Is Condi gay? Some blame rumors for VP snub; lesbian executive denies affair with Rice

Was Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice considered and later dropped as a possible vice presidential pick by top advisers to GOP presidential nominee John McCain because of persistent rumors that she’s a lesbian? That’s the opinion of a Republican Party insider who had access to the McCain campaign’s inner circle of advisers, according to investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker Ian Halperin.

Halperin published the unidentified Republican insider’s account of the McCain campaign’s deliberation over Rice as a possible vice presidential nominee two weeks ago in his blog, Ianundercover.com.