Posted on 11/14/2018 8:40:07 PM PST by yesthatjallen
President Trump on Wednesday announced his nomination of Lana Marks, a handbag designer and Mar-a-Lago club member to be his next U.S. ambassador to South Africa.
In a statement, the White House noted Marks's service on the Women’s Leadership Board at the Harvard Kennedy School, as well as her schooling in South Africa. Marks speaks Afrikaans and Xhosa, two of South Africa's 11 official languages, according to the release.
CNN reported that Marks remains a member of Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, noting that her daughter was married at the location.
Marks's handbag line, CNN noted, features certain designs with skins from exotic animals, including ostriches and alligators.
Dozens of key State Department positions, including the South African envoy position, remained unfilled earlier this year.
Upon assuming the top job at the State Department, Secretary Mike Pompeo pledged at the time to reduce the number of vacancies within the department.
"This is a priority of his," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters in May. "He said that in his hearings on Capitol Hill, he said that to us privately, and I know he's alluded that to all of you publicly, as well."
Marks's nomination will face a Senate confirmation, where Republicans will still hold the majority in the upper chamber.
School in South Africa.
Speaks Afrikaans and Xhosa.
What do CNN and The Hill focus on?
Lana Marks designed handbags.
This is how the Democratic Media Complex sets the 'narrative'.
All her achievements, schooling, and language expertise will now be replaced with, 'she designed handbags'.
Marks speaks Afrikaans and Xhosa, two of South Africa’s 11 official languages, ...
yeah there’s that too :)
You have to laugh.
Or cry.
Because most Americans don’t read past the headlines anymore.
Hell, most don’t read period.
That’s all right. Two can play at that game. Here’s a couple headlines for you:
‘Vermont Democrats Invite Creepy Porn Lawyer To Speak’
‘Democrats Nominate Community Organize With No Executive Experience To Run For President’
‘Democrats Choose Former KKK Member To Be Senate Majority Leader’
Those were just off the top of my head. I could go on all day.
Heck we are one the way to speaking multiple languages here, pretty soon Spanish, Chinese, Ebonics, etc will several of our official languages if libs have their way.
Caroline Kennedy was amb to Japan for yrs. didn’t speak the language or ever held a job but the dim libs will never touch that one
How do you translate "um" and "you know" into Japanese?
Freepers more often than not are no exception on that
Sad to say
” Marks’s handbag line, CNN noted, features certain designs with skins from exotic animals, including ostriches and alligators. “
Alligators are not exotic animals. #fakenewsCNN
Exotic? I think alligators are considered pests, and in any case, both animals are farmed.
He should have made the OVERLY QUALIFIED, Caroline Kennedy, to be the Ambassador....she speaks VALLEY!
How about “Rapist ex President’s wife runs for President”
Hey!
It’s our God given right as FReepers to make forceful comments based on the thread title only, and sometimes not even that!! :)
i am guilty as charged too often with that too.
I have tried to read before reacting.
It’s those darn sites that you have to open up when i don’t recognize them that sometimes hinder my reading of them.
Just called credit card company and got Chinese and Spanish along with English
nice /s
Marks was born in South Africa, therefore she is African-American and immune to criticism.
No wait, she’s white.
Lynch her! /sarc
Obama named a football team owner who was so deep in the throes of dementia he had forgotten how to spell “punt”.
That’s a good one. Or you could go with
“Rapist Ex President’s Accomplice Runs For President”
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