link The Obama Administration Has a Kiss-and-Tell Problem.
It’s not well known that Susan Rice was not the first pick for her original position at the State department. Stung by accusations that the administration was staffed with too many inexperienced people, the original intent was to try to hire more seasoned people as spokesmen. Being placed in the position of explaining events to the public is not always easy, since much of what is uttered is either shameless spin or outright whoppers.
Joe Izuzu was asked to come out of retirement, but he thought the task too challenging and didn’t feel that he could maintain a straight face while performing that role. Some may remember Joe from his role in the late 80’s as the TV pitchman for Izuzu cars. Joe Izuzu
So instead, they defaulted to Susan Rice who was the only person in the vetting process that could maintain a straight face while reading some old Izuzu ads. John Cleese didn’t make it past the first 2 pieces. Rice’s first big test was to convey with much gravitas and authority that the Benghazi incident was caused by a YouTube video. Of course as the truth came out in the follow up analysis of that incident, it was obvious that the ill fated compound was not the only thing on fire. Rice now only wears skirts.
Following up that was her second big test. This time, she was tasked in portraying Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s military service as ‘distinguished’ and ‘honorable’. This was the soldier who admitted to deserting his comrades while in Afghanistan, taken captive and then subsequently traded for 5 hard core Taliban commanders held in US captivity.
With such a resume of credibility, Rice today contends that Turkey has joined the coalition of nations supporting US military efforts in combatting the ISIS group in the middle east. Only someone forgot to tell Turkey. Given the record of how the U.S. has treated its allies in the Obama era, it’s not really a shock that no one wants to be seen with them in public. Ask Poland. Or the Ukraine. Or Israel.
We find it hard to understand how anyone can listen to anything that Rice says without picturing Joe Izuzu’s face on her body.
link Dozen House women defend Rice over Libya comments – News – Boston.com.
The giveaway that this story is full of round sliced processed meat is when they associate “brilliant” and public servant in the same sentence. That’s like associating “exotic” with dancer or “delicious” with oatmeal. This episode will go a long way to confirm this administration’s commitment to increasing employment; but not necessarily in the way you’d expect. Now that it’s become abundantly clear that UN Ambassador Susan Rice’s extensively broad-casted explanation of the Libyan consulate strike was grossly misleading, she is under fire from all quarters for promoting a completely fake narrative.
Predictably, her supporters have rallied to her defence, characterizing attacks against her as being racist and sexist in tone, a two-fer no-no in this day and age. To this point, we don’t know if she is gay or is handicapped in some way, because if so, it would be the grand slam of politically incorrect no-no’s. Ironically, Rice’s supporters characterize the criticism of her job as a “witch hunt”. Tsk Tsk. If a ‘brilliant’ civil servant like Ms. Rice cannot be held responsible for her position purely because of her sex and race, why not just hire 12 year kids? In one fell swoop, we can create millions of new jobs as we bring children into the workforce. The best roles for them would be as officials in positions heavy with responsibility. That way, when something blows up, they can be immune from criticism….they’re only kids. Imagine the money saved from not having to train people for appropriate jobs. Phd’s, MA’s, JD’s?, forget about all of that. All you need to be is 12 and able to read from script. Actually, given that no blame can be assigned and you are only passing on instructions, being only a distant cousin in the primate family would suffice. Hmm, Secretary of State Gonzo, or Defense Secretary Cheetah….
If you extrapolate this logic further, all they really need are hand puppets. If the spokesman is only the messenger, why pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in salary and benefits when a hand puppet can be employed for about $25 bucks from the nearest Michael’s store. Just make sure that it’s blue in color and asexual in appearance.