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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHere's an ACTUAL letter left for White House Press Off. in 2017 from the person who left it
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It's a great letter except for "basque." Ouch!
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Here's an ACTUAL letter left for White House Press Off. in 2017 from the person who left it (Original Post)
catbyte
Nov 2019
OP
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)1. This makes me so sad. 😔
The Trump's didn't deserve a letter like this.
panader0
(25,816 posts)2. "Basque"?
bmbmd
(3,088 posts)4. I once knew a Basque
who had white hair and a jet black mustache. I asked why that was, and he replied "My hair is twenty years older than my mustache".
panader0
(25,816 posts)5. I have a Basque buddy.
But I would think a person who worked in the WH (at least under Obama)
would know the correct spelling of "bask".
catbyte
(34,376 posts)9. It was cringe-worthy. Well, she was losing her job and must've had a million things on her mind.
And it was a gracious move typical of our last real President's White House staff.
BuffaloJackalope
(818 posts)6. They probably picked it up, sneered at it, then threw it away.
tanyev
(42,552 posts)7. See? An invitation to ask questions is obviously saying 'you will fail'.