Sigh. It looks like we weren't the only ones annoyed that Obama appointed Bolivia bad-guy-defender Greg Craig as White House Counsel. Today we face the full force of human rights outrage from... the Republican National Committee. Wait, what? Behold the most cynical press release in the history of the Beltway:
"Craig Represented Bolivian Defense Minister Carlos Sanchez-Berzain Who Was Accused Of Human Rights Abuses For Heavy Handed Tactics To Put Down Labor Riots Which Led To 67 Deaths."There you go. Republicans as America's conscience, oy to the vey. In case this hurts your brain too much, you'll be happy to know they manage to fuck even this up. As our tipster notes, "Of course they confuse Sanchez-Berzain and Goni, apparently not realizing they're different people." Hey whatever, they're both Mexicans or something.
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Of course, if the Repugs had gotten in, we'd have seen John Negroponte appointed. Yes, that's right...good ol' Ambassador Deathsquad. Not that this one's any less of a dick, but STILL.
Posted by QueenBina
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November 19, 2008 1:08 AM
Posted on November 19, 2008 01:08
wasn't there some kind of vetting process? didn't they have to fill out a 7 page questionnaire that would have prevented this kind of shit from happening? where is the hope? what has changed?
Posted by Greengeeta
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November 18, 2008 10:20 PM
Posted on November 18, 2008 22:20