Good Effing Grief

[malaise]

Career State Department employees are so happy to greet Hillary Clinton.

Condi must have been even worse than DUers long knew.

[madaboutharry]

1. They do sound rather giddy.

I wonder what the mood had been like around there.

[malaise]

2. Well they are lashing Condi et al

big time.

[patrice]

3. I got that impression from some of the other news clips yesterday.

These people are really HAPPY about the new boss.

And I'll bet he's the kind of boss who actually elicits genuine affection.

[malaise]

4. Openness and candor

Refreshing.

[patrice]

7. Also helps you do your job Better! nt

[BlancheSplanchnik]

26. "And I'll bet he's the kind of boss..." ummm, that's SHE

just sayin

[Subdivisions]

5. They sound and look as if they are relieved and elated. It's nice to see. n/t

[malaise]

6. Can you imagine the hell they lived under these

past eight years. Hillary is good - extremely articulate and carefully making it clear that President Obama is in charge.
Down with divisiveness

sp., add

[Captain Hilts]

8. Yes. Morale was bad. State matters again. nt

[Old and In the Way]

9. State fondly remembers the heady days of the 90's when the USA brand was the toast of the world.

They've spent the last 8 years on defense, forced to cover for the junta, on the world stage. Finally, they can get back to doing our business on the world stage.

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[lonestarnot]

12. You were after me about my positive post re SOS Clinton this morning too.

Which do you want? Positive or negative. Give it a fucking rest. Hillary will do a fanfuckingtastic job!

[Lilith Velkor]

13. I think malaise was just expressing amazement that things at State must have been

worse than we thought, and we thought it was gawd fucking awful.

I never saw malaise act the poop-flinging howler monkey during the primaries, so your judgement is unfair and I think you should apologize.

[dionysus]

15. well ,someone is bitter from the primaries, and it isn't the OP...

jumping at shadows are we?

:rofl:

[malaise]

16. Ding Ding we have a winner

I was amazed at the reception for Hillary. What's more I praised her comments.

[GreenPartyVoter]

18. I don't get this reply. Are you sure you responded to the right post, because this makes no sense.

[Renew Deal]

20. Um, OK

:wtf:

[lonestarnot]

11. I saw one behind her who looked none to pleased. I thought hmmmf

motherfucker. Hope he doesn't start something.

[malaise]

17. He stood out

I did wonder about him.

[Renew Deal]

21. That's a cheap shot at hnmmf

I'm offended. :D

[lonestarnot]

30. who's hnmmf?

[NYC Liberal]

22. Secret Service. nt

[Quiet_Dem_Mom]

23. That was my guess, too. Pretty sure I saw him tug on an ear piece of some kind. eom

[NYC Liberal]

25. I was confused too but then I figured it out

You can seem them in this pic:

[BlancheSplanchnik]

27. love that pic, thanks

and I'm glad to see her security is in good hands :) :thumbsup:

[NYC Liberal]

28. Same here! The Secret Service does an incredible job

It's the one thing in Washington that I think hasn't been politicized. Mainly because no president wants to piss off the people protecting their lives. ;)

[lonestarnot]

29. Yes they do! I thought that may have been Secret Service but still wondered.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

24. That was Secret Service....

or some other security detail fella you were looking at -- he stood out like a sore thumb. :D

[EstimatedProphet]

14. I knew it! The State Department is full of traitors!

[Ichingcarpenter]

19. 50% of career workers were gonna quit

I saw it this morning and the first spokesman for the department
was scathing towards the Bush administration.

It was encouraging to see their enthusiasm for change.