Posted on 12/02/2014 4:47:13 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic
White House spokesman Josh Earnest was unable to provide a cogent explanation for why Colleen Bell, a former soap opera producer, just became the U.S. ambassador to Hungary:
"Josh, I wanted to ask you about something else that happened today in the Senate," said ABC's Jon Karl in today's White House press briefing. "You had some of your ambassadors confirmed after a long, long process. One of those is Colleen Bell, confirmed as ambassador to Hungary. If you can remind me, what are Colleen Bell's qualifications for ambassador? Was it that she was a soap opera producer, is it that she gave hundreds of thousands of dollars -- or helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Obama reelection campaign? Why was she chosen?"
"As it relates to Ambassador Bell," said Earnest, after taking a shot at the Senate for being to slow to confirm Obama's picks, "she is somebody who retains the confidence that -- well, let me say it this way -- Ambassador Bell has the president's confidence that she will do an excellent job representing the U.S. and maintaining the important relationship the U.S. has with the government and the people of Hungary."
Karl followed up, "But where does the president get that confidence from? I mean, in her confirmation hearing she couldn't even name a single strategic interest the U.S. had with Hungary?"
"Well, she certainly is somebody, again, that is--has had her own distinguished private sector career--"
"As a soap opera producer," Karl interjected.
"Well, and as somebody who obviously has succeeded in the business world and she is somebody that the president has confidence will be able to maintain our relationship with the government and the people of Hungary," Earnest said.
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The whole Obama admin. is a soap opera.
Obie gets some of his most fascinating ideas from soaps...
Duh, are they just figuring out that nobody in this administration, including Obama, is qualified to run or represent the US as leadership?
Like sand through the hourglass, so goes the Days Of Our Lives!
He can’t explain how Obama is qualified to be president of the United States, either.
What is surprising here is reporters are asking follow up questions, not expecting this to become a trend but it would be a nice change.
Why does the White House Press Corps continue to show up? Josh Earnest uses so many words to convey nothing, that I would think that the correspondents give his comments no value anyway. They should refuse to show up, and let the administration try to get their propaganda out some other way.
Don't you mean dropping soaps.................in the shower.
Would be a nice change.
It actually perfectly illustrates how seriously Obama takes foreign policy.
Everyone is more qualified than 0bama in everything so how could he say no to her?
I wonder how much money she had to pay for the post?
Who is she married to? Who is she related to? As always, follow the money.....
At this point is doesn’t matter who is ambassador to Hungary for the last two years of Obama regime. She can swan about Budapest while the staff does all the work.
I seen better soap plots on my mom Spanish soaps LOL! on Univision
She is related to The Young and the Restless and Bold and The Beautiful clan.
Heavy hitters in soap opera land.
“Prior to the vote, McCain, R-Ariz., went on a tirade about how Colleen Bradley Bell, a soap opera producer and bundler for President Obama’s campaigns, is “unqualified” to represent the United States as an ambassador to Hungary. “
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