I guess this guy will be working from within to bring down the UN...sorta like the LCR is successfully working from within to change the Redumblican Party.
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[ March 07, 2005, 02:11 PM: Message edited by: bobby78751 ]

Bolton will be good for the UN. Someone with courage needs to ride herd over Kofi Annan given his recent lapses and knowing critics like Bolton are what's needed now. The opening post neglected to cite Bolton's work on repealing the infamous "Zionism = racism" resolution, although the article told the whole story. Let's hope he can do other good things like keeping nations such as Cuba and Libya off the Human Rights Commission.*
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*And let's hope the poster can make future arguments based on reason instead of resorting to name-calling. Moderator? Either do your job or remove the "warning" from the board's homepage; one or the other isn't working very well.

Well there's a difference between someone using constructive criticism vs. calling the UN pretty much worthless.

But will the U.S. ever pay up its long-overdue U.N. dues dollars?

Under this President's massive budget defecits?? Not a chance in hell.

It's a little tough to pay what's already been paid, unless you're sloppy with finances or waaaaay behind in the news. As this link from an old "Peoples' Daily" shows, this debt was repaid long ago. Surely you critics won't begrudge this source. Kudos from the Chinese.

Must have gotten paid off under Bubba... it's for damn sure this current crop of R's didn't do it.

Bolton-Snuffleupagus: "Working within!"

Wrong - read the story from "People's Daily." Bringing the debt current was authorized and accomplished in the first years of the current administration.

Actually: If the vote was in February 2001, then the "December" when the deal was reached would have been 2000--during Clinton's admin. Its just that the Republican controll Congress wouldn't approve it until under Bush's reign.

Perhaps, but that's speculation. The fact is that the debt mounted under "Bubba" and was repaid under Bush - however offensive that may sound.

Its not offensive. However, only Congress can approve spending bills. Its common knowledge that the Republican controlled Congress of the 1990s consistently refused to authorize full payment of UN dues. The GOP did not want to give funds to any organization that dealt with abortions. Some Republicans even wanted to withdraw from the "leftist" UN completely. Finally, in 1998 the GOP agreed to give just enough to the UN to prevent the USA from losing its vote. But it still never agreed to full payment of back dues until 2001.
Lets not give the Republicans credit for solving a problem that they created.

[ March 09, 2005, 11:22 AM: Message edited by: HotlantaTarheel ]

...Perhaps, but that's speculation.....
gmginsfo, could you please explain to me the definition of the word "speculation"? Specific dates, as HotlantaTarheel supplied, are NOT speculation, they are fact. There is a huge difference between speculation and fact. It just goes to show you, gmginsfo, what a truly great president Bill Clinton was. Look at what he was able to accomplish with a Republican controlled Congress. Also, please quit referring to former President Bill Clinton as "Bubba". It is terribly disrespectful. Former President Bill Clinton earned my respect, something that President Bush has yet to do.

When I call Clinton "Bubba", it's done as a term of endearment... IMHO, he's the best President we've had since Carter, not to mention the last legitimately elected one.

We won't call Clinton "Bubba" as long as we also agree not to call Bush "Shrub". I doubt you will get agreement on that.

Dear Miller Time,

After careful consideration of your "bubba" request and a personal vote, the jury has come up with two answers for you..

1. No.
2. Are you shittin me?

Love,

True American Patriot Society

PS If BUBBA layed of the Cigars and Super Sizes, he'd not have the ticker problems. He needs to stay healthy cause his skank needs him to gravy train running for office.

MB, As MarcusF stepped in to clear up who used the B-name first, and Copman backed it up with an entirely reasonable proposal, we can now focus on the remaining 2 issues.

Speculation = guesswork. Yes, the timing is right, but motives remain unknown. And the fact remains that the debts were also racked up - that's NOT a reference to WJC - under his reign. So I stand by my post.

As far as any respect for the man, that disappeared from my screen on several occasions, starting with his abandonment of gays in the military, continuing thru l'affaire Lewinsky and his reckless pardons - can you say "Mel Reynolds?" - his long goodbye from office, his making a perfect ass of himself by hamming it up after the 911 Memorial Service at the National Cathedral and, most recently, his recommendation to the failing/flailing Kerry campaign that it turn its back on gays. You DO remember that, don't you? In short, I have no respect for him at all, and an equal amount for his termagant wife.

Shank? You are speaking of the most admired woman in America. Why do you hate America?

Mr. Raze, you've used that exact line before; get some new material. Why do you hate creativity? :confused:

We'll see just how admired this harpy is outside the pages of "USA Today" and "Parade" come 2008.

Calling Hillary a skank is a very nasty, totally uncalled for insult to the former first lady, now Senator. I deplore that. BUT what does that have to do with hating or liking America??? :confused: Or were you joking and I didn't catch it?? :confused: Please explain the connection.

Yes, Copman, it was a joke.

One wing nut in particular should get a sense 'o humor. "Inclusion wins!"

Sorry copman, I am replacing this word with something more fitting... hooker.

Perhaps if he answered the question, it wouldn't need to be asked repeatedly.

Isn't it utterly amazing how this post became about the Clintons? I just love the way Republicans obsess over this couple. If I ever did refer to President Bush as "shrub", I will never do so again. Why all of the name-calling of Hilary? Do powerful women scare you?

Maybe powerful women secretly turn them on. I can see their fantasy now. On their hands and knees, with Hillary wearing a big old king kong strap on dildo, doing them while whipping their butts, and calling them cheap trash

Aren't all gay republicans bottoms?

No, dishonest ones just piss me off! :mad:

Then Kindasleazy must make you want to go postal.