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  • taiwan_girlT Offline
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    https://thehill.com/policy/international/5751454-french-ministry-bars-kushner/

    The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has barred U.S. Ambassador to France and Monaco Charles Kushner from meeting with government officials.

    A French official told The Hill Monday that Kushner did not show up to the foreign ministry when he was summoned, a breach of diplomatic protocol. As a result, Kushner is now denied meetings with French ministers.

    “It’s not primarily a bilateral issue, it’s a question of the basic expectations attached to the mission of an ambassador,” the official said.

    “We just wanted to underline that he will not be granted direct access to ministers and members of the government, but he can carry out his duties [and present himself at the French ministry of foreign affairs],” the person added.

    Pretty sure he did not make the decision on his own not to show up when summoned. Would be interested to learn what the US State Dept. thoughts were.

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    • MikM Offline
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      Another unforced error. When summoned you go. Especially when your boss is making waves constantly.

      "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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      • RenaudaR Offline
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        I hope France PNGs him.

        Elbows up!

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        • RenaudaR Renauda

          I hope France PNGs him.

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          @Renauda ???

          (I am assuming you are not talking about Papua New Guinea. 555. Though of course, maybe you think he should be exile there. I know that the capital Port Moresby is one of the roughest places to live. )

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          • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

            @Renauda ???

            (I am assuming you are not talking about Papua New Guinea. 555. Though of course, maybe you think he should be exile there. I know that the capital Port Moresby is one of the roughest places to live. )

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            @taiwan_girl

            PNG is short for declaring a diplomat persona non grata, void his diplomatic status and send him back home.

            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persona_non_grata

            Elbows up!

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            • RenaudaR Renauda

              I hope France PNGs him.

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              @Renauda France will not do that. Neither will Belgium as the consequences might be too obnoxious.
              But this is definitely a US strategy: causing havoc by pertinently lying about and interfering with local politics in Europe.
              Trumpty-Dumpty and Shite (US ambassador in Belgium) are exponents of sheer stupidity and arrogance.

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                I offer my sincere apologies on behalf of my countrymen who voted for this.

                The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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                • MikM Offline
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                  No need. For all the bluster, missteps and chaos it's still better than the alternative.

                  "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                  • MikM Mik

                    No need. For all the bluster, missteps and chaos it's still better than the alternative.

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                    Wim
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                    @Mik Well, we didn't vote for this shit show, but we are facing the consequences.

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                    • MikM Mik

                      No need. For all the bluster, missteps and chaos it's still better than the alternative.

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                      @Mik said in US Ambassador to France - French Will Not Meet With Him:

                      No need. For all the bluster, missteps and chaos it's still better than the alternative.

                      The mere fact that you don’t think there’s a need is proof of the need for someone else to do it.

                      The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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                      • MikM Offline
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                        No, no it's not. I criticize him as much as anyone but you. I just don't do it with such a pathological hatred.

                        "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                        • jon-nycJ Online
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                          You’re not making sense.

                          Apologizing doesn’t imply hatred. Nor does it at all imply anything about the alternative.

                          When you’re at the beach and your toddler steps all over someone else’s blanket with his sandy feet you apologize to them. It doesn’t mean you hate your kid and it doesn’t mean you wish you had had some alternative kid.

                          The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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                            My guess is at some level you really are sorry he shits on our allies and threatens Canada and geeenland.

                            The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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                            • HoraceH Online
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                              I guess Mik now owes jon 5 cents. Glad to see mind reading is ok again, maybe I'll put up my shingle.

                              Education is extremely important.

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                              • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                You’re not making sense.

                                Apologizing doesn’t imply hatred. Nor does it at all imply anything about the alternative.

                                When you’re at the beach and your toddler steps all over someone else’s blanket with his sandy feet you apologize to them. It doesn’t mean you hate your kid and it doesn’t mean you wish you had had some alternative kid.

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                                @jon-nyc said in US Ambassador to France - French Will Not Meet With Him:

                                You’re not making sense.

                                Apologizing doesn’t imply hatred. Nor does it at all imply anything about the alternative.

                                Your years of derogatory posts toward Trump and anyone foolish enough in your eyes to vote for him are ample evidence of pathological hatred.

                                "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                                  I guess Mik now owes jon 5 cents. Glad to see mind reading is ok again, maybe I'll put up my shingle.

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                                  said in US Ambassador to France - French Will Not Meet With Him:

                                  I guess Mik now owes jon 5 cents. Glad to see mind reading is ok again, maybe I'll put up my shingle.

                                  Here's a start: an apology on behalf of someone who doesn't want to apologize, is not a legitimate apology. It's really only a sanctimonious posturing, meant to imply a superior moral positioning.

                                  Education is extremely important.

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                                  • jon-nycJ Online
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                                    I am genuinely sorry he was elected. You can’t possibly believe otherwise.

                                    So I’ll rephrase it.

                                    I offer my sincere apologies for the fact that so many of my countrymen voted for this.

                                    The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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                                    • W Wim

                                      @Renauda France will not do that. Neither will Belgium as the consequences might be too obnoxious.
                                      But this is definitely a US strategy: causing havoc by pertinently lying about and interfering with local politics in Europe.
                                      Trumpty-Dumpty and Shite (US ambassador in Belgium) are exponents of sheer stupidity and arrogance.

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                                      @Wim said in US Ambassador to France - French Will Not Meet With Him:

                                      @Renauda France will not do that. Neither will Belgium as the consequences might be too obnoxious.
                                      But this is definitely a US strategy: causing havoc by pertinently lying about and interfering with local politics in Europe.
                                      Trumpty-Dumpty and Shite (US ambassador in Belgium) are exponents of sheer stupidity and arrogance.

                                      I am aware of that, and agree with your breakdown on it.

                                      I also feel similarly that Ottawa should PNG the current US ambassador to Canada, Peter Hoestra. In the past year his comments on Canadian domestic affairs and issues have periodically ventured way offside of acceptability for the most senior accredited diplomat representing a foreign country here.

                                      Elbows up!

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                                      • HoraceH Online
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                                        @jon-nyc Now that we're therapizing, do you suppose the wallpaper of vomitous hatred you ply this board with, will help to keep people from voting in the way you're "sorry" for, in future elections? I know the word "sorry" can be multi-purpose, and one can be "sorry" for things they had nothing to do with, but the most effective apologies stem from regret for one's own behavior.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                        • jon-nycJ Online
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                                          No I think you’re a lost cause.

                                          Sorry.

                                          The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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