Group That Opposes U.N. To Run Ad Backing Bolton -WP [View All]

[Rose Siding]

A conservative advocacy group called Move America Forward is planning to run a television ad this week promoting John R. Bolton's appointment as ambassador to the United Nations.

The ad notes the candidate's support for "American values," mocking Democrats who "blame America first" and making little mention of the United Nations itself. But a visit to the organization's Web site would seem to confirm the fears of Democrats who say the administration has named a longtime U.N. critic to the job. Senate confirmation hearings open today on the nomination.

"We tell other countries not to harbor organizations that support terrorists. Why, then, do we harbor the U.N. here in America?" said an announcer in a video on the group's site. "Join us as we help move America forward by kicking the U.N. out of the U.S."

Howard Kaloogian, co-chairman of the California-based group, said it is backing Bolton because of his support for President Bush's policies -- not because his confirmation would necessarily advance the group's goal of sending the U.N. packing. Bolton "will promote the administration's position, not Move America Forward's," he said. "I've never even considered that."

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