Jen Psaki is doing great except for...

[El Supremo]

her rising intonation at the end of almost all of her sentences. I give up! I'm just too old.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I hadn't noticed. She is doing a great job.

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. Nor had I. I'm just glad to have someone with a brain up there behind that podium

[apcalc]

3. Ah well, let me just day she knows her stuff. Amazing amount of knowledge

She has so much to say...
She speaks with lots of commas, so to speak, long sentences, parenthetical phrases, and sometimes raises her intonation mid sentence or at the end of a phrase.
Maybe from time to time...but typically not at the end of a sentence.

[mcar]

4. Wow!

[ecstatic]

14. lol! nt

[Funtatlaguy]

5. She must be part Australian. They also rise on the final words of sentences.

[El Supremo]

16. Or French!

As Mark Twain said. (I can't remember the whole quote)

[Hekate]

30. Or Californian

[LizBeth]

31. NE, Cape Cod too. Bothers me too. But I am not listening, and love smart so much more

than a little irritated with high last word for sure. Obama uh, did uh, uh, all the uh, time, uh and uh would uh drive me, uh mad! He mostly fixed that.

[LAS14]

36. I thought it was youth. Especially California youth. Valley girls? nt

[Yavin4]

6. I'm not use to normal Press Secretaries.

It's going to take me a while.

[secondwind]

7. I find her to be a breath of fresh air......

[LibinMo]

21. As do I

This is such a relief to see that I'm tearing up again. Done a lot of that the last 24 hours, starting with the Covid Memorial last night. It's reasurring to have a government that cares about us.

[Trumpdumper]

8. No, you are NOT too old --

"Uptalking" is a scourge ... my son and my peer-aged boys both do it, and I can't stand it. It's ridiculous. It's as though you don't carry the conviction for the statement you just made.

[El Supremo]

17. Thanks. n/m

[LAS14]

37. Didn't know it had a name. I can't stand it. I'm surprised I didn't notice it. nt

[BlueIdaho]

9. First day on the big stage. I wonder how you'd fare?

[choie]

11. She does do that sometimes

look forward to the time when people DON'T do that.

[My Pet Orangutan]

27. It's the future

[XanaDUer2]

12. Smart, articulate

doesn't put on makeup with a trowel.

[TrogL]

20. I think her mascara smudged

[ecstatic]

13. That's like the FBI accent, but I don't hear it with her.

Maybe it kicks in on certain topics.

[bullimiami]

15. its an affect that many have. hers seems pretty mild.

[El Supremo]

22. It IS mild.

But it has ruined American English.

[bullimiami]

25. you really are starting to seem a bit crotchety. im old too so that may not be it. hmmm.

hey she'll be back tomorrow.

on a more serious topic. i just wish someone would straighten out her part.

[El Supremo]

29. You're not old.

You don't use capital letters at the start of sentences. You think this is a text message? And she is pretty - part or not.

[Thekaspervote]

33. Oh please stop! She's smart, articulate, truthful..come on

[bullimiami]

42. i dont use caps because im lazy. she is pretty but her part really needs fixing. this is much more

important than any minor speech affect.

priorities.



just as an aside. she is great.
notebook full of real facts.
no snarky bullshitting.
engages the actual question yet sneaks some talking points in.

[El Supremo]

43. OK n/m

[ClusterFreak]

18. Uptalking.

I noticed that too, but I think it's more a function of this being her first briefing and perhaps being a little anxious. I think as time goes by she'll settle into a more comfortable tone and rhythm. I think she otherwise has shown herself to be very prepared, with an easy and confident manner.

As an aside, compare her performance tonight with Sean Spicer's first briefing four years ago when he freaked out about Trump's crowd size at the inauguration.

[WA-03 Democrat]

19. Maybe this will help?

Sarah Sanders is not lying with raccoon eyes
Sean Spicer is not telling you to not believe your lying eyes
Kaylee’s 2000 page fake health care plan is not being used as a stage prop

It’s stylistic and not about substance and for that I am grateful.
I welcome our professional government back.

[LibinMo]

26. [phone]

[SMC22307]

23. Jen's intonation, Jill's shoes...

can't wait to see what's the next all-important issue.

[Thekaspervote]

34. ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️

[onetexan]

24. Jen Psaki is a breath of fresh air. Her mental acuity, quick mind & straightforward style makes her

so suited for the Press Secretary role. Great pick!

[bdamomma]

28. After 4 yrs of lies

it's good to hear, truth and fact. Finally.

[Takket]

32. she was saying "um" a lot....... i call it first day jitters.......

but she settled in nicely and most importantly was respectful, truthful, and made no attempts to blame the media for being the enemy of the people and trying to destroy america......... (i can't believe i had to say that) an absolute breath of fresh air......

[demtenjeep]

35. she needs to work on not saying ummmmmm so many times

other than that Knocked it out of the park

[honest.abe]

38. Many professional women her age do that.

It can be a bit annoying but it’s normal for her peers. I think she did a great job and I think she will be a fabulous press secretary.

[treestar]

39. I did not notice anything like that

maybe I've gotten used to it.

[NNadir]

40. I couldn't care if she blew snots at the end of each sentence. She's marvelous. A breath...

...of intelligence and honesty we have missed these last disastrous four years.

[Red Mountain]

41. I didn't notice.

And I'm sensitive to it. I hear SO many NPR interviews with random people that I do notice.

Fingernails on a chalkboard, for me.

That said I think she did an amazing job.

She'll only get better. From our side, I'd say keep the criticism constructive.

We get another press conference tomorrow. When did that last happen?

[Red Mountain]

44. When did I last look forward to it?

I think I may be a bit giddy.