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Report: Vogue editor Anna Wintour, next U.K. ambassador?
The commander in chief is mulling whether to appoint Wintour, one of his biggest reelection campaign fundraising bundlers, as ambassador to the United Kingdom or France, according to Bloomberg News’s Hans Nichols.
Obama’s campaign finance chairman, Matthew Barzun, is reportedly also in the running for one of the positions.
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Well, whatever gets her out of the country…
Valkyriepundit on December 4, 2012 at 9:03 PM
The original article in Vogue was scrubbed.
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hepcat on December 4, 2012 at 9:09 PM
Oops, wrong link.
Article Wintour’s Vogue ran about Assad’s wife.
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Closer inspection does not improve things for Vogue.
hepcat on December 4, 2012 at 9:15 PM
Post-America, they say that hors d’œuvres will win over the nastiest dictators.
AshleyTKing on December 4, 2012 at 9:17 PM
The confirmation hearings should be a hoot.
If “The Devil Wears Prada” was accurate, I doubt this woman is used to answering questions.
Wethal on December 4, 2012 at 9:17 PM
Or truffles.
AshleyTKing on December 4, 2012 at 9:17 PM
rogerb on December 4, 2012 at 9:30 PM
This is terribly unfair to Samuel.L.Jackson. This administration is racist.
tommy71 on December 4, 2012 at 9:52 PM
Man, Obama despises Britain more than we ever suspected.
Lawdawg86 on December 4, 2012 at 9:52 PM
Campaign contributors have historically been rewarded with Ambassadorships – to places like Dilbert’s Elbonia. The UK might be a little miffed at getting an amateur.
PersonFromPorlock on December 4, 2012 at 9:53 PM
Winner.
Lawdawg86 on December 4, 2012 at 9:56 PM
The entire administration is a clownshow.
Schadenfreude on December 4, 2012 at 10:25 PM
Silver medalist.
JimLennon on December 4, 2012 at 10:48 PM
hahahaha can you imagine the hearings: a freezing “Please bore someone else with your…questions“
Eviva on December 4, 2012 at 11:18 PM
the hearingsOk so it’s late.Seriously, cannot imagine this woman as any kind of ambassador for anything except snooty condescension.
Eviva on December 4, 2012 at 11:28 PM
Policial payoff, everyone knows it. The excuse will be Republicans did it too.
Dollayo on December 4, 2012 at 11:35 PM
If a Republican had so much as considered appointing one of their corporate donors to such a high profile ambassador position the media would’ve regard it as a scandal and they would wasted no time probing into the appointee’s background. But since it’s Teh Won it’s all good.
heretic on December 5, 2012 at 12:12 AM
Clown. Shoes.
Kenosha Kid on December 5, 2012 at 12:24 AM
Why stop at just rich fashionista dilettante, why not go full Bozo and name Michael Kors?
rockmom on December 5, 2012 at 12:40 AM
Maybe hockey’s NY Rangers bad boy/Vogue Intern Sean Avery will be appointed Ms. Wintour’s Deputy.
Ladysmith CulchaVulcha on December 5, 2012 at 1:51 AM
Send her to France where she can eat snails and cow brains.
SC.Charlie on December 5, 2012 at 8:05 AM
Next up: Beyonce tapped as ambassador to Kenya.
vityas on December 5, 2012 at 9:04 AM
Help me out here.
Anna is:
A. A British citizen.
B. An American citizen
C. A Dual citizen.
If the answer is A or C how can she be eligible for any Government position?
countrybumpkin on December 5, 2012 at 9:27 AM
That is fine as long as Mr. Samuel L. Jackson gets sent to Zimbabwe.
SC.Charlie on December 5, 2012 at 9:41 AM