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Former UN Ambassador John Bolton won’t run for president
The Seattle Times / The Associated Press ^ | May 14, 2015 | Steve Peoples and Bill Barrow

Posted on 05/14/2015 6:41:03 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

John Bolton, the former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. and one of the Republican Party’s most prominent national security hawks, has confirmed that he will not run for president.

In a media conference call and separate video to supporters, Bolton said he would work through his political action committees and PACs to influence the 2016 elections by pushing candidates to promote aggressive foreign and military policies...

(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bolton; hillary; johnbolton; randpaul
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1 posted on 05/14/2015 6:41:03 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

A smart president will find a job for Mr. Bolton. Perhaps Secretary of State?


2 posted on 05/14/2015 6:42:44 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

20 scum traitors!! scumbags wanted illegals in military!!
mcsally huge TRAITOR!!
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/05/14/20-traitors-republicans-who-voted-to-gut-americas-military-using-amnestied-illegal-aliens/


3 posted on 05/14/2015 6:44:33 PM PDT by biggredd1
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To: fatnotlazy

He’s advising Ted Cruz right now.


4 posted on 05/14/2015 6:45:24 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: fatnotlazy

Perhaps Secretary of State?

Why? He did NOTHING as UN Ambassador. He did not even cut a thing. He was chosen as small government and made the UN even bigger. The first thing he should have done is cut our portion of UN dues to 1/2 of what we pay the first 4 years and after that cut it to 75 percent and on until we only pay 10 percent at most to that fraud of an organization. Certainly kick them out of NYC. But he did nothing.


5 posted on 05/14/2015 6:46:46 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Walker for President 2016. The only candidate with actual real RESULTS!!!!! The rest...talkers!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Too bad. Bolton would be a lot more fun to have in the race than many of the others.


6 posted on 05/14/2015 6:49:06 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: napscoordinator

I’m not likely to vote for any politician who had anything to do with the UN.


7 posted on 05/14/2015 6:51:24 PM PDT by liberalism is suicide (Communism,fascism-no matter how you slice socialism, its still baloney)
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To: liberalism is suicide

Thank. I won’t either. Supporting such a terrorist organization should make all Republicans shutter. But yet they are ready to give him the keys to the White House? Hard to believe.


8 posted on 05/14/2015 6:52:57 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Walker for President 2016. The only candidate with actual real RESULTS!!!!! The rest...talkers!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So finally somebody not running.


9 posted on 05/14/2015 6:56:50 PM PDT by rockinqsranch ((Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will. They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.))
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Cruz has some strange bedfellows.

Norquist and now Bolton.

If only he could get Ralph Reed and Tom DeLay on his team then all of the know-nothing conservatives will fall in right behind him.

10 posted on 05/14/2015 7:05:12 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

Norquist?! What are you smoking?


11 posted on 05/14/2015 7:07:02 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The neocon warmongers are lining up for Rubio. He’s their puppet.

Hopefully, their day is done. But, they still control the think tanks and FNC. And (especially!) the Washington Post.


12 posted on 05/14/2015 7:07:51 PM PDT by Forgotten Amendments (Peace On Earth! Purity of Essence! McCain/Ripper 2016)
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To: napscoordinator; SoConPubbie

Well, at least you’re consistently wrong.


13 posted on 05/14/2015 7:08:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Who asked him to? That old dude had 0% chance.


14 posted on 05/14/2015 7:12:02 PM PDT by stuck_in_new_orleans
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Oh God. Is there anyone you don’t put on a pedestal no matter how horrible they do their job. It is true we are opposite on many things. The one thing that is clear is that I am more likely to want small government but you do too but near as close to me. You also are a supporter of the UN which I am not. I perfer that the UN not be in the US and that we leave it completely. You seem to love the UN and would like to increase it like we did during Bolton time. I think your a great person but your politics are a bit different than mine. You are impressed with people who talk a good game but don’t actually have any results. I guess that is ok but I am just surprised coming from you.


15 posted on 05/14/2015 7:24:19 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Walker for President 2016. The only candidate with actual real RESULTS!!!!! The rest...talkers!)
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I support the United Nations? I’ve been here going on 10 years and I’ve never said that. We belong to the U.N., therefore we need an ambassador to that organization. Would you rather have a John Bolton, Jean Kirkpatrick or some lefty loon like we have now?


16 posted on 05/14/2015 7:29:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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He’s too old, no one knows him and he wears a bow tie at times.
Brilliant, but so are others.


17 posted on 05/14/2015 7:32:22 PM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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Former UN Ambassador John Bolton won’t run for president

Good. He supports "gay marriage."

18 posted on 05/14/2015 7:33:25 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: EternalVigilance

So does Carly Fiorina and Dick Cheney, IIRC.


19 posted on 05/14/2015 7:39:58 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: rockinqsranch

Rick Snyder sn’t running either.


20 posted on 05/14/2015 7:41:43 PM PDT by Lisbon1940 (No full-term governors)
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