• February 13, 2012
  • HEY GAYS, HERE’S A ‘BIG VICTORY’ FOR YOU: HA: “WASHINGTON — An administration official says President Barack Obama plans to nominate an openly gay lawyer as the United States’ ambassador to New Zealand and American Samoa.” Ooh, big important job there! Even George W. Bush’s first openly gay ambassador appointee was for Romania, which is somehow gutsier. They have so many homophobic vampires there, just really dangerous. [AP]

{ 39 comments }

norbizness October 8, 2009 at 2:54 pm

Why do we need an ambassador to American Samoa? It’s OUR SAMOA! WE OWN MOSI TATUPU!

Lazy Media October 8, 2009 at 2:54 pm

Ooh, I can imagine the impassioned reactions to this in Kiwiland. There may be a shrug, or perhaps a wry smile. Perhaps someone will crack a non-homophobic joke about it.

PoignancySelz October 8, 2009 at 2:59 pm

What will Carrie Prejean say?

SayItWithWookies October 8, 2009 at 2:59 pm

[re=429759]norbizness[/re]: The American Samoa post is just to annoy Pat Robertson. Since God already punished American Samoa with an earthquake and tsunami, he figures it’s safe to send gays there now. Kinda like when that plane crashed into the house in The World According to Garp.

bopumofu October 8, 2009 at 3:00 pm

Anything to get them out of the country.

blader October 8, 2009 at 3:00 pm

We’ll be the laughing stock of the south pacific

Extemporanus October 8, 2009 at 3:01 pm

Sure, give ‘em an ambassadorship to the country named after a Girl Scout cookie. Nothing the least bit gay about that, nosiree.

Extemporanus October 8, 2009 at 3:03 pm

[re=429762]Lazy Media[/re]: Considering how totally gay Samwise was for Frodo, there’s really not much Peter Jackson and the rest of those furry-footed Fauxstralians can say about, now is there?

RoscoePColtraine October 8, 2009 at 3:03 pm

Dracula was so ghey. Biting is metaphorical for fucking. Don’t you guys watch any of those new sexy vampire shows on teevee?

But, New Zealand? TOTAL WIN. And no gypsies, as a bonus.

chascates October 8, 2009 at 3:04 pm

Seems like New Zealand should rate it’s very own ambassador. But a better choice for the gay ambassador would be Saudi Arabia.

WadISay October 8, 2009 at 3:07 pm

I am not gay, but Barney Frank could totally have his way with me if it would get me named Ambassador to New Zealand.

bitchincamaro October 8, 2009 at 3:07 pm

Where will they hide all those sheep?

Extemporanus October 8, 2009 at 3:08 pm

[re=429772]blader[/re]: Not if he’s finally able to track down bin Laden, who’s been holed-up all this time in a cave near Bora Bora. Then he will be a Gay American Hero.

HipHopOpotamus October 8, 2009 at 3:11 pm

New Zealand? Really? The country that inspired Aldous Huxley to let it be the sole survivor of a fictional Nuclear Armageddon because it held “no strategic importance”? Seriously, we’ve got the Flight of the Conchords here in the ‘States already, what’s the point of keeping that place around?

Tommmcatt October 8, 2009 at 3:15 pm

[re=429799]HipHopOpotamus[/re]:

The fruit maybe? I like the fruit.

HoboNutz October 8, 2009 at 3:18 pm

after seein’ a few new zealand women, this one is sure to turn

chascates October 8, 2009 at 3:18 pm

‘House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) and House GOP Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-Ind.) are voting against the House/Senate fiscal year 2010 defense authorization bill — because it contains hate crimes provisions designed to protect gays and lesbians. ‘

So they’re OK with our ambassadors being targeted while working for our interests?

hiphophitler October 8, 2009 at 3:20 pm

Nobody else could stand the 14-hour flight.

Extemporanus October 8, 2009 at 3:20 pm

[re=429797]bitchincamaro[/re]: Baaahaha! They are sooo fucked!

Formerly Known as KevoTron October 8, 2009 at 3:22 pm

[re=429810]HoboNutz[/re]: Have you seen the Samoan men? He’s going to be just fine.

hobospacejunkie October 8, 2009 at 3:25 pm

[re=429799]HipHopOpotamus[/re]: We may have Flight of the Conchords but until we have Ginger Balls himself as president we cannot rest.

TGY October 8, 2009 at 3:29 pm

New Zealand? Well, it’ll be a switch from the sheep-fuckers we normally appoint.

SomeNYGuy October 8, 2009 at 3:35 pm

“Please, sir, may I have Samoa?” [/Oliver Twist]

Lionel Hutz Esq. October 8, 2009 at 3:45 pm

But isn’t New Zealand the gayest non-European country already?

Lascauxcaveman October 8, 2009 at 3:48 pm

I’m pretty sure American Samoa burned down, fell over and then sank into the swamp last week.

Anyway NZ’s very nice.

Accordion-o-rama October 8, 2009 at 4:05 pm

Don’t poke a sleeping dragon, Obama. When Trudeau sent Mark Slackmeyer and Chase to Samoa (to get all gay married), all the volcanoes blew up. Someone have a link?

Mull_Man October 8, 2009 at 4:06 pm

Rats – I was hoping it would be James Hormel – heir to the meat packing fortune (fudge came later). He almost got Fiji from BillyBob Clinton, but for the fact that in Fiji rogering is punishable with some unsexy jailtime. NZ bonus, though, are the Moari tattoos.

Mull_Man October 8, 2009 at 4:11 pm

[re=429892]Mull_Man[/re]: Just noticed the Mr. Hormel was an ambassador – to Luxemburg ’99-01, which makes sense. Because they speak gay there, and the restaurants are absolutely fab.

proudgrampa October 8, 2009 at 4:38 pm

[re=429772]blader[/re]: Why not? We’re the laughingstock everywhere else.

coolcatdaddy October 8, 2009 at 4:41 pm

We have ambassadors that are gay?

Well, well, we can’t have that, now can we.

It might scare the horses.

Especially if they’re Andrew Sullivan….

Uncle Glenny October 8, 2009 at 4:52 pm

[re=429797]bitchincamaro[/re]: Where will they hide all those sheep?

No, no, no! It’s straight guys who do sheep.

I thought American Samoa washed away, like Niue did a few years ago (which I imagine will also fall under his ambassadorship).

Jukesgrrl October 8, 2009 at 5:05 pm

Obama could appoint a gay person to the Supreme Court and it wouldn’t make up for his position on DADT.

Liz Becton October 8, 2009 at 6:03 pm

Wow, it’s so great that you’re throwing a meaningless bone to TEH GHEYS, Obama. Really swell of you.

Or you could, you know, get off your ass and repeal DADT like you said you would already.

PoignancySelz October 8, 2009 at 6:23 pm

Gay ambassador to Thailand — best job ever!

doloras October 8, 2009 at 6:37 pm

Kiwi here:

1) Yes, you can keep the over-exposed and under-talented Rhys “Ginger Balls” Darby;

2) Have you seen the US embassy in Wellington? It’s built like Mad Max’s mediaeval castle. Anti-tank bollards outside and everything. Obviously they fear the few dozen hippies who can be found out there protesting every weekend.

3) The ambassador’s going to be disappointed. Wellington’s got one gay nightclub. [b]One.[/b] Auckland has a whole street of them.

4) Everyone knows that Sydney, Australia, is the gayest place in the world outside Europe.

zhubajie October 8, 2009 at 7:57 pm

If American Samoa is American, why do they get an ambassador? Do you mean the independant half of Samoa?

The previous ambassadors to NZ were extremely unpopular, on account of GM crops.

zhubajie October 8, 2009 at 8:00 pm

[re=429856]Lionel Hutz Esq.[/re]: It is the California of the Commonwealth, in all kinds of ways.

the problem child October 8, 2009 at 8:47 pm

I’d love to be named ambassador to New Zealand. I hear the whitewater is great there.

LowerdPeninsula October 9, 2009 at 3:09 am

New Zealander’s speech is like if you took an Australian and told them to suck on a lime while talking. It’s the most pinched version of English I’ve ever heard, and that says something (ever heard South African English? Crikey!)

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