Bolton Pinata
In honor of Cinco de Mayo, it gives me great pleasure to introduce Bolton Pinata!
1. "Bolton’s abusive tendencies are not just a personality flaw; they are part of a broader political strategy."
2. "Mr. Bolton proceeded to chase me through the halls of a Russian hotel -- throwing things at me, shoving threatening letters under my door and, generally, behaving like a madman."
3 "Bolton was one of the pack of lawyers for the Republican presidential ticket who repeatedly sought to shut down recounts of the ballots from Florida counties before those counts revealed that Gore had actually won the state's electoral votes and the presidency."
4. "There are so many victims of his abuse, so many harrassed intelligence analysts, so many memos to Powell and others manipulated at Bolton's direction, so many sabotaged foreign policy initiatives led by other of his colleagues in State, and so many foreign policy crusades . . . that this Under Secretary was clearly working over time to let his mania out on all those he wanted to conquer."
5. "The officials, who would discuss the incidents only on the condition of anonymity because some continue to deal with Bolton on other issues, cited a dozen examples of memos or information that Bolton refused to forward during his four years as undersecretary of state for arms control and international security."
6. "His real mission, though, is nothing less than to undermine the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), and once he is installed, he will be in a position to take his orders from the Perle Cabal to do so.
7. "If it is now U.S. policy not to reform the U.N but to destroy it, Bolton is our man."
8. "In his blind pursuit of his narrow ideological agenda, Bolton has left behind a trail of intimidated intelligence officers, subordinates, and colleagues who dared to represent the official policies of the United States."
9. "A ruthless ogre who tried to fire intelligence analysts who disagreed with his attempts to stretch the truth on foreign weapons programs deserves to be rewarded as other Bush officials have been."
10. "His attire was not merely bland but careless. His hair was so poorly cut, it bordered on rude . . . Bolton was one wrinkled suit away from being an insolent mess."
IN SUMMATION:
"I don't know about you, but nothing makes me want to hurl a chair through the window and punch someone's lights out like being told I need anger management lessons."
DITTO:
"Tough talking demeanor? So what? Hard-line foreign policy stances? Again, so what? Criticisms of the UN? Hooray for THAT!"
Comments
Seriously, when did taking your job seriously make you a bully? The whiny liberals just can't handle a man who does his job, and well.
Destroy the UN? it's about time!
Posted by: Noelle | May 6, 2005 5:27 PM
OK, so Bolton's a bully. He's also manipulated intelligence to suit his own agenda, has done a piss-poor job at nuclear disarmament, and is NOT a diplomat.
THAT is why he should not be considered for UN ambassador.
Posted by: Sirena | May 9, 2005 3:35 PM
Outside of the urban enclaves, the vast majority of Americans use their common sense to come to the very logical conclusion that the UN is worthless without the US to pay the bills, and provide the military muscle. If the UN disappeared tomorrow, it wouldn't matter one iota in the problems of the world.
Posted by: David | June 5, 2005 4:40 PM