SOS Clinton Created Chef Corp.....

MMC · Sep 8, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton believes in the power of food. Over more than three years as America's top diplomat, she has increasingly used cuisine as a tool to bring people together.

Now Clinton is enlisting top-rated chefs from across the nation to join an effort to forge cultural exchanges over the dining table worldwide.

On Friday, more than 80 chefs are being inducted into the first American Chef Corps. These food experts could help the State Department prepare meals for visiting dignitaries, travel to U.S. embassies abroad for educational programs with foreign audiences or host culinary experts from around the world in their U.S. kitchens.

This month, chefs and food experts from 25 countries are visiting Washington, New York, San Francisco, the Midwest and New Orleans to learn about U.S. food culture in a State Department program.

The new Diplomatic Culinary Partnership is part of Clinton's "smart power" philosophy of using "every diplomatic tool at our disposal," said U.S. Chief of Protocol Capricia Penavic Marshall, in a written response to questions from The Associated Press.....snip~

State Department to induct 1st American Chef Corps - ABC-7.com WZVN News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral & Naples, Florida
Associated Press<<<<< More Here!

Here we have Hillary Dillary Tock doesnt seem to know which is the way of that money clock.

She has created this Chef Corp for the US Government because she believes Food is the way to bring people together. Another program created that will also send these Chefs overseas to cook for Diplomats.
Do you think they can keep on explaining away the hiring of More Fed Employees when at this time we need to be watching the checkbook? But it is okay to cut defense.....Right? Even tho Clinton and Panetta say that it would be a Threat to the National Security of the US.

Nothing put forth thru Congress either. Lets just add these Famous Chefs across the country to come and cook for our Aristocrat azzes.

CriticalThought · Sep 8, 2012

So...pretty much any new federal employee is a bad thing?

MMC · Sep 8, 2012

CriticalThought said:
So...pretty much any new federal employee is a bad thing?

They were saying today on the Radio that the Chefs will recieve a Jacket with Real Gold lettering. I would think a small select group of individuals to feed Diplomats and Politicians is a bit over the top. Don't you think?

I mean this is not like the Peace Corp where there are hundreds affected and to help in assitance of other people in other countries. Hows that extravagance looking to all those unemployed people?

Thrilla · Sep 8, 2012

smart diplomacy tactic...and a pretty cheap one too.

JayDubya · Sep 8, 2012

CriticalThought said:
So...pretty much any new federal employee is a bad thing?

*looks at national debt*
*looks at current projected deficit*

A-yup.

CriticalThought · Sep 8, 2012

MMC said:
They were saying today on the Radio that the Chefs will recieve a Jacket with Real Gold lettering. I would think a small select group of individuals to feed Diplomats and Politicians is a bit over the top. Don't you think?

I mean this is not like the Peace Corp where there are hundreds affected and to help in assitance of other people in other countries. Hows that extravagance looking to all those unemployed people?

Um...the "real" gold lettering thing is likely not true. As far as the chefs...that is generally how diplomacy works. And if such diplomacy can help us avoid needless conflicts and facilitate new trade agreements then it would help many, many people.

Thrilla · Sep 8, 2012

JayDubya said:
*looks at national debt*
*looks at current projected deficit*

A-yup.

just replace the subsidies to watch spotted owls **** with the chefs corps

CriticalThought · Sep 8, 2012

JayDubya said:
*looks at national debt*
*looks at current projected deficit*

A-yup.

So...we should probably stop all military recruiting...because those are new federal employees.

MMC · Sep 8, 2012

CriticalThought said:
So...we should probably stop all military recruiting...because those are new federal employees.

How do you correlate the recruitment of people for the Defense of the country as opposed to spending money for the Top Chefs in the Country to come and participate in the The Nothing Exceeds like Excess Program?

What Regular Middle Class Cooks not good enough.....huh?

What happened to the part about down-sizing the SOS Dept?

CriticalThought · Sep 8, 2012

MMC said:
How do you correlate the recruitment of people for the Defense of the country as opposed to spending money for the Top Chefs in the Country to come and participate in the The Nothing Exceeds like Excess Program?

What Regular Middle Class Cooks not good enough.....huh?

What happened to the part about down-sizing the SOS Dept?

This sounds more like you are opposed to diplomatic spending while appeased with defense spending. If you don't understand the need for diplomacy then no expenditure in diplomacy will make much sense to you.

And I don't know of many "middle class" cooks who can meet the demands that the state department is putting upon these individuals. They aren't cooking steak and potatoes.

Goshin · Sep 8, 2012

MMC said:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton believes in the power of food. Over more than three years as America's top diplomat, she has increasingly used cuisine as a tool to bring people together.

Now Clinton is enlisting top-rated chefs from across the nation to join an effort to forge cultural exchanges over the dining table worldwide.

On Friday, more than 80 chefs are being inducted into the first American Chef Corps. These food experts could help the State Department prepare meals for visiting dignitaries, travel to U.S. embassies abroad for educational programs with foreign audiences or host culinary experts from around the world in their U.S. kitchens.

This month, chefs and food experts from 25 countries are visiting Washington, New York, San Francisco, the Midwest and New Orleans to learn about U.S. food culture in a State Department program.

The new Diplomatic Culinary Partnership is part of Clinton's "smart power" philosophy of using "every diplomatic tool at our disposal," said U.S. Chief of Protocol Capricia Penavic Marshall, in a written response to questions from The Associated Press.....snip~

State Department to induct 1st American Chef Corps - ABC-7.com WZVN News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral & Naples, Florida
Associated Press<<<<< More Here!

Here we have Hillary Dillary Tock doesnt seem to know which is the way of that money clock.

She has created this Chef Corp for the US Government because she believes Food is the way to bring people together. Another program created that will also send these Chefs overseas to cook for Diplomats.
Do you think they can keep on explaining away the hiring of More Fed Employees when at this time we need to be watching the checkbook? But it is okay to cut defense.....Right? Even tho Clinton and Panetta say that it would be a Threat to the National Security of the US.

Nothing put forth thru Congress either. Lets just add these Famous Chefs across the country to come and cook for our Aristocrat azzes.

I'm no fan of Hillary, but I have to admit this isn't the worst diplomatic idea I've ever heard. People like good food, and I know a good meal puts ME in a better and more receptive mood.

I wouldn't expect world peace to break out anytime soon, but what the heck its not the worst idea.

MaggieD · Sep 8, 2012

MMC said:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton believes in the power of food. Over more than three years as America's top diplomat, she has increasingly used cuisine as a tool to bring people together.

Now Clinton is enlisting top-rated chefs from across the nation to join an effort to forge cultural exchanges over the dining table worldwide.

On Friday, more than 80 chefs are being inducted into the first American Chef Corps. These food experts could help the State Department prepare meals for visiting dignitaries, travel to U.S. embassies abroad for educational programs with foreign audiences or host culinary experts from around the world in their U.S. kitchens.

This month, chefs and food experts from 25 countries are visiting Washington, New York, San Francisco, the Midwest and New Orleans to learn about U.S. food culture in a State Department program.

The new Diplomatic Culinary Partnership is part of Clinton's "smart power" philosophy of using "every diplomatic tool at our disposal," said U.S. Chief of Protocol Capricia Penavic Marshall, in a written response to questions from The Associated Press.....snip~

State Department to induct 1st American Chef Corps - ABC-7.com WZVN News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral & Naples, Florida
Associated Press<<<<< More Here!

Here we have Hillary Dillary Tock doesnt seem to know which is the way of that money clock.

She has created this Chef Corp for the US Government because she believes Food is the way to bring people together. Another program created that will also send these Chefs overseas to cook for Diplomats.
Do you think they can keep on explaining away the hiring of More Fed Employees when at this time we need to be watching the checkbook? But it is okay to cut defense.....Right? Even tho Clinton and Panetta say that it would be a Threat to the National Security of the US.

Nothing put forth thru Congress either. Lets just add these Famous Chefs across the country to come and cook for our Aristocrat azzes.

It gives me pause to think about this. No one can deny the camaraderie that comes from eating at the same table. Over time, it might give the enemy a face...on both sides of the table.

I mean, think of Thanksgiving dinner at your house...pulling all those factions together to break bread...Uncle Harry, you know, the crazy one who talks like a complete ****head starting ten minutes after he comes in the door. And your cousin...the one on her third husband who's been visited by CPS three times in the last year; filed two restraining orders on her old man, and spends the afternoon telling anyone who'll listen what a terrific guy he is. While he sits at the dinner table flossing.

I could see getting the Iranis and Israelis together every Friday night for a fish fry. You?

Metal detectors, anyone?

MMC · Sep 8, 2012

CriticalThought said:
This sounds more like you are opposed to diplomatic spending while appeased with defense spending. If you don't understand the need for diplomacy then no expenditure in diplomacy will make much sense to you.

And I don't know of many "middle class" cooks who can meet the demands that the state department is putting upon these individuals. They aren't cooking steak and potatoes.

Now why wouldnt I be opposed to Diplomatic spending. Moreover it is not appeasement with what is necessary to defend the Country and protect all those Freedoms you like. Especially at a time in this country where both parties acknowledge the fiscal cliff we are about to fall off of.

Ever work in a restaurant that has a Top Chef? Ever notice those Middle class cooks that do most of the cooking? Don't you think we should be closing embassies across the Globe? Any reason why we cannot regionalize with Embassies for Diplomatic Negotiations?

Why does the Democrats have a need to make sure they Cater to Television's Finiest with their Cooking Shows?

Also when a Country pulls it people out and closes it's Embassies. Removes it's Ambassador. Do you think you can get them to come back and sit down and eat dinner?

MMC · Sep 8, 2012

MaggieD said:
It gives me pause to think about this. No one can deny the camaraderie that comes from eating at the same table. Over time, it might give the enemy a face...on both sides of the table.

I mean, think of Thanksgiving dinner at your house...pulling all those factions together to break bread...Uncle Harry, you know, the crazy one who talks like a complete ****head starting ten minutes after he comes in the door. And your cousin...the one on her third husband who's been visited by CPS three times in the last year; filed two restraining orders on her old man, and spends the afternoon telling anyone who'll listen what a terrific guy he is. While he sits at the dinner table flossing.

I could see getting the Iranis and Israelis together every Friday night for a fish fry. You?

Metal detectors, anyone?

Some enemies one just cant bring together. Which is why the UN uses other Dignitaries acceptable to both sides to the Negotiating. Can ya see us saying want to Borrow our Chefs?

MMC · Sep 8, 2012

Goshin said:
I'm no fan of Hillary, but I have to admit this isn't the worst diplomatic idea I've ever heard. People like good food, and I know a good meal puts ME in a better and more receptive mood.

I wouldn't expect world peace to break out anytime soon, but what the heck its not the worst idea.

Spending by the Government for the Top Chefs in the Country.....is something they do now. Why should they need a program for other Dignataries. Waste is waste no matter how small. Moreover if one keeps adding up all those small things we so easily dismissed. I am sure we will find that it leads to a significant amount of money that is being wasted.

Course I could also look at this as the Demos wanting to get out of paying another bill! Which they surely would have to do in Contacting out the Work to the Chef and his staff.....huh?

Velvet Elvis · Sep 8, 2012

MaggieD said:
I could see getting the Iranis and Israelis together every Friday night for a fish fry. You?

This is the Obama administration....Biden would probably do this as a pig roast.

CriticalThought · Sep 8, 2012

MMC said:
Now why wouldnt I be opposed to Diplomatic spending.

Meh...you are entitled to your opinion.

Ever work in a restaurant that has a Top Chef? Ever notice those Middle class cooks that do most of the cooking?

I think you are mixing up Sous chefs with "middle class" chefs.

Don't you think we should be closing embassies across the Globe? Any reason why we cannot regionalize with Embassies for Diplomatic Negotiations?

So...you are an expert on diplomatic relations now?

Why does the Democrats have a need to make sure they Cater to Television's Finiest with their Cooking Shows?

I dunno what you are talking about but it sounds strange and thoughtlessly partisan.

Also when a Country pulls it people out and closes it's Embassies. Removes it's Ambassador. Do you think you can get them to come back and sit down and eat dinner?

Yes.

MMC · Sep 8, 2012

CriticalThought said:
Meh...you are entitled to your opinion.

I think you are mixing up Sous chefs with "middle class" chefs.

So...you are an expert on diplomatic relations now?

I dunno what you are talking about but it sounds strange and thoughtlessly partisan.

Yes.

Of Course I am entitled to my own Opinion.....Which I dont have a problem making it known anywheres in this Country. Especially East Coast and West Coast.
Moreover having the State Dept Reduce as much of its Waste just cannot be ovelooked. Which says nothing of the Demos that Contract out Chefs now for all those Oh so Special occasions that they like to come up with.

Familiar with any Restaurants that have been around for over 20 years without Chefs?

What would it matter whether or not if I had Diplomatic Experience? Again was there some reason that Embassies cannot be closed and the US regionalized with the placement of Specific Embassies. Thus reducing the Spending by the SOS Dept that is not Kept Tabs on. Again that would be with all thoes NFP's used to promote Democracy.....huh?

Would it matter if it was partisan or not. Despite partisanship. How would that change any facts about the Demos who are in control.....For the Moment!

You Say Yes about Bringing an Ambassador back to eat dinner with each other.....Correct? Hows that working out say, with the Saudi Ambassador and the Iranian one? Think they will sit down and Eat Dinner together? How about between North and South Sudan? Just to mention a couple of Enemies that have no Regard for thier Enemies.

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