call a spade a spade
Let’s examine some of Bolton’s recently called “spades,” shall we Art?
I find your word choice very interesting in this context…a little more on that at the bottom.
First, here are some of Bolton’s Bon Mots.
1994: “There is no such thing as the United Nations”
Obviously not true, as he currently sitting in nomination to be the American Ambassador to this very real (and very flawed) entity.
1994: “The secretariat building in New York has 38 stories. If it lost ten stories, it wouldn’t make a bit of difference.”
Not demonstrably false, but extremely unlikely.
Recent history suggests demolition of Manhattan landmarks for political purposes has far-reaching consequences.
2002: "Cuba not only possesses at least a limited offensive biological warfare research development effort but has provided such technology to other rogue states.”
Not true. Not even close to true. So not even close to true that when asked to produce evidence to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this “aggressive, forceful advocate” wussed out and refused to appear.
So not true that his boss, Colin Powell had to hurriedly issue this statement “we didn’t actually say Cuba had some weapons”
John Bolton was sure Hans Blix and Mohammed ElBaradei were just “misguided neo-pacifists” for not finding that pesky WMD, and spent much of his time at State trying to prove it.
Now that the “chips” have been allowed to “fall,” who called that “spade” right, Art?
Bolton represents the worst of the inept far-right fringe of the foreign policy community.
His nomination is effectively dead, ironically not because of all the policy he got wrong, but because he’s a habitual asshole who was loathed by everyone who came in contact with him.
He actually sounds like my type of guy, except for the being wrong all the time part.
And not really at all like Daniel Patrick Moynihan…though I am curious about why you have soft-wood for DPM.
Is it because as Nixon’s Urban Affairs adviser he proposed a policy of “benign neglect” toward minority communities?
Or his (prescient) report about out of wedlock births in the black community?
I can’t imagine you’re a big FSA fan, it being an expansion of gubment programs and all.
Finally (and perhaps most importantly) why would you choose the phrase “call a spade a spade” in conjunction with Moynihan’s “feather-ruffling” legacy, which is primarily associated with examining problems facing the black community.
It’s a new low even for you, Art.
And you know I don’t say that lightly.
Time for your nap, old man…we’ll wait til morning to hear how shocked you are at this obvious overestimation of your rhetorical skill.
