BOLTON HEARING LIVE ON C-SPAN 3

C_SPAN 3 ^ | July 27, 2006

[Ooh-Ah]

BOLTON HEARING LIVE ON C-SPAN 3

[Shelayne]

Staffers were fumbling feeding Kerry notes ...

The highlights:

Kerry/Bolton exchange:

They didn't.

They did.

They didn't.

They did.

They did?

They did.

// Kerry: "You are losing me a little bit ..."

// Kerry: "Why not do bi-lateral negotiations... thats what the Clinton Administration did"

Bolton: "Very poorly, I'd say. They violated the agreement from the very start"

Oh man! I always miss the BEST lines! I bet this was hilarious!

What a great thread! Thanks for the blow by blow of the evisceration of Jean Kerree.

[GretchenM]

Oops, "Dung-head Harkin" should be
"Dung HEAP Harkin."

Either works, I guess. I just misquoted his quote during Bubba's impeachment.

[OldFriend]

Went to the health food store and got the last bottle of Sambucol. How is it possible that after two teaspoons I have stopped that awful hacking.

Can even take a deep breath without coughing. Amazing stuff.

thank you thank you thank you. Freepers are awesome!

[shield]

SAMBUCOL is amazing. Wait till flu season...it stops the flu dead in it's tracks [including bird flu...west nile virus]. All viruses. Elderberry has always been known for this...in the old days it was called the poor man's medicine. What's different about Sambucol; an Israel doc did testing on elderberry found the active ingredient and developed Sambucol it's stronger than a bottle of elderberry syrup.

Eastern European's make elderberry wine...when they feel a cold, flu coming on they drink a bottle of elderberry wine...wake up the next morning with a hangover but NO COLD OR FLU...

Always keep SAMBUCOL...so when you feel you're coming down with cold or whatever...take it immediately...if you stop that virus before it takes hold...you'll not come down with any of those viruses. ;o)

[topher]

Peach:

Really stupid question on Bolton:

The Republicans snuck him in last session since the Democrats borked him.

So why do we have to have a confirmation hearing on Bolton if he is already the UN Ambassador (or at least the acting UN Ambassador)?

Seems likes the Democrats let a greased pig (pardon the analogy) get away and now they seem intent on trying to catch a greased pig.

Is this just a game to see how many Democrats can shoot themselves in the foot (and other places) just for the viewing?

Do the Democrats think they will win voters with these tactics or lose more of them for the November election?

I am really confused about making a big fuss about someone who is our UN Ambassador already and trying to say he is no longer our UN Ambassador. I think the Kerry-Bolton exchange shows how much the Democrats have to lose...

[Peach]

Hi, topher. The Bush administration wants to get Bolton appointed at the UN ambassador permanently; I don't think this is a position that changes with administrations.

Right now Bolton is just there for some interim period of time (I've forgotten - two years or three?).

But, as you pointed out, having another hearing did have the added benefit of letting the Democrats look like idiots. LOL

I think the administration decided they had another chance at this since Voinovich (spelling?) who is a Republican gave a mea culpa publicly last week in an open letter published in the newspaper saying he was wrong about Bolton and would now vote for him.

Hope that helps somewhat and I hope I'm right about the permanent appointment of Bolton too :-)

[debg]

Brit Hume said the water leak was from a bathroom!

[Peach]

I just heard that!! Eeew.

[mware]

I just heard the dems want to hold on the vote out of committee until a future date. According to Brit that would mean he would not get a vote in the senate until September.

[maica]

I want to hear this back and forth with Kerry over and over! Bolton is fantastic!!!!


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It is going to be repeated from 8pm to midnight on cspan1

[Bush gal in LA]

I just got back from work. Missed the whole hearing. Hopefully c-span will replay it. If these are the same code pink idiots, why cant security spot these witches before they are let in. After all they're dressed in pink right? The only thing I can figure is they are dressed in big over coats or something to cover themselves up before they get in.

[Canedawg]

I'll admit he has more charisma than Coker.

[maica]

This is cspan's way of listing the reairing of today's hearing ---


08:00 PM EDT
4:00 (est.) Senate Committee
U.N. Ambassador Re-Nomination Hearing,
Foreign Relations
Richard G. Lugar , R-IN
John R. Bolton , United States

[FreedomNeocon]

FYI -- C-SPAN Streaming reply (real player required) can be accessed HERE

Or from CSPANs page @ HERE


Kerry is near the end, and really gets feisty around 3:37:00

[firewalk]

Thanks

[mware]

just so you know the Bolton/Kerry exchange will be at the end. Kerry was the last senator to question bolton. Baraka Obama is also worth listening to. He confused JOhn Bolton with Josh Bolten

[A CA Guy]

Of course Kerry is feisty with those serving America's interest, he's always for the other side it seems.

[Dog]

So what happened today with Bolton.

[Howlin]

Tonight?

[Howlin]

Looks like the "good stuff" started about an hour and 45 minutes into the hearing, not counting whatever time they took for breaks.