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elleng

(130,905 posts)
Wed May 13, 2015, 09:05 PM May 2015

Bolton to announce 2016 plans.

John Bolton, former ambassador to the United Nations, will announce Thursday around noon whether he will run for president.

Bolton plans to reveal his intentions in a video to be posted to Facebook and will then hold a conference call with media, according to a spokesman for John Bolton PAC.

Bolton has been active on the Republican pre-presidential campaign circuit – speaking at the Iowa Freedom Summit in January, the Conservative Political Action Conference in February, and last month’s First in the Nation Summit in New Hampshire – but has attracted little attention in a crowded primary field.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/john-bolton-ambassador-united-nations-president-2016-117912.html

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Bolton to announce 2016 plans. (Original Post) elleng May 2015 OP
oh goddie... chillfactor May 2015 #1
Yesterday 28 people died in Iraq ..... haven't you done enough Mr. Bolton? Botany May 2015 #2
I saw Bolton and thought of Roose. Or Ramsey. bravenak May 2015 #3
Seriously. On the "flayed man" ticket. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #29
Excellent! leftofcool May 2015 #4
He doesn't stand a chance. nt Terra Alta May 2015 #5
Michael Bolton has a better chance of being elected n/t TexasBushwhacker May 2015 #32
OMG! The Clown A380 is about to exceed its maximum takeoff weight. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #6
If the GOP clown bus lost one level it wouldn't make a bit of difference pinboy3niner May 2015 #7
John Bolton at supper time Poiuyt May 2015 #8
WHOOOO HOOOO!!! hootinholler May 2015 #9
Now there is a war mongering, racist, piece of crud. Not to say the other candidates are better, Hoyt May 2015 #10
Funny thing............ leftofcool May 2015 #12
I tried, and failed, to figure out if that's meant as a compliment or not. arcane1 May 2015 #27
Plato's Retreat's Favorite Son of a Bitch Octafish May 2015 #11
There's plenty of room in the clown car Gman May 2015 #13
"How do they get so many in there?" R. Daneel Olivaw May 2015 #31
Lots of mass with little substance. Gman May 2015 #33
. Omaha Steve May 2015 #14
The list of delusional Republicans appears to be endless. kwassa May 2015 #15
Has he written a new book, too? nt Buns_of_Fire May 2015 #16
2016 -that's a lot of plans. He'll probably need binders to keep them all organized! canoeist52 May 2015 #17
He is attempting to overcome fierce resistance from his mustache. rug May 2015 #18
Bolton 2016: Bombs Away! morningfog May 2015 #19
Iran will be contributing big time to every campaign but his! gvstn May 2015 #20
Mr Mustache? NV Whino May 2015 #21
So they have Elmer Fudd (Bush), Sylvester the Cat (Cruz), Yosemite Sam (Bolton), and Monk06 May 2015 #22
Comedians rejoice! DirkGently May 2015 #23
Just imagine: President Bolton Yorktown May 2015 #24
Who? Stinky The Clown May 2015 #25
run johnny, run. america will reject you with great vigor. spanone May 2015 #26
I thought he was serving as an adviser for Ted Cruz. TexasTowelie May 2015 #28
You know what would be awesome about that? Warren DeMontague May 2015 #30
Nooooooooooooooooooooooo......... R. Daneel Olivaw May 2015 #34
I live in Portland. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #36
Another clown for the clown car. Initech May 2015 #35

chillfactor

(7,576 posts)
1. oh goddie...
Wed May 13, 2015, 09:09 PM
May 2015

anther possible clown for the clown bus....rethugs may have to start looking for a double-decked bus...

Botany

(70,504 posts)
2. Yesterday 28 people died in Iraq ..... haven't you done enough Mr. Bolton?
Wed May 13, 2015, 09:12 PM
May 2015

Tuesday 12 May: 28 killed.
Baghdad: 6 killed by bombs; 1 body.
Mosul: 3 executed.
Falluja: 7 in random bombardment.
Hawija: 4 executed.
Baiji: 2 policemen in clashes.
Baquba: 1 council member by gunfire.
Mashahda: 3 by IED.
Bab al Sham: 1 by mortars.

https://www.iraqbodycount.org/

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,693 posts)
6. OMG! The Clown A380 is about to exceed its maximum takeoff weight.
Wed May 13, 2015, 09:18 PM
May 2015

I remember how Rachel Maddow always called him (shouting)

[font size="50"]JOHN BOLTON!!![/font] because of his reputation for yelling at people.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
10. Now there is a war mongering, racist, piece of crud. Not to say the other candidates are better,
Wed May 13, 2015, 09:30 PM
May 2015

but he's a special breed of low life.

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
27. I tried, and failed, to figure out if that's meant as a compliment or not.
Wed May 13, 2015, 10:59 PM
May 2015

With Freepers, it's hard to tell!

Gman

(24,780 posts)
13. There's plenty of room in the clown car
Wed May 13, 2015, 09:50 PM
May 2015

Always room for one more. How do they get so many in there?

 

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)
31. "How do they get so many in there?"
Wed May 13, 2015, 11:14 PM
May 2015

They are as dense as a black hole. Once they get together they collapse under their own weight; revealing an quantum intellect as small as an pea.

There's plenty more room in the clown car universe.

kwassa

(23,340 posts)
15. The list of delusional Republicans appears to be endless.
Wed May 13, 2015, 09:59 PM
May 2015

This is also ample display about how separated from any reality each one of them is.

Most aren't even electable within the Republican party.

gvstn

(2,805 posts)
20. Iran will be contributing big time to every campaign but his!
Wed May 13, 2015, 10:24 PM
May 2015

I know this is McCain but Bolton will sing the same tune on day 1.

Monk06

(7,675 posts)
22. So they have Elmer Fudd (Bush), Sylvester the Cat (Cruz), Yosemite Sam (Bolton), and
Wed May 13, 2015, 10:38 PM
May 2015

the Tasmanian Devil (Walker). So which Warner Bros cartoon character is each of the rest of this menagerie?

DirkGently

(12,151 posts)
23. Comedians rejoice!
Wed May 13, 2015, 10:47 PM
May 2015

Bolton's like a bug-eyed rage cartoon. None of it makes any sense, but he's sure aaaaaaaannnngry about it.


Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
30. You know what would be awesome about that?
Wed May 13, 2015, 11:13 PM
May 2015

It would probably put this Millennial hipster "facial hair is cool" trend to bed, for good.

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