Goss: I'm unqualified to work for CIA (Moore Interview)

[Zynx]

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=5944517

<><><><>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Congressman Porter Goss, President Bush's nominee for CIA director, could be his own worst enemy when it comes to making the case that he deserves to lead the U.S. intelligence agency.

"I couldn't get a job with CIA today. I am not qualified," the Florida Republican told documentary-maker Michael Moore's production company during the filming of the anti-Bush movie "Fahrenheit 9/11."

A day after Bush picked Goss for the top U.S. spy job, Moore on Wednesday released an excerpt from a March 3 interview in which the 65-year-old former House of Representatives intelligence chief recounts his lack of qualifications for employment as a modern CIA staffer.

"I don't have the language skills. I, you know, my language skills were romance languages and stuff. We're looking for Arabists today. I don't have the cultural background probably," Goss is quoted in an interview transcript. <><><><>

[tridim]

1. Yipee, here comes another week of Moore!

This makes me giggle.

[whistle]

2. It doesn't take language skills to direct the shredding on...

incriminating documents and paper trails leading to the White House and the failures of leadership by the Bush Administration. That will be Porter Goss's job until Kerry's inauguration in January 2005.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Could be very insightful (Shredding to be Goss's job until inauguration)

Hmm, whistle, you have made what could turn out to be a very insightful observation. Dedicated career CIA officers need to be very alert for just such skulduggery. It might even start before Nov.

[shraby]

4. Read the latest Plame thread

We've been doing background on good ol' Goss, and it ain't purty.

[reggaehead]

6. He's a natural selection...

You have a cabinet composed of his most effective fundraisers. Many of whom have credentials from diploma mills. The Bushiban values loyalty over competence at every opportunity. This position is too important to be presided over by a non-partisan.

[LauraK]

5. He is from papa bush (bfee) CIA era.

We've had enough of that.

[takumi]

7. "Goss: I'm unqualified to work for CIA"

SPAM the media with this quote and just maybe, maybe, maybe, one of them will pick this up as a leading headline in tomorrow's paper (Dream on!!!!!!!!!)