McConnell calls Bolton op-ed a ‘gross misrepresentation’
McConnell calls Bolton op-ed a ‘gross misrepresentation’
Former UN Ambassador John Bolton penned an op-ed in today’s WSJ claiming that the key judgments in the latest Iran NIE were “distorted,” written by “policy enthusiasts,” and put the “intelligence community’s credibility and impartiality on the line.” Today during a Senate threat assessment hearing, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) asked Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell about Bolton’s assertions. McConnell replied:
MCCONNELL: Sir, I’ll start by saying that the integrity and the professionalism in this NIE is probably the highest in our history in terms of objectivity and quality of the analysis and challenging the assumptions and conducting red teams on the process, conducting a counter intelligence assessment about “were we being misled” and so on. So I would start by saying that the article you refer to is a gross misrepresentation of the professionalism of this community.
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Let it go Bolty. The NIE is water under the bridge now. Everyone believes it but you and and your butt plug.
February 5th, 2008 at 3:24 pmSo I would start by saying that the article you refer to is a gross misrepresentation of the professionalism of this community.
February 5th, 2008 at 3:26 pmAnd how ironic that it was written be a former administration member who is still an administration cheerleader and which is the least professional and honest this nation has ever had the displeasure of witnessing and enduring through…….
I know this is off the topic, but Gov. Huckabee won WV.
Comment by Daryll — February 5, 2008 @ 3:25 pm
February 5th, 2008 at 3:27 pmThanks for informing everyone that the state of West Virginia is mentally deficient…………
Comment by Daryll — February 5, 2008 @ 3:25 pm
thanks for the tip. but you should know something.
the man’s name is huck.
huck huckabee.
and he’s a jesus man.
February 5th, 2008 at 3:28 pmWhy even bother with what Bolton says !!.
February 5th, 2008 at 3:30 pmThe guy is a war monger and great propagandist.
know this is off the topic, but Gov. Huckabee won WV.
Comment by Daryll — February 5, 2008 @ 3:25 pm
I thought it was President Elect Huckster D? Whaa happpened???
February 5th, 2008 at 3:33 pmOn topic, Bolt-on should be looking for another line of work.
I hear the Alaskan crab industry is looking for a few good walri.
February 5th, 2008 at 3:33 pmBolton is a lunatic.
February 5th, 2008 at 3:34 pmComment by Daryll — February 5, 2008 @ 3:25 pm
West Virginia exists?
February 5th, 2008 at 3:36 pmComment by Daryll — February 5, 2008 @ 3:25 pm
West Virginia exists?
Comment by McWars — February 5, 2008 @ 3:36 pm
February 5th, 2008 at 3:37 pmAbout as much as “personal responsibility” and “family values” do in the GOP………..
Comment by RUCerious — February 5, 2008 @ 3:33 pm
I wonder, how does AEI sustain itself? Is the mindless money throwing of the 24% enough for the institution to live on?
February 5th, 2008 at 3:37 pmbolt-on Flanders
February 5th, 2008 at 3:39 pmAbout as much as “personal responsibility†and “family values†do in the GOP………..
Comment by MCMetal — February 5, 2008 @ 3:37 pm
Exactly why democratic conventions draw the heaviest business for sex workers.
February 5th, 2008 at 3:39 pmJohn bolton flanders:
February 5th, 2008 at 3:41 pmlatest Iran NIE arooonies were “distorted”
Is the mindless money throwing of the 24% enough for the institution to live on?
Comment by McWars — February 5, 2008 @ 3:37 pm
AEI has received more than $30 million (combined) in funding from sources including:[citation needed]
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
February 5th, 2008 at 3:41 pmCastle Rock Foundation
Coors Brewing Company
Earhart Foundation
ExxonMobil
JM Foundation
Microsoft Corporation [1]
Philip M. McKenna Foundation, Inc.
John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund[32]
Sarah Scaife Foundation
Scaife Family Foundation
Smith Richardson Foundation
previous post from (obviously) wikipedia
February 5th, 2008 at 3:41 pmto correct st. parodyll:
Victory in W. Va. could spread to other states
By Sam Youngman
Posted: 06/07/07 07:28 PM [ET]
The West Virginia GOP could announce its pick for president by 2:30 p.m. Eastern time on Feb. 5, potentially giving that candidate a boost in states where polls close hours later.
the polls in w.va don’t close till 8pm…
hopefully, the w.va GOPers and gonna look pretty silly…
but there should be NO results announced until 8pm cal. time…
February 5th, 2008 at 3:42 pmDaryll -
Huckabee didn’t win a primary. He was awarded delegates by a Republican convention that decided a primary with actual people voting was too democratic. Instead, they got a group of uber-Republicans together and voted for West Virginia’s populace. Essentially they said to WV GOP voters, “Screw you. We don’t trust you to make the choice we want, so we’re making it for you.”
Oh, and Huckabee only won on the second vote after some shady campaigning by McCain to get his votes switched to Huckabee just to keep Romney from winning.
February 5th, 2008 at 3:43 pm8PM hillbilly time = noon, time for some more moonshine…
February 5th, 2008 at 3:43 pm“a gross misrepresentation”, again another word for a lie. How many words for a lie can the Rightards come up with. Misspoke, misremembered, misquoted, misrepresentation. How about we just call it what it is, it was a lie. Bolton lied in his article like he lies about pretty much everything.
February 5th, 2008 at 3:45 pmoops… just noticed the date on that…
February 5th, 2008 at 3:45 pmcould be irelavent…
Richard Mellon Scaife:
http://edition.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/04/27/scaife.profile/
February 5th, 2008 at 3:45 pmbilbo, my daily paper changed the word LIE, in a “letter to editor”
that I wrote, to “untruth”…
i was livid.
February 5th, 2008 at 3:47 pmJohn Bolton is a gross misrepresentation of a diplomat.
February 5th, 2008 at 3:49 pmComment by RUCerious — February 5, 2008 @ 3:41 pm
Exxon is not a surprise, but the foundations, namely Gates, need to fine-tune their philanthropic giving.
If we’re hopeful, AEI will downgrade substantially in influence with the installation of good democratic president.
February 5th, 2008 at 3:51 pm#12, the 24%ers don’t throw money at think tanks. There is very little conservative grassroots when it comes to money.
Their funding comes from the top down, from the ultra-rich who are the actual beneficiaries of conservative policies; the authoritarian follower 24%ers just get the warm fuzzy of knowing their godly leaders are there hating and killing the right people for them.
February 5th, 2008 at 3:57 pmsorry about this further OT – do not let it derail this thread -
but it should be known:
Huckabee Wins All 18 W.Virginia Delegates
Posted: Today at 2:33 p.m.
Updated: Today at 2:36 p.m.
[...]
In the first contest decided Tuesday, Huckabee won all 18 delegates at the West Virginia GOP convention. Romney had hoped to claim victory there, but with McCain trailing, his backers switched their support to Huckabee to deprive Romney of the win.
Addressing the convention beforehand, Romney asked voters, “Are we going to put a true conservative in the house that Ronald Reagan built or are we going to take a left turn?”
“the house that r.r. built”… that is disgusting…
these are GOP delegates only, correct?
and, does that mean that mccave WAS in 3rd place?
February 5th, 2008 at 4:00 pmforgot the link:
February 5th, 2008 at 4:01 pmhttp://www.wral.com/news/political/story/2397481/
Loon Darryll is all excited about Huckabee “Winning” West Virginia. Unfortunately he really didn’t win. He made a deal with John McCain and McCain threw his delegates to Huckabee to stop Romney from getting a win. The people of West Virginia have not spoken. The politicians in West Virginia have spoken.
February 5th, 2008 at 4:01 pmand, does that mean that mccave WAS in 3rd place?
Comment by katy — February 5, 2008 @ 4:00 pm
Not necessarily, only that his delegates plus Huck’s added up to more than Mitt’s. Whatever they’re using to select a candidate sounds like something out of the 1920s.
February 5th, 2008 at 4:05 pmComment by bilbobaggins — February 5, 2008 @ 4:01 pm
And that’s classic conservative representation! ;)
February 5th, 2008 at 4:05 pmComment by PeterW — February 5, 2008 @ 3:57 pm
Noted. Thanks for the lucent explanation.
February 5th, 2008 at 4:05 pmDaryll my man, Nice to see you. I won’t trouble you with the shellfish question as I know you will ignore my plight and risk my soul being damned for eternity but might I inquire what you will say and do when Mr Huckabee fails to win the nomination. I advised you against declaring that you God had already preordained this outcome but you didn’t heed that so what happens now? I suggest you fall back on “God works in mysterious ways” That one always provide a convenient exit strategy
February 5th, 2008 at 4:06 pmDanger! Off off topic-and classist/elitist humor……………………..
Why do they call teeth in WVa summer teeth?
Because some are there, and some are not.
Back to the man who would be walrus.
February 5th, 2008 at 4:07 pmRe: 36
Or, God is dead-God has a sense of humor-Drywall got so excited he didn’t hear the second clause of the sentence, “Huckabee will with the election, when hell freezes over.”
February 5th, 2008 at 4:09 pmWell, at least we now know why Huckabee stayed in the race. He clearly has some sort of a back door deal with McCain.
And Larry Craig, and Ted Haggert, and Mark Foley, and Jeff Gannon, and appearently Lindsey Graham if you believe rush….
February 5th, 2008 at 4:12 pmWell, at least we now know why Huckabee stayed in the race. He clearly has some sort of a back door deal with McCain.
http://www.bloggernews.net/113587
Comment by good_golly — February 5, 2008 @ 4:11 pm
As if there’s a tangible difference between the 3 loser GOP presidential hopefuls ?
It’s like perusing through and noting the difference(s) between dog shit,cow shit and horse shit……………
February 5th, 2008 at 4:13 pmComment by good_golly — February 5, 2008 @ 4:11 pm
Sure, He promised to make Huckabee a top science advisor
February 5th, 2008 at 4:21 pmback door deals are Republican in nature, like Romney’s sissy sons are republican in nature: cowards and spineless scunbags.
February 5th, 2008 at 4:24 pmback door deals are Republican in nature, like Romney’s sissy sons are republican in nature: cowards and spineless scunbags.
Comment by Lefty Patriot — February 5, 2008 @ 4:24 pm
McCain to Huckabee: “Let me be your back door man!”
February 5th, 2008 at 4:32 pmCome on Mike…say it like it is…
JOHN BOLTON is a NUT JOB and anyone who would listen to
him is CRAZY, much less publish his crap.
Aw geez…I really USED to like reading the WSJ.
February 5th, 2008 at 4:49 pmSo I would start by saying that John Bolton is a gross misrepresentation of the professionalism of this community.
There…fixed it for ya. (Emphasis on gross)
February 5th, 2008 at 5:05 pmBolton’s WSJ piece is entitled “Our Politicized Intelligence Services”
Well he should know being part of the gang who politicized the reasons to go to war with Iraq!
Distorting facts, fabricating evidence, utilizing incredulous informants, using old intelligence information, uncorroborated facts, taking words and statements out of context……Dick Cheney influencing the CIA report (how many visits to CIA HQ?) prior to the invasion…. GW’s sucking up to Tenant (and visa versa) …the list goes on……
So why should we believe anything he’s saying now?
February 5th, 2008 at 5:15 pmMcConnell is indignant that Bolton has grossly misinterpreted the NIE report – OK – why is Bolton still able to speak with authority for the administration, even as he is out of office?
February 5th, 2008 at 5:16 pmBolton is a tool. He has always lied, always placed the party above principle, always twisted facts to conform to his own concepts.
McConnell is insulted, but nothing will change.
Bolton is an irrelevant War Criminal!
February 5th, 2008 at 5:54 pm#52 Bolton is an irrelevant War Criminal!
Comment by sacopenapa — February 5, 2008 @ 5:54 pm
Simply not true! He is relevant because of the platform he is now on and the microphone he wields. Propaganda needs repeating and repeating to be effective. He is part of that neocon, neo-fascist machine, spewing lies constantly.
We should be very aware of him and his ilk because there are a lot of people who are not aware of him, who he is and what he represents. They hear him as an “expert” and take umbrage at what he says. After all, he was our UN Ambassador, they think.
He needs to be exposed and downgraded to the evil person he is, by anyone who knows, and has a voice!
February 5th, 2008 at 6:41 pmBolton is a has-been. He won’t have a job until another neo-conservative is elected into office, which won’t happen until the Democrats clean up Bush’s mess and people forget how terrible he was as president.
February 6th, 2008 at 12:53 pm