I'm not sure why State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf became a spokeswoman.She's certainly an intelligent young woman --
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But a spokesperson really has to be able to take themselves out of the equation. You are speaking for someone else, after all. And while it's fine to inject some personality into your briefings and remarks, you really have to resist the temptation to give your own opinions and react to reporters in ways that can undermine your message. And that, Marie Harf cannot do.
Here she letting AP's Matt Lee under her skin.
Jock itch ?