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dansolo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-05-03 05:42 PM
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Would Joe Wilson make a good Sec. of State?
I am curious if people would be in favor of Joe Wilson being nominated for Secretary of State in a Democratic administration. He has been a career diplomat in both Repiblican and Democratic administrations. He was also willing to go up against this administration, which would go a long way in restoring our relationships with our allies, especially the ones that objected to the war. I think that he would also be respected in the Middle East as an honest broker, especially since he doesn't have a military/defense/oil background.
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Gman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-05-03 05:55 PM
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1. Oh, this is a hilarious thought!
Just imagine! From what I hear and read about Wilson he is qualified to be SOS.
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liberalnurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-05-03 05:57 PM
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2. He is certainly well informed and a dedicated, patriotic
American! He can hold his own too! I am very impressed with him over this "outing" issue. I understand he was a hero in the first Gulf War; as he secured the release of 180 American hostages and was the last diplomat to ever meet with Saddam.

He is well traveled and respected in Europe and obviously Africa.

Impressive!
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bryant69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-05-03 06:01 PM
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3. Whether he's qualified or not
It's hard to see how any Democratic president could spin this away from "We feel the need to humiliate the Democrats." It would be like President Bush nominating Kenneth Star to a high position.

I don't favor a wussy style of politics where we back down all the time, but we do need to pick our battles so that we can win the significant victories we have to win for the American people.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com
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madmax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-05-03 06:08 PM
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5. Total agreement
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even Donating Member (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-05-03 06:05 PM
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4. No
Cable Tv stars are not respected abroad. Diplomacy is not Air force ONE or the Daily show or SNL. There really is reality and it sometimes has an unhappy ending. However we keep on keeping on because thats the way it is.
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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-05-03 06:10 PM
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6. With all due respect
What the hell are you talking about?
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dansolo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-05-03 06:12 PM
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7. Cable TV star?
What are you talking about? Wilson is a career diplomat, and the only reason he has been on all of the cable news shows is because of the outing of his wife.
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liberalnurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-05-03 06:23 PM
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9. Where have you been?
Do you know anything about Wilson?
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xxqqqzme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-03 01:28 AM
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16. worldlink TV just
replayed his 8/8/03 LA address. The man is sincere, thoughtful, insightful and appears level headed. He laid out the history of his Niger mission, discussed Rice lying about 'no one in her circle' knew about it. (He said since the Niger request came from unca dick's office - is unca dick not in rice's circle or is rice not in unca dick's?) I was very impressed w/ his easy manner.
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Padraig18 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-05-03 06:16 PM
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8. No
Edited on Sun Oct-05-03 06:16 PM by Padraig18
He's become prominent not because of his accomplishments, laudable though those have been; he's 'front and center' because of his wife's outing by Novakula, essentially.

I'm glad he's on the attack, but this man is NOT SOS material.
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even Donating Member (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-05-03 06:44 PM
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10. Thank you.
When I saw "Network" it was very funny because I thought it was so absurd. That could never happen.

Now we live in this media smog that chokes our brains. It can be so seductively fun that we don't think.
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fujiyama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-05-03 11:57 PM
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12. He's "front and center"...
because he exposed the truth regarding yellowcake.

Wilson is the only person to come out of the war situation looking good. He's a true patriot, and while not quite in the same class as Daniel Elsbergh, he's pretty close.
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Resistance Is Futile Donating Member (693 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-05-03 07:37 PM
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11. No
He opens his mouth too much. A good secretary of state knows where the bodies are burried but keeps his/her mouth shut about them.
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-03 12:16 AM
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13. Well if not SOS...
he'd make a great Press Secy. I'd love to be able to watch him giving the daily press briefings. He's got the gift of communicating.

And he handled Russert like a rag doll this morning!
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kaitykaity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-03 12:37 AM
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14. Yes for two reasons:
The award he won from GHWB in re: his performance
in Iraq prior to the First Gulf War, where he told
Saddam "if you're going to execute me, I'll bring
my own rope". The guy has some kind of guts
(going it alone when all the pink tutus were
hiding behind their patriotism).

And two, the fluidity, grace, and ease with which
he handled Porcine Boy Russert this morning. It was
a thing of beauty.

All of that said, I have dreamed of either Bill
Clinton or Al Gore in the SOS job in the new Dem
administration.
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kodi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-03 12:48 AM
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15. UN ambassador
.
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Bombtrack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-03 01:52 AM
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17. I prefur Fareed Zakaria
I asked Edwards if he would consider him as secretary of State at one of his townhalls(after I read "future of Freedom") and he said "definetely" right away. We didn't discuss it too much but he said that he's learned alot from things Fareed has written and edited and he said that having a Muslim as our face to the world would be something very positive in these times
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ReadTomPaine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-03 02:12 AM
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18. Fareed Zakaria is widely considered to be a Neocon.
Google him with the word "neocon" and you'll see what I mean.
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JNelson6563 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-03 04:42 AM
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19. This affair has shown us
what he is made of. He is classy, eloquent, intelligent and diplomatic. He is also fearless and noble. I think he'd be brilliant at whatever he did.

I think he is a great American.

Julie
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