Video : Codoleezza Rice and Aretha Franklin perform and raise $600,000 for charity in Philly
Condoleezza Rice and Aretha Franklin jamming for charity.
Condoleezza Rice whose given name is derived from the Italian musical expression, Con dolcezza, which means “with sweetness” and “The Queen of Soul”, Aretha Franklin performed together at a benefit concert in Philadelphia and raised $582,000. Watch the video of the performance.
MTV reported, “‘All I had seen of Dr. Rice was in a political atmosphere,’ Franklin said. ‘It just seemed foreign that she would be a classical pianist. She really does play. She’s formidable.’”
According to the Washington Post.“The two came together with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts. The event was a fundraiser for arts education. The event raised close to $600,000,”
CBS News said, “For an estimated crowd of 8,000, Rice, who is a classically trained pianist, took to the stage and accompanied Franklin while she sang her hit ‘I Say A Little Prayer’ as well as ‘My Country Tis of Thee’”.
According to Wikipedia “Rice started learning French, music, figure skating and ballet at age three.At age 15, she began classes with the goal of becoming a concert pianist. Her plans changed when she realized that she did not play well enough to support herself through music alone.While Rice is not a professional pianist, she still practices often and plays with a chamber music group.”
Condi Rice told the 9/11 Commission and the 9/11 Widows under oath that the “Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US” memo was not a warning. It warned of preparations for hijackings and planned attacks in the US.
On July 10, 2001, CIA director George Tenet warned Condi that al Qaeda attacks were coming in the next few weeks. Later he said acting on those warnings might have prevented 9/11. Cofer Black said “The only thing we didn’t do was pull the trigger to the gun we were holding to her head.”
The UK, Germany, Italy, and Egypt warned of aircraft as weapons; Russia of suicide pilots; Jordan and the Cayman Islands of attacks involving airlines. 13 foreign countries and 3 FBI offices warned. Israel warned of 19 terrorists plotting inside the USA, and named at least 4 of the alleged hijackers.
The German press reported that the August 6 PDB was actually 11-1/2 pages long, not the 1-1/2 pages we’ve seen.
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