John Kerry

karynnj

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7. Interesting - Finer was the man on the other end of the open mic thing on Gaza

Fri Mar 6, 2015, 02:28 PM

Mar 2015

http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/20/politics/mideast-kerry-hot-mic/

I am glad I found this because it is hard to get much from his bio other than his being brilliant and young. He did report for the Washington Post in 2003 from Iraq - and they were very hawkish. However, doing the math - he had to be pretty junior. It does mean that he did see what the war did.

From his name he is Jewish, but from his bio he grew up in Norwich, VT. Listening to the conversation, he was clearly on the same page as Kerry -- very upset by the violence.

It is interesting to read in your link that Wade may still accompany Kerry. That is interesting - as it might give him the ability to help Kerry, but spend more time with his family, while avoiding the burnout load of being the Chief of Staff. (Not to mention, I would bet the CoS will have to deal with the Clinton mess.) It might also explain why what he will do now is not spelled out.

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Kerry's comments on David Wade leaving - from State.gov [View all] karynnj Mar 2015 OP

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It's a great statement. He has been... YvonneCa Mar 2015 #2

Beautiful. MBS Mar 2015 #3

So true karynnj Mar 2015 #4

Well. Kerry has promoted Jonatan Finer to serve as Chief of Staff mylye2222 Mar 2015 #6

Interesting - Finer was the man on the other end of the open mic thing on Gaza karynnj Mar 2015 #7

Oh yep I remeber well this so called gaffe" ... mylye2222 Mar 2015 #8