WH Can't Explain Why Soap Opera Producer Just Became Ambassador to Hungary

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Weekly Standard: WH Can't Explain Why Soap Opera Producer Just Became Ambassador to Hungary

1:55 PM, DEC 2, 2014 • BY DANIEL HALPER

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:

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Senate Confirms Soap Opera Producer as Ambassador: Read Her Application Essay

 

By Scott Ott OTT December 2, 2014 - 3:04 pm

 

President Obama’s nomination of Colleen Bell as ambassador to Hungary was confirmed by the Senate Tuesday on a 52-42 vote. Here is the essay she submitted along with her application.

 

Why I Want to Live in Budapest for a Year or More

 

I’m “Hungary” to spend some time in Budapest (LOL) as part of the U.S. government’s Obama Bundlers Abroad program (that part’s also a joke). While I’ve never been a diplomat, I did earn a diploma in high school and college. I hope this essay is good enough to win Senate confirmation.

 

As a soap opera producer, I bring a world of experience to the task of serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Hungary. http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2014/12/02/senate-confirms-soap-opera-producer-as-ambassador-read-her-application-essay/

[SrWoodchuck]

It's the Chicago way!

 

The fact that she has no penchant for young Hungarian boys & girls....has nothing to do with her choice.

[Valin]

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WH Can't Explain Why Soap Opera Producer Just Became Ambassador to Hungary

 

I can think of 2-3-4 hundred thousand reasons.

[clearvision]

I'm glad to see it was ABC (and not FOX) that brought it up at "Press Conference".