No Pride or Commitment

Emily Post does not cover these awkward moments:

JERUSALEM —  The Israeli ambassador to El Salvador has been recalled after he was found drunk, naked and bound in sexual bondage gear in his yard, an official said Monday.

Tsuriel Raphael has been removed from his post and the Foreign Ministry has begun searching for a replacement, said spokeswoman Zehavit Ben-Hillel.

Two weeks ago, El Salvador police found Raphael naked outside his residence, tied up, gagged and drunk, Israeli media reported. He was wearing several sex toys at the time, the media said. After he was untied, Raphael told police he was the ambassador of Israel, the reports said.

The British Broadcasting Corp. reported that he could identify himself to police only after a rubber ball had been removed from his mouth.

Geez - he could at least have identified himself as the Ambassador from Iran...

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Comments

[hit and run]

That's never happened to me.

In case you were wondering.

I mean, I've never even been to El Salvador.

[Other Tom]

Not that I really care myself, but I have this friend who would like to know if there is any more info on the nature of the sex toys.

[clarice feldman]

"wearing sex toys"--Good grief, don't you know Bazaar will run a feature story next month on the latest in accessorizing..........

[mark c]

you'd think a posting to El Salvador would be humiliation enough for a lifetime.

[ROA]

This may be part of Israel's publicity campaign to increase their popularity in San Francisco.

[Sue]

What's with the rubber ball in his mouth?

[hit and run]

Sue:
What's with the rubber ball in his mouth?

Are you toying with us?

[Dwilkers]

Wearing sex toys? Several?!?

Um...er...I, uh...

[Nick Kasoff - The Thug Report]

I don't suppose Graydon Carter will be writing about this in next month's Vanity Fair ... which is a shame. I'd love to see how Graydon pins this one on the Bush administration.

Nick Kasoff
The Thug Report

[Sue]

Are you toying with us?

No. But I don't think I want to know the answer anymore.

[Dwilkers]

Jeez man you realize how easy it would be to die passed out drunk tied up and gagged with a rubber ball?

Allergy attack or sudden nausea and yer dead. Crazy.

[maryrose]

the whole thing sounds kind of kinky to me.

[Jane]

The visual of wearing several sex toys is, uh, mindboggling? Does that mean more than 3?

[sylvia]

I didn't know men wore sex toys. Isn't that more of a woman thing? Well never mind actually.

[PeterUK]

Not very quick witted for an Ambassador,there is at least one who would have said,"Thank Goodness you've arrived officers,I was kidnapped,this is push back by the Bush Administration".

[mark c]

where can we buy a Bull gag for a certain retired ambassador?

[jerry]

And to think I've always considered all those stories about the UN to be fictions. What is it with diplomats, are they all secretly wishing to be kinky Frenchmen?

[PMII]

Awaiting for h&r's comment on this one.

[PMII]

Shoot, I missed his earlier comment....

[UglyinLA]

...said spokeswoman Zehavit Ben-Hillel, we don't know where he will be assigned next, but his wife, Havaleri Plameberg suggests we send the ex-ambassador to Niger.

[Menlo Bob]

Putting the ass in ambassador.

[Dwilkers]

Did you read down in that story TM linked?

"Last year, Israel replaced its ambassador to Australia, Naftali Tamir, after he said Israel and Australia are "like sisters" because both are located in Asia and their peoples don't have the Asian characteristics of "yellow skin and slanted eyes."

Those are some darn good diplomats being employed by the Israelis.

[Neo]

I bet before being relieved of his duties, the ambassador promised never to have Ted Kennedy over again.

[SteveMG]

Diplomatic immunity does have its benefits.

Besides not having to pay parking tickets, that is.

I'd hate to see what he secrets in that diplomatic pouch, though. Could get nasty.

Okay, that's my three one liners here at the "JOM Comedy Improv Club".

Next?

SMG

[billy missle]

How long until I can buy the 'Ambassadors gone wild tape???

ummm..another thought..
With that many toys..
how many 'close-friends' attended this party? I just envision a car full of laughing people speeding off...and yelling something at this dude..what were they yelling and laughing about as they tore away?
That's where the story is....

[PeterUK]

Ambassador Gone Wild Who's the blonde,is this what they mean by "covert"?

[Other Tom]

You think the ambassador's got problems? Check this dude out:

"Former 'American Idol' finalist Mario Vasquez is facing accusations that he tried to masturbate in front of a male employee in a bathroom on the set of the hit show in February 2005.

"Shortly thereafter, Vasquez mysteriously dropped out of 'Idol,' citing personal reasons

[A Friend]

""Shortly thereafter, Vasquez mysteriously dropped out of 'Idol,' citing personal reasons".
Can't more personal than that.

[Ralph L.]

"he tried to masturbate "
If the damn thing doesn't work at his age, no wonder he was so embarrassed that he left.

[Ralph L.]

Typical MSM inaccuracy: if he was wearing sex toys, he wasn't exactly naked. You'd think they'd do better with that subject.

[MayBee]

RalphL!
Heh!

[timekeeper]

>those are some darn good diplomats being employed by the Israelis.

Diplomats are often idiots. Remember our first UN ambassador, Warren Austin, in 1948 urging the Arabs and Israelis to settle their differences "like good Christians".

[Michael]

He went on to explain that he was trying out the American game 'Scooter' Libby.

[Clyde]

Oy, gevalt!