your correct and my bad. teddy51 Nov 2012 #12
Yep, I'm an old white guy myself and I've been unaccountably happy for the last ten days or so . . . MrModerate Nov 2012 #17
Heh. I think we can account for it... Jeff In Milwaukee Nov 2012 #19
She's a Rhodes Scholar, for God's sake. MgtPA Nov 2012 #8
That's what stood out for me too. dawg Nov 2012 #23
She used her Rhodes scholarship to explore the transition from white rule in Rhodesia alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #26
Nice! I didn't know that. MgtPA Nov 2012 #30
K & R! lonestarnot Nov 2012 #10
Republican want John Kerry out of the Senate. protect our future Nov 2012 #11
Bingo! MgtPA Nov 2012 #14
Replacing Kerry with Brown might not protect our future Nov 2012 #36
I don't see how that would make any difference. Brown is not unknown in MA, and only MA votes in a MgtPA Nov 2012 #39
Dem donors nationwide will contribute, vols protect our future Nov 2012 #40
That's true. I guess it ultimately boils down to who the Dems run for the seat. MgtPA Nov 2012 #41
Yes, and stupid me, I forgot to include that one! protect our future Nov 2012 #42
She's also a progressive activist DreamGypsy Nov 2012 #13
With a resume that includes such podunk schools as Stanford and Oxford . . . MrModerate Nov 2012 #15
McCain and Graham are showing themselves to be sexist and racist, and incredibly spooky3 Nov 2012 #18
you are satxdem Nov 2012 #20
K & R nm texpatriot2004 Nov 2012 #22
McCain was in the Navy: he went to Annapolis alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #24
Thanks--you are correct, of course, so I edited the OP accordingly! n/t Tanuki Nov 2012 #29
K&R Raffi Ella Nov 2012 #25
Translation: not very bright = not very white meow2u3 Nov 2012 #28
That's what this is all about. Racism. kwassa Nov 2012 #31
How would he know who is bright? Marymarg Nov 2012 #32
Kick Renew Deal Nov 2012 #33
Wonder if THIS had anything to do with it underpants Nov 2012 #34
As compared to whom? Sarah Palin? ananda Nov 2012 #35
Exactly! Lex Nov 2012 #37
And she has Maine ties! Her mother grew up here. mainer Nov 2012 #43
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