Madame Ambassador

Following in the footsteps of:

Henry Cabot Lodge

Adlai Stevenson

Arthur Goldberg

George H. W. Bush

Daniel Patrick Moynihan


https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/06/trump-next-un-ambassador-search-nikki-haley-1048194



Perhaps we can chip in and buy her a book about what actually happened on D-Day (should she be confirmed in this post)  question 


LOST said:
Following in the footsteps of:
Henry Cabot Lodge
Adlai Stevenson
Arthur Goldberg
George H. W. Bush
Daniel Patrick Moynihan


https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/06/trump-next-un-ambassador-search-nikki-haley-1048194


 Not surprising.  I'm pretty sure that Trump thinks being President is no different than running The Apprentice.


cody said:
Perhaps we can chip in and buy her a book about what actually happened on D-Day (should she be confirmed in this post)  question 

 I know that.  The Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.


But just think,  she can throw in a plug for Fox news every time she is at the podium.


It's now impossible to know at first glance which headlines are from the NYT and which are from The Onion.


ml1 said:
It's now impossible to know at first glance which headlines are from the NYT and which are from The Onion.

It's not just politics. Last week I saw a story about parents who visit their kids' public elementary schools not only to deliver a homemade lunch, but also to literally spoonfeed it to them. Accompanying photo was a hipster guy with a ponytail feeding his kid in a school cafeteria. I immediately assumed it was from The Onion, but it was from The Atlantic.


apple44 said:


ml1 said:
It's now impossible to know at first glance which headlines are from the NYT and which are from The Onion.
It's not just politics. Last week I saw a story about parents who visit their kids' public elementary schools not only to deliver a homemade lunch, but also to literally spoonfeed it to them. Accompanying photo was a hipster guy with a ponytail feeding his kid in a school cafeteria. I immediately assumed it was from The Onion, but it was from The Atlantic.

It's a big country.  You can write a story about almost anyone doing anything if you want to. Just in one state you can find the exploits of Florida Man.


ml1 said:


apple44 said:

ml1 said:
It's now impossible to know at first glance which headlines are from the NYT and which are from The Onion.
It's not just politics. Last week I saw a story about parents who visit their kids' public elementary schools not only to deliver a homemade lunch, but also to literally spoonfeed it to them. Accompanying photo was a hipster guy with a ponytail feeding his kid in a school cafeteria. I immediately assumed it was from The Onion, but it was from The Atlantic.
It's a big country.  You can write a story about almost anyone doing anything if you want to. Just in one state you can find the exploits of Florida Man.

 You can find a lot of that in South Jersey, but that guy does seem to have a broader repertoire


I think it's mainly about their (Trump, Bolton) disrespect for the UN. She's telegenic and not a cabinet member. So she'll parrot whatever Bolton/Pompeo/Trump "think." Just another piece of the plan to MAGA.


Nikki Haley To Be Replaced By Blonde Version Of Nikki Haley

https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2018/12/07/nikki-haley-to-be-replaced-by-blonde-version-of-nikki-haley/

Ever since rumors emerged of Nauert’s selection for the job last month, the dominant criticisms have been that she lacks “experience” and “qualifications” for the job of US Ambassador to the United Nations. These criticisms have picked up ever since these early rumors were confirmed, and they are illegitimate for two reasons. The first is that a position as Fox News propagandist is very much the sort of experience an American needs to be a UN Ambassador, especially for this administration. The second is that all the job requires is a willingness to sell one’s soul for the promotion of US war agendas, and to occasionally help kick Palestinian human rights further into the gutter than they already are. No experience is required for this, and these are things we already know Nauert could do in her sleep.

As State Department Spokeswoman, Nauert’s messaging has already been moving in lockstep with that of Haley anyway. She speaks about Syria as though it is the property of the United States, routinely warning the Syrian government not to re-take its own land from the western-backed terrorist factions that nearly overran the nation. She regularly promotes the unrest in Iran that the Trump administration has been deliberately attempting to foment with starvation sanctions and CIA covert ops, and helps sell the absolute lie that Iran is “the leading state sponsor of terrorism”. She promotes anti-Venezuela narrativesanti-Russia narrativesanti-North Korea narrativesanti-Houthi narratives, and anti-Palestinian narratives. She’s been at this job since April of last year, and her talking points have consistently mirrored Haley’s.

Nauert is perfectly qualified for the job of UN Ambassador, because all that job requires is being a sociopathic war pig. She’s already been doing that.

Regarding Nikki, I hope we can all still smell the stink of Trump all over her as she runs for president. Yup, she had a minimum level of sensible comments about int'l issues, but anyone representing this guy should be disqualified from holding office. 


As usual, the Onion is on target:


nan said:
Nikki Haley To Be Replaced By Blonde Version Of Nikki Haley
https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2018/12/07/nikki-haley-to-be-replaced-by-blonde-version-of-nikki-haley/


Ever since rumors emerged of Nauert’s selection for the job last month, the dominant criticisms have been that she lacks “experience” and “qualifications” for the job of US Ambassador to the United Nations. These criticisms have picked up ever since these early rumors were confirmed, and they are illegitimate for two reasons. The first is that a position as Fox News propagandist is very much the sort of experience an American needs to be a UN Ambassador, especially for this administration. The second is that all the job requires is a willingness to sell one’s soul for the promotion of US war agendas, and to occasionally help kick Palestinian human rights further into the gutter than they already are. No experience is required for this, and these are things we already know Nauert could do in her sleep.

As State Department Spokeswoman, Nauert’s messaging has already been moving in lockstep with that of Haley anyway. She speaks about Syria as though it is the property of the United States, routinely warning the Syrian government not to re-take its own land from the western-backed terrorist factions that nearly overran the nation. She regularly promotes the unrest in Iran that the Trump administration has been deliberately attempting to foment with starvation sanctions and CIA covert ops, and helps sell the absolute lie that Iran is “the leading state sponsor of terrorism”. She promotes anti-Venezuela narrativesanti-Russia narrativesanti-North Korea narrativesanti-Houthi narratives, and anti-Palestinian narratives. She’s been at this job since April of last year, and her talking points have consistently mirrored Haley’s.

Nauert is perfectly qualified for the job of UN Ambassador, because all that job requires is being a sociopathic war pig. She’s already been doing that.

 This is a silly article.  Ms. Nauert's job has been spokesperson, so of course her statements have been "in lockstep" with the State Department.  It's a poor way to analyze.  

She's not a "blonde version of Nikki Haley".  Haley is a politician and demonstrates intelligence and negotiating skills, whether you agree with her positions or not.  Nauert hasn't demonstrated any skills beyond personal ambition and willingness to say whatever words are placed in front of her.  

Even though I disagree with her positions, I'd rather have a Nikki Haley type interacting with the diplomats at the United Nations.  

And not for nothing, the fact that not being a fan of Assad is Reason Number 1 on the "naughty list" is a "tell".  Please don't tell us that we're going to have to hear anti-White Helmet garbage again.


nan said:
Nikki Haley To Be Replaced By Blonde Version Of Nikki Haley
https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2018/12/07/nikki-haley-to-be-replaced-by-blonde-version-of-nikki-haley/



Rather sexist. And somewhat racist.


nohero said:


nan said:
Nikki Haley To Be Replaced By Blonde Version Of Nikki Haley
https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2018/12/07/nikki-haley-to-be-replaced-by-blonde-version-of-nikki-haley/

Ever since rumors emerged of Nauert’s selection for the job last month, the dominant criticisms have been that she lacks “experience” and “qualifications” for the job of US Ambassador to the United Nations. These criticisms have picked up ever since these early rumors were confirmed, and they are illegitimate for two reasons. The first is that a position as Fox News propagandist is very much the sort of experience an American needs to be a UN Ambassador, especially for this administration. The second is that all the job requires is a willingness to sell one’s soul for the promotion of US war agendas, and to occasionally help kick Palestinian human rights further into the gutter than they already are. No experience is required for this, and these are things we already know Nauert could do in her sleep.

As State Department Spokeswoman, Nauert’s messaging has already been moving in lockstep with that of Haley anyway. She speaks about Syria as though it is the property of the United States, routinely warning the Syrian government not to re-take its own land from the western-backed terrorist factions that nearly overran the nation. She regularly promotes the unrest in Iran that the Trump administration has been deliberately attempting to foment with starvation sanctions and CIA covert ops, and helps sell the absolute lie that Iran is “the leading state sponsor of terrorism”. She promotes anti-Venezuela narrativesanti-Russia narrativesanti-North Korea narrativesanti-Houthi narratives, and anti-Palestinian narratives. She’s been at this job since April of last year, and her talking points have consistently mirrored Haley’s.

Nauert is perfectly qualified for the job of UN Ambassador, because all that job requires is being a sociopathic war pig. She’s already been doing that.
 This is a silly article.  Ms. Nauert's job has been spokesperson, so of course her statements have been "in lockstep" with the State Department.  It's a poor way to analyze.  
She's not a "blonde version of Nikki Haley".  Haley is a politician and demonstrates intelligence and negotiating skills, whether you agree with her positions or not.  Nauert hasn't demonstrated any skills beyond personal ambition and willingness to say whatever words are placed in front of her.  
Even though I disagree with her positions, I'd rather have a Nikki Haley type interacting with the diplomats at the United Nations.  
And not for nothing, the fact that not being a fan of Assad is Reason Number 1 on the "naughty list" is a "tell".  Please don't tell us that we're going to have to hear anti-White Helmet garbage again.

 This is a great article that gets it right.  Haley started out as just as much as a ding bat.  She did not even know what the United Nations did (https://politicalwire.com/2018/10/18/haley-told-trump-she-didnt-know-what-united-nations-did/).  The New York Times and other MSM falsly paint her as moderate, but nothing is further from the truth.  She had Henry Kissinger as a mentor,  Check out her speech at the extreme Council for National Policy.  (https://harpers.org/blog/2018/10/nikki-haley-at-the-council-for-national-policy/) where she brags about talking to Chinese ambassador about a possible American invasion of North Korea. 

They are birds of a feather.


LOST said:


nan said:
Nikki Haley To Be Replaced By Blonde Version Of Nikki Haley
https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2018/12/07/nikki-haley-to-be-replaced-by-blonde-version-of-nikki-haley/


Rather sexist. And somewhat racist.

 No, she's just saying they are neocon cookie cutter twins and the only distinguishing difference is hair color.  


To be fair to Nikki, most people don’t know what the U.N. actually does.


ridski said:
To be fair to Nikki, most people don’t know what the U.N. actually does.

 People in her line of work should.


nan said:


LOST said:

nan said:
Nikki Haley To Be Replaced By Blonde Version Of Nikki Haley
https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2018/12/07/nikki-haley-to-be-replaced-by-blonde-version-of-nikki-haley/

Rather sexist. And somewhat racist.
 No, she's just saying they are neocon cookie cutter twins and the only distinguishing difference is hair color.  

 Do you think that if they were both men hair color would be mentioned?


nan said:


ridski said:
To be fair to Nikki, most people don’t know what the U.N. actually does.
 People in her line of work should.

 People who know what they're doing do not get hired by Donald J. Trump.

This does not mean those people are necessarily dumb, however. He simply hires people who hate or are ignorant of things to run those things.


ridski said:


nan said:


ridski said:
To be fair to Nikki, most people don’t know what the U.N. actually does.
 People in her line of work should.
 People who know what they're doing do not get hired by Donald J. Trump.
This does not mean those people are necessarily dumb, however. He simply hires people who hate or are ignorant of things to run those things.

I think a few people hitched their wagons to Trump in expectation of going places.  I think Haley was just an opportunist who discovered that following Trump doesn't always work out so well.


LOST said:


nan said:

LOST said:

nan said:
Nikki Haley To Be Replaced By Blonde Version Of Nikki Haley
https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2018/12/07/nikki-haley-to-be-replaced-by-blonde-version-of-nikki-haley/

Rather sexist. And somewhat racist.
 No, she's just saying they are neocon cookie cutter twins and the only distinguishing difference is hair color.  
 Do you think that if they were both men hair color would be mentioned?

 Yup.


ridski said:


nan said:


ridski said:
To be fair to Nikki, most people don’t know what the U.N. actually does.
 People in her line of work should.
 People who know what they're doing do not get hired by Donald J. Trump.
This does not mean those people are necessarily dumb, however. He simply hires people who hate or are ignorant of things to run those things.

 He does not hire arbitrarily.  He often hires people who hate the agencies they will lead. This is not a random appointment.  He hired Halley and the this new person to act in a specific way and they both follow the same neocon playbook and will do the same kind of things. Business as usual. Halley was easily replaceable by more of the same. 


nan said:


ridski said:

nan said:


ridski said:
To be fair to Nikki, most people don’t know what the U.N. actually does.
 People in her line of work should.
 People who know what they're doing do not get hired by Donald J. Trump.
This does not mean those people are necessarily dumb, however. He simply hires people who hate or are ignorant of things to run those things.
 He does not hire arbitrarily.  He often hires people who hate the agencies they will lead. This is not a random appointment.  He hired Halley and the this new person to act in a specific way and they both follow the same neocon playbook and will do the same kind of things. Business as usual. Halley was easily replaceable by more of the same. 

 That is exactly what I just said. ETA: Apart from the neocon stuff. These guys aren't neocons.


ridski said:


nan said:


ridski said:

nan said:


ridski said:
To be fair to Nikki, most people don’t know what the U.N. actually does.
 People in her line of work should.
 People who know what they're doing do not get hired by Donald J. Trump.
This does not mean those people are necessarily dumb, however. He simply hires people who hate or are ignorant of things to run those things.
 He does not hire arbitrarily.  He often hires people who hate the agencies they will lead. This is not a random appointment.  He hired Halley and the this new person to act in a specific way and they both follow the same neocon playbook and will do the same kind of things. Business as usual. Halley was easily replaceable by more of the same. 
 That is exactly what I just said. ETA: Apart from the neocon stuff. These guys aren't neocons.

 They are not anti-war.  Not shopping at the Code Pink store for Christmas. 


nan said:


ridski said:

nan said:


ridski said:

nan said:


ridski said:
To be fair to Nikki, most people don’t know what the U.N. actually does.
 People in her line of work should.
 People who know what they're doing do not get hired by Donald J. Trump.
This does not mean those people are necessarily dumb, however. He simply hires people who hate or are ignorant of things to run those things.
 He does not hire arbitrarily.  He often hires people who hate the agencies they will lead. This is not a random appointment.  He hired Halley and the this new person to act in a specific way and they both follow the same neocon playbook and will do the same kind of things. Business as usual. Halley was easily replaceable by more of the same. 
 That is exactly what I just said. ETA: Apart from the neocon stuff. These guys aren't neocons.
 They are not anti-war.  Not shopping at the Code Pink store for Christmas. 

I find your criteria lacking.


he is doing it on purpose. Simply sabotaging the basis of the existence of our democracy. Purposefully mucking it up. He wants us to implode. 



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