Delegate's remarks embarrass White House

[Syrinx]

WASHINGTON — A delegation sent by President Bush to Ukraine's presidential inauguration last weekend included a Ukrainian-American activist who has accused Jews of manipulating the Holocaust for their gain and blamed them for Soviet-era atrocities in Ukraine.

"Big money drives the Holocaust industry," Myron B. Kuropas wrote in August 2000.

The inclusion of Kuropas in the U.S. delegation to Sunday's inauguration of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, which was led by Secretary of State Colin Powell, appeared to be an embarrassment for the Bush administration.

A White House official, who refused to be identified by name, said Tuesday, "We were not aware of his previous statements. Had we been aware of such comments beforehand, we would not have invited Dr. Kuropas to be a member of the delegation."

The rest of the story.

[iconoclastic cat]

1. Bush is the 10 year old -- only embarassed that he was caught.

Not guilty in the least.

[htuttle]

2. ROVE: "Note to self"

"In the future, make sure to brief former Republican Heritage Groups Council members more thoroughly before sending them overseas. "

[Maat]

8. That's what I thought, htuttle.

I'm positive these guys have no conscience and no regrets; they just coldly make a little note of it.

[zann725]

15. I definitely think they knew. It's their way of saying "F.U." in Russian.

n/t

[BrklynLiberal]

3. MORANS!

[fshrink]

4. The WH is waaaaay beyond embarassment. nt

[Erika]

5. Is Bush aware of anything?

The Bush presidency reads like a chapter out of Don Quixote.

Four more years of Hell and Stupidity.

[Art_from_Ark]

17. Don Quixote was harmless

[paineinthearse]

6. Is the WH vetting department on permanent vacation?

First Kerrick now this bozo......sheesh.

[Ken Burch]

7. Y'know, I'd been wondering how long after the election it would be

before Bush and his crowd stopped pretending they liked Jews.

[Maat]

9. Yes, Ken, it was only a matter of time, wasn't it?

But, remember, they need them, at least per their little end-of-times fantasy.

[TahitiNut]

11. Precisely.

[NYC]

10. How can you not be aware of his previous statements?

A White House official, who refused to be identified by name, said Tuesday, "We were not aware of his previous statements.

Bush sent him as a delegate. Did Bush pick him out of the phone book? Bush knew who and what he was sending.

[w13rd0]

13. The WH vetting department...

...needs to aquaint themselves with a robust search engine. "Psst, just make it happen, no one will notice, and if they do, we'll just find someone else to fry and make it look like biz as usual."

[aikido15]

12. Perrrrrrrrrrfect...

It just keeps getting better...

[OneBlueSky]

14. is there no end to this administration's sheer idiocy? . . .

I shudder to think what they have in store for us in the coming months and years . . .

[JI7]

16. i bet they did know but didn't care