Condi was a no-go for McCain veep because of lesbian rumors

[Shana A]

Condi was a no-go for McCain veep because of lesbian rumors (+)
by: Pam Spaulding
Fri Sep 26, 2008 at 09:00:00 AM EDT

http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=CCFB120108F5458D6CE13D358C7E3DFA?diaryId=7189

Condi sure as hell would have been a more credible pick than the train wreck from Wasilla, even with Dr. Rice's role in the Iraq debacle and Bush's torture enhanced interrogation techniques policy. (PageOneQ):

    McCain's inner circle argued "furiously" for Rice to be his running mate instead of one-time top contenders Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and Tim Pawlenty. However, according to the RNC source, persistent rumors about Rice's sexual orientation took her out of the running. "In Washington circles," the source said, "it's just assumed Rice is gay and nobody really cares. But in the glare of the media spotlight, those rumors were bound to get magnified a thousandfold and the mainstream media would have had an excuse to reveal the facts that would have caused conniption fits among the Republican base."