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STUDY FINDS JOHN KERRY WORST SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE HISTORY OF EVER
American Spectator ^ | February 06, 2015 | Emily Zanotti

Posted on 02/05/2015 6:51:52 PM PST by Steelfish

STUDY FINDS JOHN KERRY WORST SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE HISTORY OF EVER By Emily Zanotti on 2.5.15 We all knew it. Even he probably knew it. But now, there's scientific proof.

John Kerry is the worst Secretary of State in history according to a survey of professors at the top 25 foreign policy schools conducted by Foreign Policy Magazine, losing out, even, to "Don't Know."

Foreign Policy magazine this week announced the results of its 2014 Ivory Tower survey of 1,615 international relations scholars from 1,375 U.S. colleges.

One question they were asked was: “Who was the most effective U.S. secretary of state of the past 50 years?

The winner? Nobel Peace Prize winner Henry A. Kissinger, who was secretary for four years during the Nixon and Ford administrations. Since the Vietnam thing didn’t turn out so well, the scholars must have been grading him on openings to China and the Soviet Union when he was at the National Security Council?

Kissinger got 32.21 percent, extraordinary in such a large field.

“Don’t Know” came in a relatively distant second, with 18.32 percent.

James Baker — who was actually the most effective secretary in the last 50 years — came in third at 17.71 percent, just behind Dr. Know.

Former Obama Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tied with Clinton Secretary of State Madeline Albreight for fourth. Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice were 10th and 11th, respectively. Of the scholars who responded, Kerry earned exactly two votes, and came in after Lawrence Engleberger who was Secretary of State for a whole six weeks at the end of George H. W. Bush's second term, and spent most of that time keeping the chair warm for the Clinton appointee.

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To: Cementjungle

For a couple of grand they could have called me and it would have taken about a 5 min phone call instead of a “study”.


21 posted on 02/05/2015 7:14:36 PM PST by rktman (Served in the Navy to protect the rights of those that want to take some of mine away. Odd, eh?)
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To: Steelfish

Lurch is a lying wimp and is dumber than a rock.

It is an entirely reasonable conclusion.


22 posted on 02/05/2015 7:18:08 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: Steelfish

Worse than the Hildabeast?


23 posted on 02/05/2015 7:20:50 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: BerryDingle

As crappy as she was, Obama used her like a B*tch.
He owned her.
I think she was a fool to do business with Barry.


24 posted on 02/05/2015 7:22:58 PM PST by mylife
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To: Steelfish

Most of the Professors who were polled were probably leftists. That explains why Hillary and Albright did so well. And Kissinger was responsible for the opening to China.

As for Kerry, he’s so damned dumb not even the leftists can put up with him. He follows leftist policy, but can’t even do that right.


25 posted on 02/05/2015 7:25:32 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Steelfish

Hitlery was despicable. Kerry is despicable. The puke that hired them is worse.


26 posted on 02/05/2015 7:25:50 PM PST by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Steelfish
after Lawrence Engleberger[SIC] who was Secretary of State for a whole six weeks at the end of George H. W. Bush's second term

...???

27 posted on 02/05/2015 7:27:29 PM PST by SeeSharp
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To: BerryDingle

Hilly did try to kick Barry on Fast and furious, He kicked her in the teeth, sent her to Papua new guinea and she got he message.
She got the message so good that she took the heat for Benghazi, then she had a tumble when it was time to testify.

Meanwhile.. on the beach, Barry was having iced creams.


28 posted on 02/05/2015 7:29:45 PM PST by mylife
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To: Steelfish

Thank you captain obvious.


29 posted on 02/05/2015 7:31:46 PM PST by fkabuckeyesrule
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To: mylife

I kind of wonder if Hillary “has the goods” on Zippo’s real identity and he’s calling her bluff on revealing it.


30 posted on 02/05/2015 7:33:08 PM PST by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: BerryDingle

I think Barry owns HER.


31 posted on 02/05/2015 7:34:10 PM PST by mylife
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To: BerryDingle

Kerry wants to suck Barry’s ****, but Hillary don’t like Barry’s ****


32 posted on 02/05/2015 7:35:59 PM PST by mylife
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To: Steelfish
booo...


Yooo Hooo... I'm over HERE!!!
33 posted on 02/05/2015 7:42:16 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: mylife

Ditto that....


34 posted on 02/05/2015 7:42:57 PM PST by Osage Orange (I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
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To: Osage Orange

These people are horrible people.


35 posted on 02/05/2015 7:51:10 PM PST by mylife
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To: mylife

Not according to La Raza Rick Perry! He stated that Hillary was: “A very, very capable public servant, a great Secretary of State and First Lady”!


36 posted on 02/05/2015 7:51:40 PM PST by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
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To: Steelfish
And just think, the democrats desperately wanted the fool to be elected president! Along with the sleazy silky pony!

If the does not say it all about the judgement of liberals, I dunno what does.

But then, there was the sex poodle they tried to foist on the country.

37 posted on 02/05/2015 7:54:10 PM PST by doorgunner69
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To: Steelfish

“Former Obama Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tied with Clinton Secretary of State Madeline Albright for fourth.”

Now see, I’d argue those two were at least as bad as Kerry. Kerry’s not exactly been high speed as SecState, but he *did* inherit six years of Obama and Hillary! foulups. Even Stimson would have his hands full trying to clean up the mess we have on the international stage in 2015. And Johnny boy is no Henry L. Stimson.


38 posted on 02/05/2015 7:56:58 PM PST by DemforBush (A Repo Man is always intense!)
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To: bobby.223

Political schmoozing


39 posted on 02/05/2015 7:59:15 PM PST by mylife
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To: Steelfish

Oh that’s what he does? I just thought he was a yes man that concedes to all terrorist’s demands and brokers weapon sales and plans on how build nuclear bombs with our enemies...


40 posted on 02/05/2015 7:59:28 PM PST by jsanders2001
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