Malloy busts up on Wyden for Negroponte questions.

[kaitykaity]

Mike hates Negroponte and can't understand why Wyden
didn't call Negroponte the murderer that he is.

Mike said he figured he'd be pissing of some of us
people from "Ore-gone." Him mispronouncing the name
of the state bugged me more than his rant against Wyden.

:shrug:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/13/politics/13contra.html?pagewanted=print&position=

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At Mr. Negroponte's confirmation hearing Tuesday, Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, said that even though the events in Honduras took place more than 20 years ago, Mr. Negroponte's record there raised questions about his suitability for the new job.

Mr. Wyden said Mr. Negroponte's failure to highlight human rights abuses suggested a tendency to shade his reporting to suit presidential policies.

"It looks like to me you saw things through an administration-colored lens," Mr. Wyden said. "I hope you can convince me that when you brief the president, the president is going to get all the facts."

Mr. Negroponte vigorously defended his record in Honduras. "I certainly believe that my comportment was always absolutely legal and entirely professional," he said.

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[Straight Shooter]

1. Ron Wyden and the art of compromise and civility.

I wish he had gone after Negroponte the way he went after that terrorism lottery scheme.

[anitar1]

2. Never cared much for Wyden,

although I vote for him.I remember him from years ago.

[0rganism]

3. I wrote to Wyden about Negroponte a few months back

By Dog, Wyden'd better be voting against this fucker. Whatever else Malloy may say, tho, Wyden was the only one cited in the NYT article as skeptical of Negroponte's trustworthiness.

[kaitykaity]

4. That was kind of my impression of Wyden's comments, too.

Skeptical I mean.

I don't know, maybe I'll call Malloy tonight -- second time
ever on AAR -- and have some fun with him. More homework
required though.

:evilgrin:

[kaitykaity]

5. Don't feel so bad tonight. He's busting Carl Levin's

chops tonight.

Way to go, Mike!!

[akha]

6. Good on Wyden

Too bad Wyden was the only one, but good on him for pointing out what a dog Negroponte is.

And how about the drug war in Thailand, thousands murdered, and the US State Department said nothing.

For pictures and documentation on the US Honduras style killings in Thailand http://www.akha.org drug war links.

Matthew McDaniel

[kaitykaity]

7. Welcome to DU, akha.

:hi:

[newyawker99]

9. Hi akha!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Tom Kitten]

8. Senate vote was 98-2 in favor of Negroponte

One of the 2 was Wyden.