“Do you have blacks too?”
– Speaking to an astonished Fernando Cardoss, President of Brazil
(Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, Condoleeza Rice jumped in to rescue President Cardoso from the embarrassment of having to answer that mind bogglingly stupid question. She informed Bush that Brazil has more blacks than any country outside of Africa. In the interest, no doubt, of national security, the White House press corps dutifully did not report the incident. However, it was reported by foreign media – to which Americans wanting to know what their government is doing, have to turn.)
