NYT: There's gossip about a Condi Rice romance

[DeepModem Mom]

Dance of Diplomacy Is Grist for the Gossip Mill
By HELENE COOPER
Published: September 13, 2006


U.S. Department of State
Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay and Secretary Rice in Washington, 4/13/06

....it took a two-hour flight to Halifax, Nova Scotia, this week, followed by a 90-minute motorcade north up Highway 102 to Pictou County, for Ms. Rice to find herself linked to someone with similar star appeal: Peter MacKay of Canada, the single, sophisticated foreign minister, routinely named Canada’s sexiest M.P. by The Hill Times in Ottawa, and the closest thing to eye candy on the diplomatic circuit. Tall, athletic, young, blond and recently dumped by his girlfriend, a fellow member of Parliament, Belinda Stronach, who parted with him when she switched parties, Mr. MacKay does not look like your usual foreign minister.

He has a tan and the build of someone who spends his time on the rugby field, not holed up reading G-8 communiqués. Sure, at 40 years old, he is younger than Ms. Rice, who is 51, but that did not stop gossips from engaging in baseless speculating....

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If you believe the blogs, Mr. MacKay has been sweet on Ms. Rice since their first meeting in Washington last year. “Peter McKay has a crush... ” said a headline on the Web site NowPublic, atop a giant photo of Ms. Rice, “...on Condoleezza Rice.” The subhead continued: “Well, they are both single after all.’’...

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On Tuesday morning, Ms. Rice and Mr. MacKay strolled up to their side-by-side daises to talk to the folks here. “I am just delighted to have Condoleezza Rice, the secretary of state, here in my hometown,” gushed a beaming Mr. MacKay....Then, he said, “Something else I’ve learned about Secretary Rice is she loves the cool Atlantic breezes here in Nova Scotia, and she left the window open last night.” The audience tittered.

At the end of his speech, he took off his glasses, turned to Ms. Rice and said, “Please come back again.”...(Secretary Rice) repeatedly called Mr. MacKay “Peter” (he called her “Secretary Rice” or “Miss Rice”), confirmed the sleeping-with-the-window-open bit, and told the assembled local leaders that Mr. MacKay had introduced her to his family, including his father and stepmother, the night before....

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/13/washington/13diplo.html?hp&ex=1158206400&en=b644c254a687e555&ei=5094&partner=homepage

[SoCalDemGrrl]

1. Like we should give a rat's ass...

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[EFerrari]

3. I think I have to

:puke:

[LuckyTheDog]

4. OK, she's running for president

Why else would she go out of her way to confirm that she's not a lesbian?

[borlis]

5. Maybe she should resign and move there to be with him

Good riddance!! The thought of anyone wanting to be with her makes me want to :puke:

[Erika]

6. Who cares? Sex witchhunts belong to the GOP n/t

[jayctravis]

7. Good for her if it's true.

I begrudge nobody a personal life.

[az chela]

8. the guy must be really hard up

She makes me puke

[Warren DeMontague]

9. They should NOT be having sex if they're not married.

How many millions of our tax dollars is Supreme Commander Shithead wasting trying to peddle that exact line of bullshit, with a thinly veiled coating of Jesus proseltyzing to boot?

Nope. I'm sorry. I will NOT stand for extramarital shenannigans in this administration as long as they insist on blowing MY fucking money on their god-damn inane "Abstinence Only" crapola.

[johnaries]

10. Does B* know? He's gonna be jealous!

Maybe that's why he's smooching hot blondes at wreath layings.

[ProgressiveEconomist]

14. It could very well be that MacKay and the blonde are "beards" in

hopes of diverting attention away from the REAL action taking place between the WH and Foggy Bottom.

[Richard Steele]

11. What does her husb...er, I mean, the pResident think of all this?

This whole story stinks of stage-managed propaganda,
like Hollywood stars in the '50s whose 'dates' were chosen
by the studios for PR purposes.

[DeepModem Mom]

12. My guess is you're our winner. nt

[ancient_nomad]

13. Oh God....

:puke: :puke:

[madrchsod]

15. ya right...we know what the mistress of the night looks like

but he dumped this woman because of politics?

then what about this affair? is it over?

[Warren DeMontague]

17. Okay, I'll bite.

What's the story with the blonde?

[madrchsod]

23. it`s in the article about this guy and condo

when ever there is a juicy story i always google

[laundry_queen]

24. That's MacKay's ex.

It made for great gossip - she was a rookie MP for the now Conservative party and he was once a leadership candidate, and they were sweethearts. :loveya: ANYHOOOO, she up and crossed the floor, left the Cons for the Liberals and dumped MacKay and broke his heart. :rofl:

[countmyvote4real]

16. ewww my bad. I should never have clicked on this thread. n/t

[Botany]

18. The NY Times is selling this story too hard

This story is crap .... total planted b.s..

Well the NY Times told us Ohio 04 was clean too.

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[grasswire]

20. bogus bogus bogus

Made up to deflect all the Condi-George rumors.

How stupid do they think we are? Don't answer that.

[Tiggeroshii]

21. They outta hook up.

Maybe it'll mellow out her policies. Maybe help give some educated basis to them at least?

[Tatiana]

22. Boy! Condi and George must have been caught doing something big

in order for the NYT to throw up this much BS. What are they trying to distract us from?

[laundry_queen]

25. All I will say.

Is they deserve each other.

[Warren DeMontague]

26. Okay, is it me, or does she have John Waters's moustache?

[complain jane]

27. Eww.

She makes my skin crawl. Is that the guy? They look posed.