“I thought it was ridiculous. Who the hell is she?”
Rosenthal told the Tampa Bay Times that he saw Kelley, 37, at numerous events and she was invariably “loud, ostentatious and revealing.” She flirted. She hugged and kissed high-ranking military officials. She wore short dresses. And she bombarded generals with chatty emails…
Rosenthal never saw the emails but said that Gen. Allen’s wife had complained about them to Rosenthal’s wife. Rosenthal agreed they were out of line and told Kelley so.
“I called her probably three times and told her not to send any more emails,” Rosenthal said. The last time was several months ago, he said. He never heard back…
Kelley was proud of her titles.
“Btw I was made the (honorary) Ambassador to US Central Command’s Coalition!” she told a Times reporter in a Sept. 28 email. “In addition to that, I was just recently appointed to be the Honorary Consulate General to South Korea! I’m in DC today — just left from breakfast at the White House. . . . I really hope to see you soon!”
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It’s the Kim Kardahianian of America!
Blake on November 15, 2012 at 3:45 PM
“honorary” the new “mattress”
Caper29 on November 15, 2012 at 3:46 PM
Ditz’s.
ctmom on November 15, 2012 at 3:47 PM
Leave this woman alone. I don’t understand the need to berate her. Really.
faraway on November 15, 2012 at 3:49 PM
Why? Why the hell would they need a civilian liaison? They are not in a foreign country. They speak the language and are familiar with the local customs. And they make enough money to pay for their own entertainment. This all reeks…
Blake on November 15, 2012 at 3:50 PM
cause she’s an idiot?
envycat on November 15, 2012 at 3:51 PM
Come on, it’s obvious. They were pay for play girls.
Dante on November 15, 2012 at 3:54 PM
Cronyism at the highest levels of the DoD.
D-fusit on November 15, 2012 at 3:54 PM
No kidding.
An American ambassador murdered, sodomized, dragged through the streets of an Islamist country that we threw to the wolves, a president that apparently did nothing to intercede, we know not why, allegations of gun running to enemies of the United States and secret prisons…
And all the press wants to talk about are bimbo eruptions.
I think I need to have my blood pressure checked.
turfmann on November 15, 2012 at 3:57 PM
From the article
Oh really?
JPeterman on November 15, 2012 at 3:58 PM
She wanted $80 million for making an introduction? What an idiot.
blink on November 15, 2012 at 4:00 PM
Agreed. She found her gig and I can’t berate her for that.
Frank Enstine on November 15, 2012 at 4:04 PM
Exactly. Focusing on Kelley means taking your eyes off the ball in Benghazi. The amount of ink spilled on her is infuriating. But to be expected.
DRPrice on November 15, 2012 at 4:04 PM
Oh, it says ‘titles‘. I read it fast and thought it was something else. My bad.
jon1979 on November 15, 2012 at 4:08 PM
Nobody said she was a cheap whore. Just a whore.
UltimateBob on November 15, 2012 at 4:08 PM
But she was looking for a counter offer.
JPeterman on November 15, 2012 at 4:10 PM
And procuresses – procurers of girls and invitations to parties that would otherwise not have been readily forthcoming, Centcom brass or not.
It’s a market economy.
CorporatePiggy on November 15, 2012 at 4:14 PM
It might be outrageous if she were a mere gate crasher, but a lot of these hostesses take charge of guest lists, catering, decor and such. They make the social whirl whirl, and plenty of government-related business is doubtless conducted in such circumstances.
Seth Halpern on November 15, 2012 at 4:16 PM
“I thought it was ridiculous. Who the hell is she?”
“They’re Real, and they’re Spectacular”
ToddPA on November 15, 2012 at 4:21 PM
Even if she is a stupid bimbo for real, I don’t care about her.
I care about the dead people & why the current Admin let it happen.
Evidently the media does not.
Badger40 on November 15, 2012 at 4:22 PM
This. +100000000000.
patriette on November 15, 2012 at 4:26 PM
I agree with many of the comments. This is a squirrel. Stay Focused.
22044 on November 15, 2012 at 4:33 PM
I mean, really. She and her husband really seem to be the innocent bystanders in this whole mess. Until we find out what’s in the e-mails, that is.
JeffWeimer on November 15, 2012 at 4:33 PM
Wow. The definition of the word “honorary” has changed a LOT since I was in the military.
logis on November 15, 2012 at 4:43 PM
Cronyism at the highest levels of the DoD.
D-fusit on November 15, 2012 at 3:54 PM
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ITA, and I do NOT think this is unimportant…this is the absolute dumbing-down, Reality-Television-ing of our MILITARY, for God’s sake!
ellifint on November 15, 2012 at 4:47 PM
Eh. Were it not for the sex scandal does anyone really think people would still be talking about Benghazi at all?
I agree that it’s a distraction, but this scandal wasn’t going anywhere before this news hit either.
Esthier on November 15, 2012 at 4:55 PM
So was she at the White House? We know her sister has connections to John Kerry and got $300,000 from a Democratic fundraiser.
sharrukin on November 15, 2012 at 4:56 PM
America has become a total joke.
Django on November 15, 2012 at 6:12 PM
I read the emails described as “phone sex” — but in text form.
Blake on November 15, 2012 at 6:14 PM