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After the emergence of photographs showing Secretary of State John Kerry on his 76-foot yacht “Isabel” on Nantucket Sound on Thursday, the State Department issued an embarrassing correction Friday morning, back-tracking and acknowledging that the Secretary was in fact on the yacht on Wednesday, the day the Egyptian military staged a coup against democratically-elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki issued a statement Wednesday saying “any report or tweet that he was on a boat is completely inaccurate.”
“Since his plane touched down in Washington at 4 am, Secretary Kerry was working all day and on the phone dealing with the crisis in Egypt,” Psaki said. “He participated in the White House meeting with the President by secure phone and was and is in non-stop contact with foreign leaders, and his senior team in Washington and Cairo.”
But overnight, photographs emerged showing Kerry on “Isabel” and taking in some kayaking on Thursday.
Personally, I don't care of she dies.
Originally posted by Phoenix267
reply to post by MrWendal
God forgive if a politician or government official wants to relax and have the day off. I guess it's an issue if the President of the U.S. wants to play a round of golf. #Controversy
Originally posted by suz62
Maybe I'm ignorant but what is the big deal about Kerry taking a break while Egypt burns? So what? The guy can't take a break? He's got a stressful job.
I'm not a fan of his but I don't think we should be riding his ass about a few hours of down time.
Originally posted by MrWendal
I'm gonna put on my tin foil hat for the sake of discussion and just call BS on this story.
I find the timing interesting after the whole story came out about how hard Kerry was working on the situation in Egypt only to be caught red handed by a reporter hanging out on his Yacht instead. The State Department of course denied that Kerry was on his yacht...until the pics came out.
I also find it curious that there is no word to her condition. The article simply says she was rushed to hospital in critical condition- but don't ask any more questions and respect our privacy.
One has to admit the timing is interesting
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After the emergence of photographs showing Secretary of State John Kerry on his 76-foot yacht “Isabel” on Nantucket Sound on Thursday, the State Department issued an embarrassing correction Friday morning, back-tracking and acknowledging that the Secretary was in fact on the yacht on Wednesday, the day the Egyptian military staged a coup against democratically-elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki issued a statement Wednesday saying “any report or tweet that he was on a boat is completely inaccurate.”
“Since his plane touched down in Washington at 4 am, Secretary Kerry was working all day and on the phone dealing with the crisis in Egypt,” Psaki said. “He participated in the White House meeting with the President by secure phone and was and is in non-stop contact with foreign leaders, and his senior team in Washington and Cairo.”
But overnight, photographs emerged showing Kerry on “Isabel” and taking in some kayaking on Thursday.
Originally posted by Fromabove
I'm a Christian Conservative and while I am far away from the Kerrys in politics, still, I hope she has a good recovery and more years to spend with her husband.