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John Bolton's Private Reception

By Jeralyn, Section Other Politics
Posted on Thu Aug 25, 2005 at 07:05:01 PM EST
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Arianna reports that U.N. Ambassador John Bolton is having a very private reception at the Waldorf Astoria tonight. The conservative press has been invited, but look who's been excluded:

...some of the people who won't be there include Colum Lynch from the Washington Post and Warren Hoge from the New York Times, both of whom cover the U.N. for their respective papers. If you thought the Bush administration’s cowardice about having to face anyone who is not completely on board with them was confined to Crawford and the campaign trail, think again.

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    John Bolton's Private Reception | 12 comments (12 topical)
    Re: John Bolton's Private Reception (none / 0) (#1)
    by scarshapedstar on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:45 PM EST
    You know, the Daddy Party seems to be a little lacking in the loins. Seriously. First our fearless leader has to be all French with his vacations, and now Mr. Moustache hides under the bed if there might be a critic within earshot? Boo hoo. Give me this job, I'll handle all the reporters, even the fake reporters who are in fact male prostitutes for Scott McClellan...

    Re: John Bolton's Private Reception (none / 0) (#2)
    by jimakaPPJ on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:45 PM EST
    Scar - It is called rewarding your friends and punishing your enemies. A concept not exactly new in politics, or life. You may find it used by you, or against you. Like that party you weren't invited to attend.

    Re: John Bolton's Private Reception (none / 0) (#3)
    by Ernesto Del Mundo on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:46 PM EST
    Well I guess Congress wasn't invited, either. Or the rest of the free world. Aaah, who needs 'em!

    Re: John Bolton's Private Reception (none / 0) (#4)
    by jarober on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:46 PM EST
    This is the same kind of "cowardice" that has you limiting troll comments. If you know that the reporting you'll get is slanted, why bother inviting it in the first place?

    Re: John Bolton's Private Reception (none / 0) (#5)
    by scarshapedstar on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:46 PM EST
    Um, James, are you suggesting that these reporters would be somehow disruptive? I don't think they would. Trolls are disruptive. No, the problem here is that Bolton evidently believes they might write mean things afterwards, and Bolton is, to put it bluntly, a big p*ssy. Seriously, if I were in his shoes, I'd invite Bill O'Reilley. Although I must admit I'd keep a big scary horse around to keep Bush away. Also, Jim, thanks for the primer on junior high social mores, but I gotta ask --
    Scar - It is called rewarding your friends and punishing your enemies.
    -- what would Jesus do?

    Re: John Bolton's Private Reception (none / 0) (#7)
    by jimakaPPJ on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:46 PM EST
    scar - Jesus would leave New York City, or bring in help to fight the sins. ;-) DA - Petty, smetty, whatever. Since this wasn't an official function, maybe he just wanted to relax and enjoy himself while patting his as* at the Lefties who opposed him. Seems fair, and a very human response to me. BTW – Congratulations on the lack of spelling errors. You do better on short pieces.

    Re: John Bolton's Private Reception (none / 0) (#8)
    by jarober on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:46 PM EST
    Disruptive in the sense that they would slant the story and fabricate quotes - as the NYT did to Condoleeza Rice on Gaza last week - yes. Just as you are under no obligation to provide a forum for arbitrary comments, they are under no obligation to invite reporters known to be hostile.

    Re: John Bolton's Private Reception (none / 0) (#9)
    by squeaky on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:46 PM EST
    Bolton is the very Definition of Troll. That is why he is the least suitable human for the job of UN rep. and why Bush appointed him as a vindictive punishment for the UN and diplomats that have to deal with.

    Re: John Bolton's Private Reception (none / 0) (#10)
    by squeaky on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:46 PM EST
    A diplomat acting undiplomatically? Steve Clemons who is guest blogging at josh marshall's site puts it quite nicely:
    Now Mr Bolton is at the UN with a mission. At the end of the Cold War, Francis Fukuyama famously decreed the end of history. We could be witnessing the end of diplomacy.
    link

    Re: John Bolton's Private Reception (none / 0) (#12)
    by jimakaPPJ on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:47 PM EST
    Squeak - What do you have to say about his parents and grandparents? DA - Congrats again. You do make fewer mistakes on shorter comments. What does this tell us???? Squeaky - Playing suck up to third world countries isn't diplomacy. Diplomacy requires that you clearly state your requirements to the other parties. We haven't done that for a while. Hope they don’t faint when told to get lost.

    Re: John Bolton's Private Reception (none / 0) (#13)
    by squeaky on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:47 PM EST
    PPJ- Oh the good old fascist approach to negotiations. It works for Bolton because he has Zero interest in negotiation on anything ever. Easy to pull off if you are the worlds only superpower. Getting it wrong, has big unintended and horrible consequences. PNAC

    Re: John Bolton's Private Reception (none / 0) (#15)
    by Ernesto Del Mundo on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:48 PM EST
    Hope they don’t faint when told to get lost.
    We have been telling them that for at least 2 or 3 years now. And look how good things are going. Yep, stay the course, no compromise, no apologies, no regrets. After all, it ain't our kids dying.

    John Bolton's Private Reception | 12 comments (12 topical)