This film takes a look at Condoleezza Rice through her amazing climb from living in 1950s Alabama to being an academic at Stanford to becoming secretary of state. It shows her relentless drive for success and power, but doesn’t show much of a personal side to her as an adult. It is a fascinating look at the workings of the Bush administration and its reaction to 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, and its even-crazier-seeming invasion of Iraq and the accusations of prisoner torture by the U.S. government.
American Faust: From Condi to Neo-Condi plays again Thurs June 3, SIFF Cinema, 4:30 pm.
I sometimes wonder what the world might be like if Dubya had given Condi a job for which she was very qualified, Ambassador to Russia, instead of one for which she clearly wasn’t qualified, National Security Director.
We might have a functioning relationship with Putin, and we might also still have the Twin Towers.
She’s currently on TV every few minutes down here endorsing one of the most dismally right-wing candidates California has seen in a long time.
Is it just me or is her head ENORMOUS?
I’m still surprised she’s over fifty.
Condi Rice would make an excellent President. I’d love to see her run against Barry Soetoro.
A debate between her and Sarah Palin would be interesting indeed. A spirited debate about how to move America forward between two great Christian patriots.
This was a fantastic eye opening movie about Condoleezza Rice’s motivations during her political career. I highly recommend it!