In a recent interview, Condoleezza Rice discussed one of the many snags in her problematic relationship with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, aka “Mr. Asshole”: “he said something about my being ‘bright.’ And it just bugged me. It’s just one of those words that you don’t use about a colleague.”
According to Condi, “I use [that word] about my students sometimes. Not condescending—just a term of inequality.”
Yes. Just a term of inequality, that’s all. For a second, I almost felt sorry for Donald Rumsfeld. But not really.
Afterwords
I can’t remember having a professor who told me I was “bright” (because I’m stupid?) So it’s probably just as well that I’m not taking classes at Condi U.
