Mind your manners, Venezuela tells U.S. official Jacobson

[Zorro]

Source: Reuters

Venezuela's top diplomat called a senior U.S. official "petulant" and ill-mannered on Wednesday in response to her contention that sanctions were intended to change the government, not topple it.

Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez was responding to State Department Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson's comments explaining a U.S. declaration that Venezuela is a security threat and its sanctioning of seven officials earlier this week.

"In a rude and petulant manner, Mrs. Jacobson tells us what to do," Rodriguez told local TV. "I know her very well because I have seen her personally, her way of walking, chewing. You need manners to deal with people and with countries."

The moves by President Barack Obama's administration have infuriated President Nicolas Maduro's socialist government, which has accused Washington of planning military attacks and wider Cuba-style trade sanctions. State TV has been playing old footage of the U.S. invasions of Grenada and Panama.

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Mind your manners? How rich.

The Venezuelan government has shown the same good manners toward the Obama administration as the House and Senate Republicans.

[awoke_in_2003]

1. Yet we do nothing to try to change

a country like Saudi Arabia, which has no problem executing people for being gay. Oh, and we are trading partners with China, who executed and/or imprisoned women's rights activists. We have no moral high ground.

[7962]

2. "her way of walking, chewing". What a douchebag nt

[freshwest]

7. I wonder how she does that is so offensive? And would they talk about a man that way? Huh, huh?

[elias49]

3. If someone came into my house and told me

that I don't have my fridge organized right, that I'm spending too much on food and not enough on something else, that I should invest in a new roof and cancel my magazine subscriptions I'd tell him to go fuck himself. And then throw him out.

[hopemountain]

5. agreed elias - respect the house one is in

if one has criticisms or sanctions meet on neutral ground and at least have some knowledge and understanding of the other country's history, culture, customs - and use them as tools/ insight to reach common ground & achieve / negotiate compromise instead of demanding like an arrogant self righteous bull in a china shop. offending the other country achieves nothing but hostility and resentment, enemies, and war.

[jtuck004]

4. If we sent them, Delcy, you probably should watch your back. n/t

[freshwest]

6. Petulant? Walking? Chewing wrong? Oh my paws and whiskers! More bread and circuses. Sad.

Wait - as bad as the GOP?

Now that is disgusting!

I wonder if we can ship them down there...

[Adrahil]

8. Wg need to cut 'me off.

Just pull out the Embassy staff. If they are going to be asshats, let them wallow in their own crapulence.

[elias49]

9. That's pathetic.

Were you a bully in the schoolyard? Take kids lunch money?
I wish Venezuela would just close the American embassy. Bunch of arrogant Americans.

[Adrahil]

10. Wait...

I suggest closing the embassy, and you call it pathetic, and then you suggest closing the embassy?

Is this a,"you can't quit, 'cause you're fired!" moment?

I say we leave 'me alone and withdraw the embassy staff. Disengage, if they thinking us gringos are just interfering, then let's get out of their hair. Withdraw and leave them to themselves.

Easy enough, right? They don't want anything to do with us? Let's grant their wish.

[Adrahil]

12. Oh for fuck's sake...

Yes, that guy is an asshat. The way she walk? The way she chews? GTFO.

AND YES, let Maduro and his support wallow in their own crapulence. The man and his followers are poison.

I feel very sorry for the people of Venezuela.

[elias49]

13. I feel sorry for YOU

you'll be only my second ignore in 12 years. Bye bye.

[bemildred]

14. One just cannot be too impressed with the level of "diplomacy" going on here.

No doubt it will be exceedingly effective, too.