Personal attacks from Dems? Unheard of...

Where can we read a full transcript or see the video? I'd love to hear everything said. I'd love to see her squirm in her chair haha. Let's see some more officials speak the truth for a change. I hope nobody brings race or gender into it, to me it's just the person, Condi Rice, that sucks at what she's doing. Just like all the other cronies.

Don't stop with her! Let's hear it! Excellent Mr. Abercrombie, thank you. We aren't blinded by MSN anymore, we know what's going on and it's time you people in Washington realize it.

Thank you, Sir, for stating the more than obvious. Between photo ops and shoe shopping, exactly how is Ms Rice earning her paycheck?

If the shoe were on the other foot, i.e., if a Republican congressman suggested that a Democratic African-American White House official was second-rate b/c of her race, I assure you that this story would not be buried on the back page of ABC's website. Rice gets a pass b/c she is a woman and is African-american? Give me a break! Shame on Abercrombie, he is a bigot. Plain and simple.

Is this what the Democrats plan to do with their majority status?

I'm surprised that Abercrombie did not call her Dubya's slave. It goes to show you that the Democrats hatred of all things Dubya is revealing the dark under belly of a party that talks the talk but assuredly will never walk the walk.

I now note that they are taking addresses as well as names. Next week do we get a free trip to the camp.

WOW..finally some one who will tell it like it is...Mr. Abercrombie did give Dr. Rice a small pass..he forgot to mention her bald faced lying to the 9/11 commission...(under oath!!!)

Jim Jones, get some new glasses and re-read the artcle.
You should take note that Abercrombie did not suggest "that a Democratic African-American White House official was second-rate b/c of her race," but rather he was responding to a race-baiting question by the reporter. He said he did not know the reason why, whether the reason was, AS THE REPORTER SUGGESTED, gender or race related, or whatever, but she was constantly getting a pass on her ineptitude.

I love how the rwingnuts are trying to make this a race/gender issue.

Rice is PATHETIC!

She's a pathological liar who is completely inept at her job.

She should have stuck to the piano.

well so the bitterness begins. with all the noise, i haven't heard anyone suggest another solution. when the ox is in the ditch the object is to get it out. so far all the dems are doing is standing around huffing and puffing. c'mon guys, get behind and push! afraid you might get your hands dirty?

When someone talks about the African American, other people are immediate thinking about ah, ah this is a race and discrimination hatred in question. People should be aware and should not confuse with it.
I think if a person is competent of handle, his or her job it does not matter whether he or she is white or black or whatever their races or background may be and it will benefits all. In this case, she just happens to be an African American, and I think the Senator ABERCROMBIE speaks the truth.

This is not a race issue,he is just telling the truth.I am an African American

'i haven't heard anyone suggest another solution. when the ox is in the ditch the object is to get it out'

Problem is this ox keeps going back into to the ditch every time we try to get it out. Time for a new ox. (Or to put it another way: Impeach.)

Will someone explain in simple words to the mentally challanged and racist Congressman from Alaska that the Dixiecrat wing of the Democratic Party and the Klan are no longer viable career options. Secretary Rice is the former Provost of Stanford, way above anything that Abercombie could possibly attain.

Tom - you're right. Dems should display the restraint of those heroes of conservativism, like Michelle Malkin and Anne Coulter. Or perhaps Bill O'Reilly. Or Rush Limbaugh. And how could a Dem possibly base criticism on job performance, rather than just completely fabricating it? How boring. They really do need to take a lesson from the Republicans. Thanks for pointing that out.

She is one of many idiots in Bu$h's cabinet. Idiocy is not race or gender specific - just Bu$h-crony specific.

Race and gender issues are right-wing smoke screens to obscure Rice's incompetence and blatant lies to bring us into this fraudulent and bogus war. She is an opportunist for this administration, then she is a consummate consumer for elegant personal accessories, and lastly she is an American - if her schedule permits.

Praise the Lord as the religious right would say finally someone with the guts to tell it like it really is. President Bush along with Vice President Cheney and their entire cabinet are the most hypocritical, sadistic, egotistical, delusional, unethical, emotionally stumped group of individuals to ever have been in charge of running our government. These people because of who they are have put our country in the greatest danger more so then any terrorist organization ever could.
As an American citizen I feel really bad for having to say these things about the people who are in charge of our government but enough is enough these people need to be held accountable for putting our country in danger. It is our responsibility as Americans to speak out when those who have the power to do so don't. It is our responsibility to speak out when our major media outlets remain silent if we don't speak out who will save our democracy?

Andres, in the plainest, and simplest of words for you, pal: Hawaii, not Alaska.

The Klan? Really?

My hats off to Rep. Abercrombie, this is not an issue about race or gender its about the abilty to do the job or task imposed upon a person. I would ask the readers to think back to one task or job she has completed in the last 6 yrs. She seems to spend more time shopping for shoes, wishing about being a football comm'r, or wooing Canadians than doing her job. I have never seen a Sec. of State, who has spent less time on diplomatic issues. Perhaps she should have taken some cues from her predecessor. Like her boss she will go down as the least effective Sec. of State and National Security Advisor in history. On her watch 911 happened, because she had other things to do.

Well, newman1, the solution is to get out of Iraq as quickly as possible; but, it may be impossible to push or pull your delusional Republican ox out of the ditch when he refuses to acknowledge that he is up to his neck in a quagmire of his own making.