# Ambassador Feeley gets touchy about Trump statement **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 12, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambassador-feeley-gets-touchy-about-trump-statement/806485 "2018-01-12T19:52:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambassador-feeley-gets-touchy-about-trump-statement/806485/1 "2018-01-12T19:52:08Z")
Ambassador John Feeley [has resigned as Ambassador to Panama to protest Trump.](https://nypost.com/2018/01/12/us-ambassador-to-panama-steps-down-after-trumps-shithole-comment/) > [@](#): > > The US ambassador to Panama has resigned from his post, telling the State Department that he can no longer serve under President Trump, according to reports. > > John Feeley informed the State Department of his intention to step down early Thursday — before Trump reportedly referred to Haiti and African nations as “shithole countries,” a Panamian news outlet reported. > > “As a junior foreign service officer, I signed an oath to serve faithfully the president and his administration in an apolitical fashion, even when I might not agree with certain policies,” Feeley said in his resignation letter, Reuters reported. > > “My instructors made clear that if I believed I could not do that, I would be honor bound to resign. That time has come,” he added. I can’t wait to see what suck-up is going to get the job now. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambassador-feeley-gets-touchy-about-trump-statement/806485/2 "2018-01-12T20:33:44Z")
[The announcement came yesterday, before the remarks.](https://twitter.com/UnivisionNews/status/951523084951056385) So he may be resigning because of Trump, but not because of ShitStorm. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambassador-feeley-gets-touchy-about-trump-statement/806485/3 "2018-01-12T22:27:37Z")
> [@](#): > > Ambassador Feeley gets touchy Clever wordplay. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambassador-feeley-gets-touchy-about-trump-statement/806485/4 "2018-01-12T23:29:29Z")
Another Obama appointee resigns under the new regime. Hardly news. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambassador-feeley-gets-touchy-about-trump-statement/806485/5 "2018-01-12T23:51:08Z")
I always liked Mr McFeely. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OFzXaFbxDcM/hqdefault.jpg "Mister Rogers Remixed | Garden of Your Mind | PBS Digital Studios") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFzXaFbxDcM) ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambassador-feeley-gets-touchy-about-trump-statement/806485/6 "2018-01-13T00:36:56Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > Another Obama appointee resigns under the new regime. Hardly news. And as we all know, Obama was President in 1990 when Feely joined the State Department, and when he directly worked for Colon Powell and Condi Rice, that was also during the Obama Administration. He was also a Marine under the former Commandant, General Obama, in the early 1980s. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambassador-feeley-gets-touchy-about-trump-statement/806485/7 "2018-01-13T00:50:39Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > And as we all know, Obama was President in 1990 when Feely joined the State Department, and when he directly worked for Colon Powell and Condi Rice, that was also during the Obama Administration. > > He was also a Marine under the former Commandant, General Obama, in the early 1980s. Not sure what your point is, but he just resigned from the post that _Obama appointed him to_. This happens a lot when there is a change of administration. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambassador-feeley-gets-touchy-about-trump-statement/806485/8 "2018-01-13T01:24:30Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > Not sure what your point is, but he just resigned from the post that _Obama appointed him to_. This happens a lot when there is a change of administration. When political appointees move on, it is virtually always on January 20th at noon, or a couple months later in order for someone to be appointed and confirmed to replace them. A career diplomat resigning over differences with the President is EXTREMELY rare. If you think this is a matter of the routine turnover of appointees, you’re totally not understanding the situation in the slightest. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambassador-feeley-gets-touchy-about-trump-statement/806485/9 "2018-01-13T06:22:21Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > When political appointees move on, it is virtually always on January 20th at noon, or a couple months later in order for someone to be appointed and confirmed to replace them. > > A career diplomat resigning over differences with the President is EXTREMELY rare. If you think this is a matter of the routine turnover of appointees, you’re totally not understanding the situation in the slightest. Clearly you don’t follow the news. These sort of political turnovers take time. This story is yet another example of the Main Stream Media trying to make business-as-usual look like Ye-Gods-Trump-Is-The-End-Of-The-World. YAWN!!! ---
**Author:** ![rbroome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambassador-feeley-gets-touchy-about-trump-statement/806485/10 "2018-01-13T13:53:48Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > Clearly you don’t follow the news. These sort of political turnovers take time. This story is yet another example of the Main Stream Media trying to make business-as-usual look like Ye-Gods-Trump-Is-The-End-Of-The-World. YAWN!!! You’re wrong. Clearly we follow the news a lot better than you do. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambassador-feeley-gets-touchy-about-trump-statement/806485/11 "2018-01-13T15:13:26Z")
Well, it’s hard to know exactly why he resigned. His statement isn’t very clear (from the link in the OP): > [@](#): > > “As a junior foreign service officer, I signed an oath to serve faithfully the president and his administration in an apolitical fashion, even when I might not agree with certain policies,” Feeley said in his resignation letter, Reuters reported. > > “My instructors made clear that if I believed I could not do that, I would be honor bound to resign. That time has come,” he added. Could be that he just wants to spend more time with his family. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambassador-feeley-gets-touchy-about-trump-statement/806485/12 "2018-01-13T15:26:47Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > Clearly you don’t follow the news. These sort of political turnovers take time. This story is yet another example of the Main Stream Media trying to make business-as-usual look like Ye-Gods-Trump-Is-The-End-Of-The-World. YAWN!!! Actually, I’m friends with quite a few political appointees who resigned on January 20th, and know quite a few people who have continued in political appointee positions because they are careerists who have advanced through the ranks of various agencies. Where did you learn about political appointments? Please, tell me how my personal knowledge of politics appointments, through my first name basis of dozens and dozens of appointees, doesn’t match up to your expertise. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambassador-feeley-gets-touchy-about-trump-statement/806485/13 "2018-01-13T17:38:40Z")
No thanks. I’m not interested in a whose-dick-is-bigger contest. I’m outta here. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambassador-feeley-gets-touchy-about-trump-statement/806485/14 "2018-01-13T17:57:54Z")
“Facts? Run away! Run away!” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambassador-feeley-gets-touchy-about-trump-statement/806485/15 "2018-01-13T20:02:30Z")
John Feeley was a friend and high school classmate, though I haven’t seen him in decades. Good for him. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambassador-feeley-gets-touchy-about-trump-statement/806485/16 "2018-01-13T20:12:37Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > “Facts? Run away! Run away!” Facts to Trumpists are like garlic to vampires. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambassador-feeley-gets-touchy-about-trump-statement/806485/17 "2018-01-13T23:27:24Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > No thanks. I’m not interested in a whose-dick-is-bigger contest. I’m outta here. It’s not a “whose dick is bigger” contest. It’s a “whose facts actually reflect reality” contest. Conservatives seem to lose those a lot lately. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambassador-feeley-gets-touchy-about-trump-statement/806485/18 "2018-01-14T17:11:36Z")
Reality has a liberal bias, y’know.