Karen Hughes and Condi discuss public diplomacy with Cal Ripken Jr.

[Enrique]

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via Wonkette

http://wonkette.com/politics/there.s-no-crying-in-public-diplomacy-dept%27/condi-karen-and-cal-friends-in-diplomacy-289921.php

In this six-minute, State Department-provided clip, Karen Hughes (Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy) and Condoleezza Rice, GQ’s MOST POWERFUL PERSON IN WASHINGTON, DC, sit on a couch and chat with Cal Ripken, Jr., the famous baseball player. He apparently works for State now? As… Ambassador of Baseball?

Brilliant insights from our Secretary of State:

“Sports is a universal language, kind of like the arts.”
“People who want to be Cal Ripken in Pakistan, people who want to be Cal Ripken in Guatemala”
“America is not its government, America is so much more than its government…” Like baseball players. Who represent “universal values like hard work and sticktoitiveness.” Yes, the Secretary of State said “sticktoitiveness.”

[MissWaverly]

1. Please, no cabinet post for Cal

Please, oh, please, I am from Baltimore, I admire him as the "iron man" but puhleeese, no cabinet post for Cal.

[0007]

2. Why are jocks so hard up for the limelight after they retire?

After viewing this video, I lost all respect for Cal Ripken and .. and my lunch! :puke:

[madrchsod]

3. they do not play baseball in pakistan dumb fucks

it`s cricket...jesus christ these people are morans

[bahrbearian]

4. So this is what the Secretary of state spends our time on?

[bahrbearian]

5. “sticktoitiveness.”

is chimpy giving Condi english lessons? is it when the lump is sleeping?

[lumpy]

6. For Christ's sake. Unbelieveable.

Is this the Decider's latest plan to win over the world? Sickening.