Ambassador Nominee Questioned

not a good start

Updated Apr. 14, 2017 5:03PM EDT / Published Feb. 08, 2014 3:11PM EST

If you want a cushy assignment as the American ambassador to Buenos Aires, actually having been to Argentina seems like a pretty important prerequisite. Noah Bryson Mamet bundled at least $500,000 for the Obama campaign and is up for ambassador to Argentina. But, during questioning, Marco Rubio discovered that Mamet has never actually been there. Who needs filibusters when public shaming is this effective?

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Ambassador Nominee Questioned