CONDOLEEZZA RICE CHOOSES JAMES BROWN FUNERAL OVER GERALD FORD’S

Betty Ford was purportedly upset at her husband’s funeral when she heard that the absent Condoleezza Rice had opted to attend the James Brown condolence extravaganza in Augusta, Georgia instead. State Department officials refused to comment except to say, "It was in the best interest of the United States for Secretary Rice to show her allegiance to African Americans at this time. Besides, at the Ford affair, she would have only been allowed to do a waltz, and Condi really wanted to get down and shake that thing.”