Biden just mentioned the Melody Townsel (DKos) letter on Faux This Week

[NMDemDist2]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1727593&mesg_id=1727593

:woohoo:

[Roland99]

1. What did the FAUX shill do?

[NMDemDist2]

2. cut to Lugar who

said he'd look at it Tuesday (but don't hold your breath)

[Roland99]

3. What a "Wimpy" response

;)

[Algorem]

4. U.N. Nominee Faces New Bullying Allegations(does this link work with-

out registration?or Google link to link? http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&tab=wn&q=+Biden%2CMelody+Townsel&btnG=Search+News )

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-bo...

businesswoman describes belligerent behavior by Bolton. An intelligence analyst's accusations of pressure are further detailed.


By Sonni Efron and Richard A. Serrano, Times Staff Writers



WASHINGTON — A Texas businesswoman has written to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that John R. Bolton is unfit to serve as U.N. ambassador because he threatened, berated and harassed her in a dispute over an overseas contract.

"His behavior back in 1994 wasn't just unforgivable, it was pathological," wrote Melody Townsel, a businesswoman from Dallas, in a letter to the committee that was made public Saturday by Democrats who opposed Bolton's appointment. "I cannot believe that this man is being seriously considered for any diplomatic position, let alone such a critical posting to the U.N."

Hers is the latest account alleging that Bolton — who faces a key committee vote Tuesday in his nomination to be United Nations ambassador — has been rude and belligerent toward those less powerful than himself, including three intelligence analysts whose views clashed with his.

Also disclosed Saturday was the summary of a committee staff interview with a former national intelligence officer for Latin America. He said that in 2003, Bolton and another State Department official attempted to pressure him to tailor his judgment on Cuba's biological weapons program, and that they attacked his integrity and attempted to have him transferred when he would not do so...