Condi Rice booed in NYC... ( about time!)

As South drowns, Rice soaks in N.Y.


New York Daily News

Did New Yorkers chase Condoleezza Rice back to Washington yesterday?

Like President Bush, the Secretary of State has been on vacation during the Hurricane Katrina crisis, with Rice enjoying her downtime in New York Wednesday and yesterday. The cabinet member's responsibilities are usually international, but her timing contributed to the 'fiddling while Rome burns' impression given by her boss during the disaster, which may have claimed thousands of lives.

On Wednesday night, Secretary Rice was booed by some audience members at 'Spamalot!,' the Monty Python musical at the Shubert, when the lights went up after the performance.

Yesterday, Rice went shopping at Ferragamo on Fifth Ave. According to the Web site www.Gawker.com, the 50-year-old bought 'several thousand dollars' worth of shoes' at the pricey leather-goods boutique.

A fellow shopper shouted, 'How dare you shop for shoes while thousands are dying and homeless!' - presumably referring to Louisiana and Mississippi.

The woman expressing her First Amendment rights was promptly removed from the store. A Ferragamo store manager confirmed to us that Rice did shop there yesterday, but refused to answer questions about whether the protester was removed, and whether by his own security or the Secret Service.

At the State Department's daily briefing yesterday morning, before the New York incident, spokesman Sean McCormack responded to a journalist who asked whether Rice was involved with hurricane relief efforts by saying, 'She's in contact with the department as appropriate.' He made no mention that his boss had any plans to leave New York.

But yesterday afternoon, Rice had done just that. Department spokeswoman Joanne Moore told us: 'The secretary is back in Washington, and she is being briefed on the situation.' Moore did not know whether Condi had planned a longer stay here.

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Posted by Jackie&Justin

I really like your chat picture<<<<<!!!!

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thanks I have nastier ones too - but I'm trying to keep it above board here.

ironic
those booing her were spending money at the same places

Who's to say she hasnt donated money?
Who's to say she hasnt done a thing?

Yet another smear plan

With no place to land, no roads in or out, no communication, all out criminals (Who purposely stayed behind) the government worked with the Red Cross to help those stranded, many of which, I remind you, could have and should have left. Still no matter what they did, they can't have stopped the levy from breaking even though it was up for vote many times but no one wanted to spend the money to fix it THE TAX payers didnt want it, imagine that!

Whatever. I think its time to just DEAL with the problems we have no and STOP point fingers and say 'bad on you' ESPECIALLY while youre buying pricy shoes and watching a broadway show just like she is..


Those in glass homes........

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Posted by Xelindrya

ironic
those booing her were spending money at the same places

Who's to say she hasn't donated money?
Who's to say she hasn't done a thing?
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uhhhh - over here - I'm saying she didn't do a thing.
So you see, the only difference between the other shoppers and good ol' condi is that ITS HER JOB TO BE SECRETARY OF STATE.

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Posted by Ronkonkomonga

As South drowns, Rice soaks in N.Y.


New York Daily News

Did New Yorkers chase Condoleezza Rice back to Washington yesterday?

Like President Bush, the Secretary of State has been on vacation during the Hurricane Katrina crisis, with Rice enjoying her downtime in New York Wednesday and yesterday. The cabinet member's responsibilities are usually international, but her timing contributed to the 'fiddling while Rome burns' impression given by her boss during the disaster, which may have claimed thousands of lives.

On Wednesday night, Secretary Rice was booed by some audience members at 'Spamalot!,' the Monty Python musical at the Shubert, when the lights went up after the performance.

Yesterday, Rice went shopping at Ferragamo on Fifth Ave. According to the Web site www.Gawker.com, the 50-year-old bought 'several thousand dollars' worth of shoes' at the pricey leather-goods boutique.

A fellow shopper shouted, 'How dare you shop for shoes while thousands are dying and homeless!' - presumably referring to Louisiana and Mississippi.

The woman expressing her First Amendment rights was promptly removed from the store. A Ferragamo store manager confirmed to us that Rice did shop there yesterday, but refused to answer questions about whether the protester was removed, and whether by his own security or the Secret Service.

At the State Department's daily briefing yesterday morning, before the New York incident, spokesman Sean McCormack responded to a journalist who asked whether Rice was involved with hurricane relief efforts by saying, 'She's in contact with the department as appropriate.' He made no mention that his boss had any plans to leave New York.

But yesterday afternoon, Rice had done just that. Department spokeswoman Joanne Moore told us: 'The secretary is back in Washington, and she is being briefed on the situation.' Moore did not know whether Condi had planned a longer stay here.

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ITS ABOUT TIME. I CANT STAND THAT WOMEN

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Posted by Xelindrya

ironic
those booing her were spending money at the same places

Who's to say she hasnt donated money?
Who's to say she hasnt done a thing?

Yet another smear plan

With no place to land, no roads in or out, no communication, all out criminals (Who purposely stayed behind) the government worked with the Red Cross to help those stranded, many of which, I remind you, could have and should have left. Still no matter what they did, they can't have stopped the levy from breaking even though it was up for vote many times but no one wanted to spend the money to fix it THE TAX payers didnt want it, imagine that!

Whatever. I think its time to just DEAL with the problems we have no and STOP point fingers and say 'bad on you' ESPECIALLY while youre buying pricy shoes and watching a broadway show just like she is..


Those in glass homes........

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Im sorry but just HOW were those people supposed to evacuate???-- many of them were the poorest of the poor and had no means of transportation and no place to go

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Posted by Xelindrya

ironic
those booing her were spending money at the same places

Who's to say she hasnt donated money?
Who's to say she hasnt done a thing?

Yet another smear plan

With no place to land, no roads in or out, no communication, all out criminals (Who purposely stayed behind) the government worked with the Red Cross to help those stranded, many of which, I remind you, could have and should have left. Still no matter what they did, they can't have stopped the levy from breaking even though it was up for vote many times but no one wanted to spend the money to fix it THE TAX payers didnt want it, imagine that!

Whatever. I think its time to just DEAL with the problems we have no and STOP point fingers and say 'bad on you' ESPECIALLY while youre buying pricy shoes and watching a broadway show just like she is..


Those in glass homes........

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There was PLENTY of place to land at the superdome and the convention center - she should be ashamed of herself, - and I don't give a sh*t if she donated 10,000,000 dollars - she swore to help and protect us - let's STOP giving politicians a free pass

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Posted by Xelindrya

ironic
those booing her were spending money at the same places

Who's to say she hasnt donated money?
Who's to say she hasnt done a thing?

Yet another smear plan

With no place to land, no roads in or out, no communication, all out criminals (Who purposely stayed behind) the government worked with the Red Cross to help those stranded, many of which, I remind you, could have and should have left. Still no matter what they did, they can't have stopped the levy from breaking even though it was up for vote many times but no one wanted to spend the money to fix it THE TAX payers didnt want it, imagine that!

Whatever. I think its time to just DEAL with the problems we have no and STOP point fingers and say 'bad on you' ESPECIALLY while youre buying pricy shoes and watching a broadway show just like she is..


Those in glass homes........

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all out criminals who purposely stayed behind?
There are thousands of people in New Orleans who live way below the poverty line - with no money, no car, no credit cards, no means of evacuation and no place to go. Many of these are the sick and elderly who could not physically leave the area.

And the funding for New Orleans flood control was cut in total 44% by Bush, to pay for the war in Iraq, despite pleas from southern politicans and FEMA officials who said that this was a disaster in the making.