Rosenslime’s handlers:
Rod, tell them what we coached you to say and just stick your chin out and take the heat from them.
Rosenslime: I AM sticking my chin out now!
Handlers: Oh, yeah, sorry, Rod. Oops!
but you are the boss and had to know, Rod.. that’s right I am the boss
When I was in the foreign service I was once told along with my foreign service class that you can ever say things that are illegal or in bad taste without harming your career and the Department.