ABC’s Jake Tapper asks what sounds like a “gotcha,” but in actuality, it’s a good question:

Ed Morrissey:

Still, one would think that having some sense of personal diplomacy might matter, especially for more important assignments like the Court of St. James.  Wintour’s reputation as the antithesis of diplomat in her business and personal dealings has grown to legendary status, and was reportedly watered down a bit for the novel and film The Devil Wears Prada.  The disconnect between the concepts of “diplomacy” and Anna “Nuclear” Wintour is so wide that Jake Tapper felt compelled to ask Jay Carney yesterday about the President’s cinematic habits[.]

Tapper’s fine work notwithstanding, if Obama appointed Bill Ayers as U.N. Ambassador, the media would let him get away with it.

 

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