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Posts Tagged ‘diplomacy’

White House Urges Congress Not to Learn From History

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

armenia.jpgA House resolution that would recognize the 1915 Armenian Genocide as, well, a genocide is running into some problems: America’s strategic interests! You see, we are best (strategic) buds with the internationally despised Turks, because they let us use an air base. And as we all know, access to air bases trumps symbolic recognition of unthinkable acts of evil every time. MORE »


Even the Nazi Pope Has Had Enough of Condi

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Recently it was revealed that Condoleezza Rice, GQ’s “MOST POWERFUL PERSON IN DC,” can’t actually get the New York Times to return her phone calls or print her lame op-eds. According to the BBC, they’re not the only ones to snub her — the Pope refused to meet with Condi last month. The Pope! The guy just met with those stupid British parents who killed their little girl at the Tapas bar or whatever, and he won’t meet with Condi? MORE »


Condi, Karen, and Cal: Friends in Diplomacy

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007


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? MORE »


Saudis Might Acknowledge Existence of Iraq

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

Listen... do you want to know a secret - WonketteOur best friends the Saudis are doing us yet another solid — such bros they are! They might, maybe, if they feel like it, upgrade diplomatic relations with that little experiment we’re running over in Iraq. They still don’t really trust Nouri al-Maliki’s Shia government (who does!), and they think he’s kind of a pawn of Iran (who isn’t!) but hey, maybe they’ll open an embassy. You know, eventually. MORE »


No One Liks Condi

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

Condi Rice is still the Secretary of State [can an intern confirm this?], but no one likes her or cares what she has to say. According to former New York Times foreign reporter Joel Brinkley, Rice’s influence worldwide has steadily fallen since she took over for the also-unloved Colin Powell 2 1/2 years ago, because Iraq is a mess and Bush is a lunatic and she is Bush’s bestest girl ever. MORE »


The Condi Rice Method of Statesmanship

Friday, June 1st, 2007


Moratinos emphasized that Spain’s relationship with Castro is also geared toward ensuring a transition to democracy. Spain’s diplomatic presence in Havana allows it to maintain more contact with Cuban dissidents than the U.S. has, he added. MORE »


A Small Town in Maine

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

President Bush’s food tester is going to have a shitty Independence Day — Vladimir Putin’s coming to Kennebunkport! MORE »


Old English Lady Visits America

Monday, May 7th, 2007

queencheney.jpgThe Queen of England is still here, trying to surreptitiously take back the US for the British Empire under cover of darkness in a backroom deal with Dick Cheney, the Church of Scientology, a number of Freemasons, and Hitler’s brain. MORE »


Proper Sex Ed Being Taught Only in Overseas Embassies

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

This is the back of diplomat and safe sex advocate 50 Cent - WonketteThe U.S. Embassy in Angola invited 50-Cent to address their staff — and their staff’s children — on the subject of HIV and AIDS awareness last month. It turned out pretty much as you’d expect. MORE »


Bush Thrilled by Exotic Foreign Foods, Very Concept of Eating

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

So they pay you guys with these, huh? - WonkettePresident Bush: Hungry for diplomacy! And food. Mostly food. MORE »