Former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice is enjoying quite the media blitz post-job. She’s taken a turn as a sports writer, and appeared on several talk shows- even proclaimed her love for rock music, saying her favorite band is Led Zeppelin. For years, she rubbed elbows with the most powerful leaders in the world, and now, she’s holding court with pop culture icons all over Hollywood. One of those is “American Idol” judge, Randy “Dawg” Jackson. The former Journey bass player and Rice had a secret meeting back in March, at Rice’s request, to discuss music.
Former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice thinks Randy Jackson is top dawg!
When the classically trained pianist, 54, was in L.A. for her March 24 appearance on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, she arranged to meet the American Idol judge, 52, for a private sit-down at the Beverly Wilshire hotel.
Rice’s spokesman tells the new issue of Us Weekly (on newsstands today): “She’s a longtime admirer of Randy and enjoyed the opportunity to meet him in person and talk about their common passion for music.”
When Jackson (who’s been married since 1995) learned Rice wanted to meet him, “he was sort of mystified,” a source tells Us, “but he went.”
And they had plenty to talk about during their 90-minute meeting.
Says an insider, “She found him to be absolutely intriguing.”
There are many adjectives I’d use to describe Randy Jackson – intriguing is not one of them. The guy has about a 5-word vocabulary. What on earth could he have talked about for 90 minutes? Maybe she played some piano for him? I can hear it now: “Yo, Condi, dawg, that was pitchy, but you worked it out, you did yo’ thing, yo!”
I have a theory that Randy’s entire “dawg” persona it 100% fake. In private, the guy probably speaks like Tom Brokaw. I mean, come on- he played for Journey! No street cred there, Dawg. Anyway, I have to say, Condi has really surprised me since leaving office with her cool attitude and many hidden talents. Do you think she’ll ever go back to public office?
Um, I like Condi too, but you can’t really separate her from all the atrocities of the Bush administration.
She may be black and female, but she was at the table when some pretty bad decisions were made.
I think she’s pretty well disqualified herself from being “cool”.
“I think she’s pretty well disqualified herself from being “cool.”
I couldn’t agree with you more, Candy Kay. They just declassified documents indicating that Condi personally ok’d water boarding of a suspected terrorist. I think her day of reckoning is coming.