Condi skips UN dinner on women's rights

[SillyGoose]

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Diplomacy's most powerful woman, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, has turned down a dinner date with other female foreign ministers to discuss women's rights, citing a busy schedule.

Fifteen of the 17 female foreign ministers at the U.N. General Assembly are to attend Sunday's dinner, hosted by Sweden, which said Rice would not be there.

"There is no slight intended. There are many different scheduling demands on the secretary," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said, adding Rice had other diplomatic engagements on Sunday.
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Swedish Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds said the fact she had so few female counterparts meant there was even more reason for them to discuss the role of women.

http://reuters.myway.com/article/20050918/2005-09-18T000752Z_01_TON768270_RTRIDST_0_POLITICS-UN-WOMEN-DC.html

Sorry if this is a dupe....

What is with this isolationist attitude with this Administration? They just snub so many people....

[lpbk2713]

1. CONdi sent her regrets due to a schedule conflict.

Macy's has a big shoe sale in progress.


:eyes:

[madrchsod]

2. her and george

are role playing german politicians so they can get a feel for the possible new government in germany. condi is playing the role of the new right wing german leader and george is the typical weak knee leftist politician.she and... bush is tied up right now so she`s unable to attend.

[Demeter]

3. They Can Dish Her Better When She's Not There

of course, it's not quite as much fun...

[earthboundmisfit]

4. Condi sends her "regrets", citing the fact she doesn't give a f*ck

about any woman's rights except her OWN...

May she get humongous bunions.

[jasmeel]

5. They sent a veterinarian instead!

[MADem]

10. Ha, I had a similar thought!!!!!!!!!

She had an appointment with her OB GYN, the horse doctor!!!

[ChowChowChow]

6. She is a FOOL and a LOSER

[mcscajun]

7. Perhaps a case of 'Queen Bee syndrome'?

Where a woman who has achieved a position of power doesn't use that power to help other women?

[Horse with no Name]

8. And even more remarkably

other black women.
She could be such a hero in her role and motivate young women to aspire...instead, she has hers and doesn't give a fuck about anyone else.

[daninthemoon]

9. Another snub of human rights and the UN by our administration

[nevergiveup]

11. In her absence maybe Chevron

could have her oil tanker "The Condoleezza Rice" cruise into New York Harbor :rofl:

[applegrove]

12. In the Rove WH - they choose only the leaders they can control

to deal with. They ignore any grassroots groups that are not of their own making.

[understandinglife]

13. She doesn't have the courage or the soul to go to such a gathering.

It is very helpful that each of the Bush neoconsters continue to delimit themselves from all of us true Americans. The more stark the contrast the better.


Peace.

[all.of.me]

14. that's cuz she's a man!

a right wing man at that!