[Hurriyet Daily News] U.S. State Department spokesperson Marie Harf was taken aback on March 4 when a news hound questioned her about a visit to New York by Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, saying she did not know anything about the visit.During a daily press briefing in Washington, a local news hound started to ask about Davutoglu's visit to meet with investors, which was ongoing at the time of the briefing.
"Currently, the Turkish prime minister, the foreign minister and the deputy prime minister are all in New York and they will stay there for about two or three days. It looks like they are not coming to D.C," the news hound said.
However,
some people cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go...
just as he started his question, Harf interrupted him and said she "hadn't heard that."
"There is no meeting scheduled with Turkish officials, right?" the news hound asked.
"I can check. I'm sorry, I hadn't heard that. I can check," said Harf, who appeared confused.
Ask yourself, is this really the best our State Department can do? Davutoglu is probably meeting with the 'Foundation' to go over his latest contributions. It is tax time you know. Of course a former Klingon intelligence analyst and future Clinton administration appointee might not care to consult her visitor's roster or discuss the meeting. As far as appearing clueless and detached, she's a natural at giving upright primates a bad name.
