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July 21, 2005 - Why I like Condoleezza Rice Unless you're a political ignoramus, you know about Condoleezza Rice, or you've at least seen her on T.V. making a briefing or something. Condoleezza Rice is currently serving as the United States Secretary of State, taking over for the previous one, Colin Powell. All about Condoleezza Rice As impressive as Condi's (that's a cool nickname) resume is, and it is let me tell you, the thing that stands out most about her that I admire is her status. And though her success in light of the many obstacles she probably faced because of her color is extremely impressive, that is not what I admire most about her. You see, Condoleezza is a never married, single woman; and that I very much admire considering her circumstances. Miss Rice has devoted her life and her career to serving her country in some of the most influential positions availible. You see, we "conservative" men have a bad rap concerning our thoughts and opinions on the topic of women in the workplace. And though many men deserve chagrin for their selfish, dominant, egocentric mentalities, many of us I feel are misunderstood when we believe a woman's place is "in the home". Perhaps we should change that saying to "a mother's place is in the home". You see folks, the reason many people believe a mother (at least of infant to high school age children) should work the home is because it is physically impossible for a human, man or woman, to work as a full-time homemaker and a full-time office employee. Considering that, I think a woman is more qualified to work as the nurturer/homemaker of the family than the man plain and simple. It's not that their less qualified for an "office" job, it is just they are more qualified for the home job. Looking at things that way relieves any doubt concerning man's apparenlty nefarious plans to marginalize and dominate women in general. So really it's not an issue of importance or abilities, it's more an issue of realizing one's limitations and strengths, man or woman. Condoleezza Rice is someone who I believe realizes her limitations and strengths. You see, as a single woman, with no husband or children to be responsible for, she can devote herself fully to her job of serving our country. Instead of having to either choose between her career or her family or both, she has chosen to not even get involved in a relationship; realizing one would divide her focus from her calling. I admire that. And I'm not saying she will never get married or anything, but I think she realizes that because her current job is so demanding, there is little or no time to culture a relationship. Likewise, if she had a family, I'm not saying she wouldn't still be qualified to serve as Secretary of State. But because of her divided interests, I believe her effectiveness as both a Secretary of State and a mother and wife would suffer. I think the whole concept of mother's should work the home and fathers the field comes from the realization that we aren't supermans and superwomens. And that we weren't designed to "do it all". But I fully support Miss Rice in her employment pursuits considering she has no family to be responsible for. *I must admit that I do not know Condoleezza personally nor have I ever had contact with her. I have no idea what her intentions of ideals really are. For all I know she could feel completely insecure because she isn't married. But I tend to think she has realized that serving her country is a higher calling then serving herself. That's the kind of leader I want; man or woman, black or white… **I also think it's cool that she wants to become the commissioner of the NFL. That'd be pretty cool. I think she'd make a good commissioner. ***These random thoughts cause me to consider the strain and difficulty single parents face everyday. ****I would never support the ideal that women should be in the home no matter what, married or single. Of course I think a woman should be working if she doesn't have any family responsibilities. |
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