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Kerry Presents Russian Counterpart with a Pair of Potatoes
PJ Tatler ^
| 1-13-2014
| Bridget Johnson
Posted on 01/13/2014 1:57:07 PM PST by Sir Napsalot
Secretary of State John Kerry presented Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov not with a reset button at todays Syria talks in Paris, but with
a pair of potatoes. ![](http://pjmedia.com/tatler/files/2014/01/kerrypotato.jpg)
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At their joint press conference, a confused Russian reporter asked about the gift. It is a symbolic gift? What does it mean?
Well, he told me hes not going to make vodka. Hes going to eat them, Kerry quipped before changing the subject.
With respect to the potatoes, I really want to clarify: Theres no hidden meaning, he later said. Theres no metaphor. Theres no symbolic anything. ......."
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TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: bhorussia; lurch; potatoes; russia; secstatekerry; soskerry
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To: Sir Napsalot
At least Minister Lavrov probably has the good sense to know to stick the potato down the front of his trunks.
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posted on
01/13/2014 8:32:39 PM PST
by
RichInOC
(Palin 2016: The Perfect Storm.)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
> “Well, he told me hes not going to make vodka. Hes going to eat them, Kerry quipped before changing the subject.
When the Russian held out his hands, palms up, 1970-style, and said, “gimme some skin”...
Thanks Sir Napsalot.
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posted on
01/14/2014 7:09:19 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
To: Organic Panic
But really. HOW FRIKKIN CHEAP. A stupid $20 misspelled reset button as a gift from one SOS and two potatoes from another? Do they realize this is a gift to the people? What an absolute embarrassment. The UK, our greatest ally (Not leaving out the Aussies and Kiwis), gets a collection of arrogant Obama videos on an ipod and a couple DVDs from a gift shop. But the Muslim Brotherhood and Pakistanis get BILLIONS!!!Kerry's a multimillionaire and he's giving potatoes as a gift? He and Obama are so tacky...
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posted on
01/14/2014 7:42:52 PM PST
by
GOPJ
("Remember who the real enemy is... ")
To: SunkenCiv
I don’t get it, unless Kerry is just acting stupid.
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posted on
01/14/2014 8:16:55 PM PST
by
Berosus
(I wish I had as much faith in God as liberals have in government.)
To: Berosus
Maybe it’s part of the pro-gay agenda — potato is pomme in, hmm, Spanish? French? and pommie is queer in Australia. ;’)
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posted on
01/15/2014 4:29:25 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
01/15/2014 4:36:38 PM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: editor-surveyor
Pommes frites is French fries; while Pomme is French for apple, the potato is called the apple from the Earth.
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01/15/2014 8:28:09 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(;http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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