Monday, January 24, 2005
Sen. Boxer takes victim role after hearing for Rice
Sen. Boxer takes victim role after hearing for Rice - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - January 24, 2005: "'When you really don't know what to say about a specific, you just attack the person who is asking the questions,' Mrs. Boxer told CNN. "
For Boxer to say that Condi was attacking her is strategy and a poor one. If she believed in what she was saying, she should merely have left it at that instead of commenting in this way. (She shows weakness of conviction by continuing to comment.)Rice had just as much reason to be offended as Boxer did to ask the questions. I think we all just wish it had not been a set of questions designed to curry favor with her constituency in front of cameras. If someone says another is a liar, it is perfectly natural for the person to say that they are not, and that it should not have been said. Seems simple to me.
For Boxer to say that Condi was attacking her is strategy and a poor one. If she believed in what she was saying, she should merely have left it at that instead of commenting in this way. (She shows weakness of conviction by continuing to comment.)Rice had just as much reason to be offended as Boxer did to ask the questions. I think we all just wish it had not been a set of questions designed to curry favor with her constituency in front of cameras. If someone says another is a liar, it is perfectly natural for the person to say that they are not, and that it should not have been said. Seems simple to me.
