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An oldie but goodie… She claims she's giving a “thumbs up”, but it doesn't look like that to me. Oh, as if you didn't know, the guy smiling is Glenn Reynolds.

Sunday night is a good time for soap operas.

But since “Desperate Housewives” is not on right now, I thought it
would be a good time to explore the things not fit for Monday morning. You know,
the soap opera angle of our latest alliance: John Bolton and Pamela Geller Oshry.

Here's one of their
first flirtations. You can almost hear the giggling and it's quite clear
she does “adore”
her John.

A while back, James
Wolcott offered the definitive character assessment on Ms. Pam, especially where this particular picture is concerned. He's right
on. Evidently, in her spare time, when she's not fondling her own breast, Ms Oshry likes to ruminate between the Muslim Brotherhood taking over the
world and sitcom
“schtupping”, while lamenting
any acts of peace. Put her down as part of the Kristol-Newt axis of WWIII crowd.

I must admit to having a wild side myself, but I save it for family gatherings, not blogger get togethers. A little decorum, dear.

The subtitle of this post really should be something like what's up with John and Pam (of Atlas
Shrugged)? In fact, I got a very interesting email regarding just that recently.

why Atlas and not you? If you go back and read her blog slightly pre-confirmation, she goes on and on about how good looking, smart, everything but propositioning him on her site. Shortly therafter, she posted a photo of the two. I'm not trying to be tabloid-like, but take a look at her writing around that time.

Before I try again to get an interivew with John Bolton, which means getting to Richard Grennel or Ben Chang in the Press and Public
Affairs Office of Ambassador Bolton. I thought I'd share a couple of comments
I received on the matter.

Just who the f**k are you? If I'm Bolton, why should I give you an interview, just because you demand it? Again….who the f**k are you???!!! If I were Bolton, I would certainly select a blogger who possesses more stability than you. I would never give you an opportunity to use my name to prop up your site, and elevate you with a celebrity you want, but don't deserve. Your indignation is misplaced. You should realize that you have no standing to make this demand of his time. Did it occur to you that maybe he is friends with (or is a friend of a friend) of Oshry and/or Miller? There might have been some quid pro quo in talking with them. Then you go off an call these same people names, while demanding an interview with Bolton? Try learning some basic techniques on winning friends and influencing people. Dogtown

Here's another comment.

Whaaa, whaaa, whaaa… I think when you grow up a little, adults might let you talk to them. CJ

more from Dogtown…

Another thing worth noting: Oshry is hot. You're not. Now I understand why you're so catty with her. You know that I'm right. Dogtown

Aw, now you've hurt my feelings.

It is turning into quite a soap opera; a far cry from the dignified job of
U.N. ambassador, if you ask me. Then there's that other point. Mark Leon Goldberg is right. Why give racists
a megaphone?

If Pamela Oshry was simply one of the many racist wingnuts who populate the blogosphere, we would not need to pay any attention to her whatsoever. The problem here is that a Cabinet level official elevated her from obscurity (twice actually), and did so at a time when maximum attention is being paid to his office. - Mark Leon Goldberg

But now the wingnuts are even tying their “you're either with us or with
the terrorists” line, targeting
Steve Clemons. This is so absurd as to reveal the naked desperation of their
Bolton campaign. As per all things Republican,
it starts out strumming the nation's heartstrings over 9/11.

Nearly five years after 9/11, we are well into an epic, generational struggle. A struggle that pits freedom against tyranny … hope against fear … democracy against Islamic radicalism. The men and women of our Armed Forces are fighting with heroic resolve … and they deserve to be supported in their mission by diplomats willing to call evil by its name, able to rally our friends and allies behind the global expansion of freedom and democracy, and unafraid to passionately pursue reform of our dysfunctional international institutions. So I believe that John Bolton is the ideal diplomat to defend the United States at the United Nations. If you agree that Ambasssador (sic) Bolton deserves a fair up-or-down confirmation vote, then I urge you to sign Senator Frist's digitial (sic) petition now.

Calling “evil by its name” is one thing, but John Bolton's babe, Pamela Oshry, evidently includes “Coffee Enema”, aka Kofi Annan, in
that group. She also sports graphics about “frogs”, aka the French,
killing themselves. As for what she thinks of Shimon Peres, you've got to wonder
why Bolton is giving any effort whatsoever to the charade of wanting to become
our top diplomat. Associating himself with a woman who condones the denigration
of Shimon Peres doesn't seem the best strategy for solidifying diplomatic efforts
in the Middle East.

With friends like Oshry, Israel is sunk and so are we. As for Lebanon, Bolton doesn't care; or rather he cares about Lebanon's demise (h/t Steve Clemons). But it still doesn't explain why John and Pam are so tight.

It doesn't matter for the interview I want with John Bolton,
but I still have to wonder what kind of soap opera is playing out between John
and Pam. After all, with her views and extremist opinions on her blog, why would
John Bolton want to hang around her, let alone offer an interview, twice? She can't
actually help him much because it's not like her audience is firedoglake big. (Sorry
Jane and Christy, you too, Pach.)

So maybe there really is something else going on between John and Pam. It would
explain a lot.