When Jen Psaki says "that's a good question"....

[wcmagumba]

seems like she sometimes means the same as someone from the US south saying "well bless your heart"...I like it....

[miss-nasty]

1. She surely does!!!

I’m glad to see others appreciation her as much as I do.

[underpants]

2. I can't wait until she gets really familiar with everyone

and calls the legacy kid from Fox “Douchey” you know in that cute nickname way W used to.

[sop]

3. "Bless your heart" is the genteel southern woman's way of saying "f*** you."

[wcmagumba]

4. And she is so good at it...luv her....nt

[murielm99]

5. I don't think so.

I think it is a way of gathering her thoughts for a few seconds before coming up with an answer.

She does think well on her feet and she actually answers questions. If she does not know, she says so.

How refreshing.

[napi21]

6. That's right. That's a speakers way of buying a few secs to mentally form the answer. It's used

all the time.

[cwydro]

7. Yeah I hear that all the time in interviews.

Often followed by doublespeak, but Psaki seems to actually answer.

[Budi]

8. This. K&R. Imagine the convos between Psaki & Pelosi?

Would love to hear those 2 subtle witted stars of ours together in a conversation over politics

[WA-03 Democrat]

10. I agree

Acknowledging the question and paraphrasing it is a timing device to process and develop a response to a good question.

It’s smart and fair.

[Towlie]

9. The first time I ever heard that expression:

 
?

Sergeant Carter: "Pyle, my sweet little gray-haired grandmother could run that obstacle course faster than that!"

Gomer Pyle: "Well bless her heart!"

[0rganism]

11. somehow reminds me of...

"oh look, it's like a little puppy, all happy and everything! do you want to go to space? do you want to go to space, puppy? i'll take you to space."

[msfiddlestix]

12. Saying "That's a Good Question" accomplishes two things in my view

It's a great device to take the time to "think and process" the question/answer before she responds

And at the SAME moment: she demonstrates Respect to the journalist asking a legitimate question, which in turn I think incentive to refrain from asking stupid questions.

Because let's face it, I hear stupid questions posed to the officials ALL the time. And it's rather infuriating to me, I have to imagine it is thus with the White House Communications and officials all the time.