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Posted by: TechnologyExpert 1 year, 9 months agoThe headlines this morning announced that United Nations Ambassador John Bolton would be resigning from his position. The White House quickly took issue with that characterization. "It is not a resignation," Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino told CBS News.
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looter
Dec. 4, 2006, 12:35 p.m.It is not the fault of the media... it is the wrong doing of this administration. They couldn't find one guy that can fit for the post of UN ambassador. How many people they shuffled so far? This is what happens when a bunch of corrupt idiots gets into the white house. Who is next in line? Jerry Falwell or Pat Robertson? Or some oil company executive who pimped some boy to someone on top.
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Maui
Dec. 4, 2006, 5:22 p.m.its the blundering mob bosses, bush & cheney incorrigible ltd, strikes [out] again...
impeach bush and cheney asap!
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Searchbeam
Dec. 4, 2006, 1 p.m."The drive-by ambassador finds his way out!" is more like it.
Bolton was never confirmed by the Senate, although there was a Republican majority in Senate. He had a lot of baggage such as violent temper, insulting and threatening his subordinates, throwing temper tantrums and showing total disregard to civilized and diplomatic behavior! In other words, he was exactly the antithesis of what an ambassador, a person of high moral standing and balanced temper who would reflect the values of our nation in front of the world body should be!
Bolton's only claim to "fame" was his strong ties to the now discredited Neo-Con gang which ruled the policy for the past 6 years!
Bush made him an ambassador by "recess appointment", thumbing his nose at the Senate!
Now is the time to face the reality, that's why he is "stepping down" (read'resigning') from his post when his "term" ends!
He could now try for "Milk Moustache" ad!
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4cprocess
Dec. 4, 2006, 3:36 p.m.to looter and searchbeam:
You two could be no more incorrect. It is absolutely the fault of the media and that is "EXACTLY" why they changed their headlines! Duh, when your wrong you correct yourself which is exactly what the both of you should do!
Why don't you do yourself and the other bloggers on here some good service and please point out all the mistakes this man had made that should require him to step down. As far as I recalled he faired very well in the talks to get Korea back on line for the 6 party talks. Or better than that, suggest who you think would better serve the post.
I myself do not consider all Democrats "idiots" as you refer in such a mindless broad brushed statement filled with nothing but hate. Constructive criticism here will go a lot further than just mindless rantings!
In God We Trust
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looter
Dec. 4, 2006, 4:19 p.m.The greatest disqualification of this man... appointed by a man who lied to us to go to a war in which nearly 3000 Americans wasted their lives, in a war which killed more than half a million Iraqis and injures tens of thousands more. I don't have the space here to list his other disqualification. The administration in its entirity should be held accountable. All appointments by this administration nullfied, including Judges.
The media was forced to change their headlines because of the denial by the administration. I can guarantee you that the first headlines of the media will be proven right in the coming days.
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inaroundabout
Dec. 4, 2006, 7:18 p.m.I've got to agree with 4cprocess here. He served his term and is not trying to serve another one. It is irrelevant that he did a substandard job or that he would not be appointed again if he tried. He did not resign. Just like when Bush is done in a couple years, he's done a horrible job and he wouldn't have a chance in hell of getting reelected if you ask me (if that were possible) but that still doesn't mean that he'll be resigning.
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truthaddict
Dec. 5, 2006, 12:45 a.m.name one thing the man did right! He was a joke. good riddance. Bush awards incompetence. He has the house and senate to babysit him now so he's going to have to watch his ass now. Finally...
"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative."
--John Stuart Mill
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blog2006
Dec. 4, 2006, 4:33 p.m."I am deeply disappointed that a handful of United States Senators prevented Ambassador Bolton from receiving the up or down vote he deserved in the Senate." GW Bush
So obviously stepping down is untrue (if one wants to argue about 'resign').
He is clearly being forced out.
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Sleuth
Dec. 4, 2006, 12:23 p.m.The press know damn good and well the difference that the words make on public perception. That is their business after all. To pretend otherwise, or to play it off as unimportant shows a lack of moral and journalistic integrity.
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jeffery1
Dec. 4, 2006, 4:32 p.m.Like when they called the Prez on his lies in the run-up to invasion? Yep, the press seems to take its job very seriously.
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JenMurdock
Dec. 4, 2006, 12:29 p.m.If it looks like a turd, you can call it excrement, poop, doo doo or whatever. It doesn't disguise the fact that he's getting out as soon as he can. You can call it, "leaving at the end of his term", instead of 'resigning', but the fact is, if the repubs had won senate majority, I seriously DOUBT that he would be resigning, er I mean, "Leaving" at the end of his term. Plus, he never got senate approval anyway! Bush just let him hang around because he probably owed him a favor.
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froggs09
Dec. 4, 2006, 10:24 p.m.Yes he would be leaving after his term if Republicans still had control and Lincoln Chafee had been re-elected. He was the one republican holding him up because he was scared he wouldn't get re-elected if he voted for Bolten. Served his sorry ass right that he was defeated. The Democrats keep talking about partisan politics and the media prints and it is the dems who are partisan and will never vote for a repub nomination! This is to all the libs out there esp. Jen and looter. In other words kiss my a**
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looter
Dec. 4, 2006, 12:31 p.m.hahaha I love this news... Bolton's incompetence was evident all the way through. He couldn't do one thing right. The same thing is with this administration. They cannot do one thing right, even though they represent the so called 'right'. W stands for wrong and everything this administration stands for is wrong. Impeachment looks like the only option. The criminal behavior of the President, Vice President, Sec Of State and Defense must be addressed now and they must be held accountable by the congress. Justice and Peace should reinstated and we should become a country of peace making than the country of pre-emptive wars, which this administration made us.
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spkguy
Dec. 4, 2006, 12:41 p.m.He does have his critics.
Critics allege Bolton tried to spin intelligence to support his views and political objectives on a number of occasions. Greg Thielmann, of the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR), was assigned as the daily intelligence liaison to Bolton. Thielmann stated to Seymour Hersh that, "Bolton seemed troubled because INR was not telling him what he wanted to hear ... I was intercepted at the door of his office and told, 'The Undersecretary doesn't need you to attend this meeting anymore.'" According to current and former coworkers, Bolton withheld information that ran counter to his goals from Secretary of State Colin Powell on multiple occasions, and from Powell's successor Condoleezza Rice on at least one occasion.
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time4change
Dec. 4, 2006, 12:43 p.m.Bolton was the poorest choice to represent our country "at these critical times"...prior to his appointment he consistently derided the UN, critical of every facet of their operations. Bush so desperately wants to hand of his Iraq/mess to a UN force (including US presence)....why have Bolton who garners no respect???
Time he is gone...
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Searchbeam
Dec. 4, 2006, 1:06 p.m.He was not even a "choice". He was an imposition and an insult to our country!
When he leaves, make sure he does not hit his subordinates, otherwise we as a nation will have to pay damages!
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Searchbeam
Dec. 4, 2006, 1:10 p.m.That I wholeheartedly agree with! Once Kofi leaves town, the place should be cleaned by an exterminator! If Tom DeLay is still in that business, may be it will be a good assignment for him!
LOL!
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Azhrei
Dec. 4, 2006, 12:47 p.m.He couldn't do one thing right. The same thing is with this administration
So you are saying that this administration has never, ever, done anything right. I find that hard to believe, just becuase you dislike some of thier policies does not maked everything they have done wrong.
This article should prove the fact that most media is liberal controlled, after all if the right controlled it this never would have happened.
Liberals and words...
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Azhrei
Dec. 4, 2006, 5:28 p.m.? We may not have been welcomed with flowers, but the people were happy to see us. At least at first.
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ssMarilyn
Dec. 4, 2006, 12:55 p.m.It IS the fault of the media. They take a situation and twist it around to mean something it doesn't. Plain and simple. They need to get their facts straight before that mad dash to be the first with the blazing headlines.
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evolute50
Dec. 4, 2006, 1:12 p.m.More semantics, emphasis on the "antics" from the Bush administration.
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Razor
Dec. 4, 2006, 1:27 p.m.Bolton did exactly what an ambassador is supposed to do, "what he is told, and represent the administration that placed him in the position." nothing more nothing less....and If he got frustrated and lost his temper working with and dealing with Idiots every day, so what. You go try to do that job. Its like trying to stop an armed robery with a water gun....
I say Thanks John, Good Job! Wish you could have stuck around for the fire works.
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jordan11
Dec. 4, 2006, 2:05 p.m.and If he got frustrated and lost his temper working with and dealing with Idiots every day, so what.>>>>
"So what?" So if you lose it, you can lose everything. The emphasis for diplomat is 'diplomacy.' It's a game. If you can't play the game by the rules, you lose the battle.
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torrent29
Dec. 5, 2006, 11:37 a.m.People have to deal with idiots every day. From Customer Support, to Technicians and just about in every call center from here to India. The difference is that it is not an excuse in those jobs when you lose your temper.
Further, Bolton is the public face at the UN for our country. That means that he represents our country and is our face to the world, so it is not okay for him to become insulting, abusive or to adopt any other attitude then politeness, regardless of his belief. Nor is it okay for him to be abusive to his staffers.
Further the administration is responsible for his failure to be confirmed considering that it was them who held back crucial documents needed for his confirmation.
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Spadecaller
Dec. 4, 2006, 1:37 p.m.Some of us in this country want all of the President's appointees to follow orders despite their diverstiy of talents and experience.
If they are truly qualified for their positions, then each would provide meaningful feedback to the President, that is, of course, if we had a President that listended to anyone other then Cheney. The Great Decider has not been one to listen to the best advice,even from his father.
Usually good ambassadors have more subdued personalities, not prone to losing their tempers or becoming easily frustrated -- unlike Bolton's firery nature.
(I would not make a good ambassador, either. lol)
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spkguy
Dec. 4, 2006, 3:26 p.m.Spade check this out..
Our Presidential Prophet of God and Great Decider
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PBuchman
Dec. 4, 2006, 1:49 p.m.What absurdity. The White House should be ashamed of itself. Even FOX News, the mouthpiece of the Republican party, used the term "resign" in their headline.
Hearing the White House complain about this (non-existent) semantic nuance is analogous to hearing Bill Clinton claim semantic nuance with the word "is".
I wonder if the republicans here can appreciate this irony.
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torrent29
Dec. 5, 2006, 11:40 a.m.Mind you thats all the administration has left these days. Bush Jr has become a lame duck president, and probably the lamest of the lame.
Isolated, his loyalists deserting him left and right, his failed administration has little left to do but argue semantics.
Is it a civil war? Was it a resignation?
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amazed
Dec. 4, 2006, 2 p.m.several people on this thread have noted that Bolton was never confirmed by the Senate. This is true.
Like many of the nominees for federal judgeships, the minority party "filibustered" the nomination-meaning they blocked the vote-because they knew that if hecame to a vote, he would be confirmed. Same with many of the judges.
Now, once upon a time, a filibuster was a valuable tool that could, realistically, be used only for things that a minority was very passionate about. It used to be, in order to keep a filibuster alive, someone had to keep the discussion going. Now, a minority of senators, can decide, by vote, to "filibuster" a candidate or a bill. It is no big deal to them, because no one has to keep talking, the other business of the Senate is not brought to a grinding halt.
This is not a filibuster, it is a tabling. And it is being used as a mean of minority rule-the minority gets to override the majority.
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4cprocess
Dec. 4, 2006, 3:50 p.m.amazed:
You are absolutely correct and it does outrage me and lest no one forget here this is exactly the congress, that has mastered this corrupt way of bringing this country to it knees for their own personal gains.
Bolton indeed would have been appointed had it not been for the ill conceived notions of just a few Sentators. We'll just have to wait and see if the Republicans do in kind for revenge and I must admit if they do, the Democrats will have no one to blame but themselves.
Then it will be they themselves that will be "wrongly accused" of not getting anything "done" by the increasingly amount of people in this country "demanding" instant results!
In God We Trust
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MikeDunn2222
Dec. 4, 2006, 2:13 p.m.It is sad to see the only person taking these corrupt UN scum to task for their criminal activity and utter incompetence.
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chevydog
Dec. 4, 2006, 2:28 p.m.From everything I've heard, Bolton had a strong "Theory X" bash-em-on the head style of management. No matter what one thinks of the UN (IMHO aggravating and frustrating to say the least), it exists. One can choose to work with it or ignore it. We've long since as a nation chosen not to ignore it. In view of his personality, Bolton didn't seem to be a good person to work with it. So his "appointment" runs out. The whole situation had the feel of one of the standard Bush "spit in the face of reality and lose" episodes. I'm not sure that the man is capable of learning anything, certainly not willing.
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jordan11
Dec. 4, 2006, 4:13 p.m.How classic that the party that has sought to redefine language, would now demand the literacy of 'resign.'
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amazed
Dec. 4, 2006, 4:21 p.m.funny, I always thought it was the LIBS that were paving the road to political correctness with euphimisms -- physically challenged, not handicapped, visually challenged, not blind, etc as well as trying to redefine the word "is".
Must be mistaken.
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fishoutofwater
Dec. 4, 2006, 4:31 p.m.Yes, "resigning" from a post he only had through political favor -- not one he was confirmed for through normal constitutional channels.
BTW, his bad temper was present and well-reported long before he took the UN post -- it was one of the main reasons the administration found it difficult to marshal enough support for him to get the post.
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RedstateLib
Dec. 4, 2006, 4:50 p.m.What I find funny is the White House wasted a minute worrying about the use of the word resigned. I would think they should spend their time on some real issues or have they solved everything and have a bunch of time on their hands. Perhaps they just need a distraction from the really important work they need to be doing. A distraction for the citizens that is, that tatic seems to work well for them. It has worked on the ones argueing on this thread.
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FSU92grad
Dec. 4, 2006, 5:39 p.m.They made the word "resigned" an issue cause you libs make it an issue...Did you even take the time to read the article ? Hello, McFly ?
The word has a negative connotation and we know how you libs like to gloat on the negatives about this administration and this war...Why add more to your liberal fire ?
I think its great how we're NOT going to let you turn this into a negative and make it appear that Bolton did something "innappropriate"..
Bravo !
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