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Turkish Mayor Berates State Department’s Marie Harf for Silence on Baltimore Unrest
New York Times ^ | 4-29-2015 | CEYLAN YEGINSU

Posted on 04/29/2015 4:36:36 PM PDT by Citizen Zed

ISTANBUL — The mayor of Ankara, the Turkish capital, fired out a slew of sexist, anti-American remarks on Twitter on Wednesday and promoted a photograph that referred to Marie Harf, the State Department spokeswoman, as a “stupid blonde.”

Melih Gokcek, Ankara’s combative mayor and close ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, criticized Ms. Harf for her “silence” about the death of a black man who was fatally injured while in police custody in Baltimore after she had heavily criticized Turkey for its disproportionate use of police force during antigovernment protests in 2013.

He lashed out at her on Twitter and shared a picture of Ms. Harf from a pro-government website with the caption: “Where are you, stupid blonde, who accused Turkish police of using disproportionate force?”

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: ankara; blondes; harf; marieharf; turkey
#Diplomacy
1 posted on 04/29/2015 4:36:36 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
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To: Citizen Zed

Dumb Blonde?

Truth hurt much???


2 posted on 04/29/2015 4:38:06 PM PDT by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
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To: Citizen Zed

I despise her and her bosses, but thisTurkish a—hole needs to STFU. This is none of his business.


3 posted on 04/29/2015 4:47:22 PM PDT by WayneS (Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
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To: Citizen Zed

They don’t need to. They’re completely behind it.


4 posted on 04/29/2015 4:48:11 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (The White House is now known as "Casa Blanca".)
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To: Citizen Zed

Harf: “We’ve killed a lot of them. We’re going to kill a lot more of them.” Puts a lump in the throat, and makes one stand at attention! America is so lucky to have this wordsmith speaking for all of us. Bob


5 posted on 04/29/2015 4:49:41 PM PDT by alstewartfan (It's the superannuation of a love affair that never quite got started. Al Stewart "Pictures in Wine")
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To: Citizen Zed

Another example of the benefits of the 0bama’s nuanced foreign policy!


6 posted on 04/29/2015 5:06:02 PM PDT by Gamecock (Why do bad things happen to good people? That only happened once, and He volunteered. R.C. Sproul)
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To: Citizen Zed

LOL


7 posted on 04/29/2015 5:42:00 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: Citizen Zed

Harf’s fame is spreading world-wide (and they, too, have her figured out).


8 posted on 04/29/2015 5:46:34 PM PDT by From The Deer Stand
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...referred to Marie Harf, the State Department spokeswoman, as a “stupid blonde.”

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Well, he got that part right.


9 posted on 04/29/2015 5:56:39 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Let's put the ship of state on Cruz Control with Ted Cruz.)
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