Kerry Presents Russian Counterpart with a Pair of Potatoes

PJ Tatler ^ | 1-13-2014 | Bridget Johnson

[Sir Napsalot]

Secretary of State John Kerry presented Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov not with a reset button at today’s Syria talks in Paris, but with… a pair of potatoes.

(snip)

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 he’s not going to make vodka. He’s going to eat them,” Kerry quipped before changing the subject.

“With respect to the potatoes, I really want to clarify: There’s no hidden meaning,” he later said. “There’s no metaphor. There’s no symbolic anything. ......."

[RichInOC]

At least Minister Lavrov probably has the good sense to know to stick the potato down the front of his trunks.

[SunkenCiv]

> “Well, he told me he’s not going to make vodka. He’s 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.

[GOPJ]

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...

[Berosus]

I don’t get it, unless Kerry is just acting stupid.

[SunkenCiv]

Maybe it’s part of the pro-gay agenda — potato is pomme in, hmm, Spanish? French? and pommie is queer in Australia. ;’)

[editor-surveyor]

Pomme is apple. (French)

[SunkenCiv]

Pommes frites is French fries; while Pomme is French for apple, the potato is called the apple from the Earth.