Obama’s pick for UN ambassador has ties to Maine
12/2/08 | 16 comments

Obama’s pick for UN ambassador has ties to Maine


By The Associated Press
AP PHOTO
United Nations Ambassador-designate Susan Rice listens as President-elect Barack Obama (not pictured) announces his security team on Dec. 1, 2008. Rice's mother is a Maine native and her family has a summer home in Lincolnville.

President-elect Barack Obama’s selection for United Nations ambassador will have a familiar ring to many people in Maine.

Susan Rice is the daughter of Lois Dickson Rice, a Maine native, and her family has a summer home in Lincolnville. She was in Portland in January, when she was keynote speaker at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration.

Rice, who’s 44, is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. She also served previously as an assistant secretary of state and worked for the National Security Council. In 2004, she served as senior national security adviser for the Kerry-Edwards campaign.

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On 12/2/08 at 1:09 PM, UcantFIXstupid wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Well aren't we friggin lucky.

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On 12/2/08 at 4:16 PM, sck1198 wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Yah! Very well stated, UcantFIXstupid.

The "summer home" they own in Lincolnville is probably one of those shorefront mansions that is priced beyond the ability of most Maine residents to own. Those of us who live in Maine can't afford properties like this. Only the out-of-staters have this kind of wealth.

"The Way Life Should Be" ---- yah, sure !!!!!!!

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On 12/2/08 at 4:36 PM, mariahstorm wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

never heard of them..... in any capacity. seems as though everybody has Maine connections these days accept the native mainers. could it be our coastline they are fixing to takeover???? in the name of homeland security?

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On 12/2/08 at 4:38 PM, mariahstorm wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

looks like we have a terrorist organization forming in our cabinet????

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On 12/2/08 at 4:49 PM, hossthehermit wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

A "SENIOR FELLOW"? Golly, thought that's what I was, 58 yr. old and male. Times sure are changing.

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On 12/2/08 at 4:52 PM, anne_of_mdi wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

We should be glad the out-of-staters are paying those hefty property taxes or Maine would be in an even worse boat than it is.

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On 12/2/08 at 4:55 PM, anne_of_mdi wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Mariahstorm, what could you possibly mean by "looks like we have a terrorist organization forming in our cabinet"? Are you somehow trying to denigrate this incredibly qualified young woman?

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On 12/2/08 at 6:48 PM, hossthehermit wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

anne_of_mdi, Guess I don't understand what "denig rate" means. Why is she "incredibly qualified"?

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On 12/2/08 at 7:27 PM, David889327 wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

She can't be denigrated - she has black grandparents.

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On 12/2/08 at 8:25 PM, limlib wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Is she related to Condaleeza ?

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On 12/2/08 at 10:25 PM, anne_of_mdi wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

You guys are unbelievable. Pardon me while I puke.

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On 12/2/08 at 10:26 PM, anne_of_mdi wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Hossthehermit, look it up. David, there's no hope for you.

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On 12/2/08 at 10:38 PM, BlueCollarBob wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Just STFU you illiterate, racist morons! It's not funny, it's sick and disturbing. Don't you realize that everyone in the world can read this? Please get psychiatric help.

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On 12/2/08 at 11:48 PM, Unbiasedopinion wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Yeah. I agree with BlueCollarBob. Leave her alone. She's kinda hot..... for a democrat.

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On 12/3/08 at 7:14 AM, SteveyDee wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

How would you like to be her hair dresser?

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On 12/3/08 at 8:12 AM, FREERADICAL wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

OH BOY! Another connected insider. Thats the "CHANGE" were looking for.

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