tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287281224903607800.post7286569406413828768..comments2024-03-29T05:23:09.841-04:00Comments on John Brown's Public Diplomacy Press and Blog Review: November 7John Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11408381085180641019noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287281224903607800.post-18093927919920083452008-11-07T20:03:00.000-05:002008-11-07T20:03:00.000-05:00Highly esteemed Ms Princess Sparkle Pony,Your judg...Highly esteemed Ms Princess Sparkle Pony,<BR/><BR/>Your judgement on the <I>Ugly American</I> is indeed worthy of note, and I much appreciate it.<BR/><BR/>Re future appointments in the Obama administration, I really have nothing to say, except a joke in the Balkans when I was serving there as Press and Culture Officer in the mid-199O's at the Belgrade American Embassy:<BR/><BR/>"What's the most dangerous place in the Balkans? Between Dick Holbrooke and a TV camera."John Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408381085180641019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287281224903607800.post-51423594472632328742008-11-07T17:52:00.000-05:002008-11-07T17:52:00.000-05:00I always dislike hearing people use the phrase "ug...I always dislike hearing people use the phrase "ugly American," because the man referred to as such in the original novel was a good guy.<BR/><BR/>Also: I'm kinda hoping for Bill Richardson rather than Kerry. Do you have an opinion on the matter?Peteykinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15960842777164948590noreply@blogger.com