Thread: Will DeSombre be out soon as US Ambassador to Thailand??

Originally Posted by Jools

The current banking method has been a disaster,

...not my experience at CW: Bangkok Bank and others have branches on the first floor that supply the required immi docs. The trip to the US Embassy for the income letter was much more of a hassle...

What arrant nonsense you do write.
Previously one simply attended the Consulate and swore a self-serving affidavit claiming x million $ income and toddled off to CW with a completed form, a photo and 1900 baht fee

Now septics have to lodge 800,000 baht for 6 months in a bank account and a minimum of 400,000 for the remainder of the year in addition to all the bits and bobs.

How the fuck could that be easier?

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

How the fuck could that be easier?

...maybe if your reading (and perhaps math) skills improved: one annoying trip vs 2 annoying trips...

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Why don't they just put the fucking price up?

Because they are a bunch of lazy fuckers Harry. Actually, likely they got word from above not to do it anymore. Some sort of legal liability thing.

Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai

political appointee

There is 40 of those around the world

We have one, Carla Sands, a celeb who donated enough to get a pay back, and yes: A primitive nutter.

In NZ the dickhead is a political appointee, FOX News contributor as well . . . due to head back to the US later this year to continue his law career . . . he is most famous for saying he'll invite all NZers to a bbq . . . and the following interview where he defends Trump to a 't'.

The Hill grill: Our Kim takes on US ambassador Scott Brown over 'misogynistic' Donald Trump

Listeners were treated to a fiery showdown between Kim Hill and United States Ambassador Scott Brown on RNZ's Saturday Morning show.
Hill and Brown repeatedly clashed during a wide-ranging 54 minute interview on subjects from US president Donald Trump's attitudes to women, the investigation into collusion with Russia, and the 2016 election campaign.
The grand dame of New Zealand radio made no effort to hide her obvious disgust for Trump, which drew out impassioned defence from Brown.

"Talking about women, one of the main problems people have had with your president is his apparent misogyny," she said.

Brown disagreed, and pointed to Trump's support of 'women's initiatives'. Some, he said, we knew about and others we didn't.

But Hill was having none of it, saying: "We're talking about a president who is on record as saying he clutches women by the p****."

Brown replied: "I think he apologised and was forgiven."
"Can you apologise for a basic attitude of misogyny?"

Brown repeatedly told Hill to "let me finish" and started sentences by saying "with respect".
But Hill continued to call out Trump's behaviour, while dispensing a few withering "m-hms".
"If I were in the United States as a woman, I would find the presidency of Donald Trump disgusting," she said, placing particular emphasis on the word "disgusting".
Brown tried to interject, but was beaten back by Hill.
"It's unbelievable to me that all women don't find Donald Trump disgusting. He is on the record for his distaste and contempt for women."

Brown spoke of Trump's popularity with women, saying female American voters were more concerned with "pocket book issues" such as crime, terrorism and the economy.
Hillary Clinton, who Trump defeated in the 2016 presidential election, was a frequently brought up, especially by Brown.
Referring to Trump's decision not to follow through on his campaign pledge of appointing a special prosecutor to investigate Clinton, Hill said: "That was bullshit then."
"You're telling me that Donald Trump keeps his word, I'm saying ... at what point does he start telling the truth?"
The pair clashed again when Hill asked what would happen to Brown if Trump gets impeached or resigns, with Brown saying he didn't deal in hypotheticals, only reality.
"You're very staunch," said Hill.
"You just don't like my answers," Brown said, adding quickly: "I respect you."
Hill: "I have no liking or dislike of your answers, I am merely interested that you won't contemplate the possibility."
The pair clashed again when Hill asked what would happen to Brown if Trump gets impeached or resigns, with Brown saying he didn't deal in hypotheticals, only reality.

The US is one of the very few, if not the only, western nations that peppers its diplomatic postings with political appointees making it similar to African countries

Originally Posted by panama hat

making it similar to African countries

Originally Posted by helge

The Banana Republic tag has come back to bite them on the arse.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

The Banana Republic tag has come back to bite them on the arse.

Lets be fair

There are differences


The Ugandan people never voted for their nutter

Arf! Very good...

Originally Posted by helge

The Ugandan people never voted for their nutter

Uganda 1-0 USA