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"Today in Jen Psaki elegantly tells a reporter that a secret memo is bullshit".... (Original Post) George II Apr 2021 OP
She has, among other talents in handling this scene... 2naSalit Apr 2021 #1
Get your calculators out, charge 'em up, and then Botany Apr 2021 #2
She's got at least one of them in every press briefing. Excellent. George II Apr 2021 #5
Sounds mysterious. A secret memo. And then a little half smile with a lip curl* too. Botany Apr 2021 #15
You made me grin ear to ear! KPN Apr 2021 #9
She's got game. AKA Look dude go add it up yourself. Botany Apr 2021 #19
The return of Sean Spicer??? Totally Tunsie Apr 2021 #38
+1 dalton99a Apr 2021 #34
I want a t-shirt with Jen Psaki smirking on it that says "sounds mysterious" apnu Apr 2021 #3
We need that very much gratuitous Apr 2021 #7
Yeah. As soon as he had to say "someone looked at it" AllyCat Apr 2021 #14
Who was that? Sounds like he's fueling conspiracies. nolabear Apr 2021 #4
He's the "reporter" from Newsmax. Midnight Writer Apr 2021 #17
Oooooooooohhhhhhhh... nolabear Apr 2021 #18
Oh really? lol Propaganda Cha Apr 2021 #37
Well, that explains it. nt reACTIONary Apr 2021 #41
Wait a "reporter" from Newsmax who's not a young blonde woman? mcar Apr 2021 #46
That's the first thing I noticed about the OAN "network". calimary Apr 2021 #49
Ah yes, the Patience of Saint Jen dianaredwing Apr 2021 #23
obviously she didn't get the memo. miyazaki Apr 2021 #6
I was absolutely THRILLED when I learned she got that job kedrys Apr 2021 #8
Was That The ANTIFA Memo The Socialist Memo Or The Communist Memo DanieRains Apr 2021 #10
Not a very secret memo if reporters are asking about it. The key word is "secret". Pepsidog Apr 2021 #11
Our Jen is a national treasure! colorado_ufo Apr 2021 #12
LOVE Jen! Here's a brief but hilarious comparison between her 1st. day and Sean Spicer's: chia Apr 2021 #13
That's great, thanks. Wouldn't it be interesting to see Psaki/Sanders and Psaki/McEnany? George II Apr 2021 #20
It sure would - I wish I had the skills to do it. chia Apr 2021 #24
Jen would be dueling with unarmed opponents. liberaltrucker Apr 2021 #26
Spicer Spicer Spicer.. Go Cha Apr 2021 #35
"Sounds mysterious"....hahahaha love her n/t hibbing Apr 2021 #16
Yes, she is fabulous! Deuxcents Apr 2021 #21
I loved that, secret memo, and she didn't laugh, but I am. ShazamIam Apr 2021 #22
Ah, yes, the "secret" memo that everyone's gotten. Everyone! Grokenstein Apr 2021 #25
God, I love her! CapnSteve Apr 2021 #27
She's really good at this! NurseJackie Apr 2021 #28
...see how it compares to the secret memo. yardwork Apr 2021 #29
"Sounds mysterious." greenjar_01 Apr 2021 #30
lol.. ikr.. Psaki named Cha Apr 2021 #33
What a dumb question. Bills are public. joshcryer Apr 2021 #31
lol.. "..sounds mysterious.. the secret memo.. Cha Apr 2021 #32
Secret memo circulating on the hill... Talitha Apr 2021 #36
Or "it has been reported." George II Apr 2021 #42
Yep, that's definitely another one!! Talitha Apr 2021 #44
OOOooooOOOOO Secret Memo - She is the best press secretary evah!!! Stinky The Clown Apr 2021 #39
Click bait. I didn't hear the word "bullshit." nt LAS14 Apr 2021 #40
I don't think she's allowed to use that kind of language at official briefings. FoxNewsSucks Apr 2021 #43
She is a genius! mcar Apr 2021 #45
Since she does a briefing almost every day, and especially with this trial going on, CNN and MSNBC.. George II Apr 2021 #47
Yeah, I've been caught up in the trial mcar Apr 2021 #48
How does he know about it if it is secret? murielm99 Apr 2021 #50
I think that's why she was so nicely sarcastic. But she got her shot in. George II Apr 2021 #53
How do they expect a presidential press secretary to answer nursery rhymes posed as questions? DFW Apr 2021 #51
She nails it every time!!! ailsagirl Apr 2021 #52
Not only did she elegantly tell him that the memo is bullshit, BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #54
She should pick on someone her own size. n/t malthaussen Apr 2021 #55

2naSalit

(86,579 posts)
1. She has, among other talents in handling this scene...
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 03:51 PM
Apr 2021

That "mom authority" sort of thing where she just calmly dismisses the claim in a rational way and moves on to the next thing without emotional baggage attached.

She's great.

Botany

(70,501 posts)
2. Get your calculators out, charge 'em up, and then
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 03:53 PM
Apr 2021

Last edited Mon Apr 5, 2021, 05:43 PM - Edit history (1)

.... add up all the things in the President's proposal and see how that compares to the secret memo.



Thermo nuclear Psaki bomb.

I loves me 💘 💗 ? some Jen.

Botany

(70,501 posts)
15. Sounds mysterious. A secret memo. And then a little half smile with a lip curl* too.
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 04:34 PM
Apr 2021


* 1st time I have seen the lip curl. Sometimes I think she is just toying with 'em.

Botany

(70,501 posts)
19. She's got game. AKA Look dude go add it up yourself.
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 04:40 PM
Apr 2021

"sounds mysterious" She so underplays her response but her words and actions are devastating.

Trying to trip Jen is like old white republicans going up against A.O.C. on social media. It never ends good
for them.


gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
7. We need that very much
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 04:15 PM
Apr 2021

I've watched it a couple of times, and each time I've wondered why the "reporter" didn't just stop himself as he was spinning out the basis for his question and say, "You know, now that I hear this out loud, it just sounds stupid. Can I ask another question?"

nolabear

(41,960 posts)
4. Who was that? Sounds like he's fueling conspiracies.
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 03:58 PM
Apr 2021

Ohhhhh, a secret mystery memo that says the official account is hiding a third of the actual proposal? As if nobody would notice?

She’s a saint, I swear.

mcar

(42,307 posts)
46. Wait a "reporter" from Newsmax who's not a young blonde woman?
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 09:02 PM
Apr 2021

This guy seems about my age (62) or maybe working for Newsmax ages one quickly.

calimary

(81,230 posts)
49. That's the first thing I noticed about the OAN "network".
Tue Apr 6, 2021, 10:33 AM
Apr 2021

Always some young cutie-pie from there, at these things, trying to ask leading questions whose answers might conform to or otherwise validate some ulterior CONservative agenda or talking point. And these girlies clearly demonstrate that they don’t know how to use a scalpel in surgery because they’ve been motivated to use the easier blunt instrument.

And judging by their youth, it appears they may not have brought much experience to the table. But hey, “Network Something-Or-Other” invites them aboard, and it puts stars in their eyes that they’d hopscotched “straight up into the big leagues” long before they were ready for it.

...but they photograph well...

And with these new slap-dash we-want-in-TOO!!! CONservative “news” networks designed to fight Pix Noise for dominance of the newly expanding CONservative media agenda-delivery “networks” they’re in a big hurry. So they’re taking shortcuts to what they think passes for credibility among the masses of low-information voters. The same ones who want their cockeyed extreme-far-right worldview reaffirmed and buttressed because it’s more comfortable and validating than actual reality is.

Just my takeaway after observing this syndrome for several years. KKKarl Rove once talked about the strategy: the infamous “...we create our own reality” shit. Unfortunately, his infernal dream has become reality.

kedrys

(7,678 posts)
8. I was absolutely THRILLED when I learned she got that job
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 04:17 PM
Apr 2021

And she does not disappoint. Honestly I can’t think of anyone better.

 

DanieRains

(4,619 posts)
10. Was That The ANTIFA Memo The Socialist Memo Or The Communist Memo
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 04:22 PM
Apr 2021

There is only 3 kinds of secret memos.

colorado_ufo

(5,733 posts)
12. Our Jen is a national treasure!
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 04:25 PM
Apr 2021

Speaking for myself, she adds to a feeling of security from this administration.

chia

(2,244 posts)
24. It sure would - I wish I had the skills to do it.
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 04:55 PM
Apr 2021

Although just the memory of either one gives me hives...

Grokenstein

(5,722 posts)
25. Ah, yes, the "secret" memo that everyone's gotten. Everyone!
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 05:01 PM
Apr 2021

He doesn't have a copy, can't tell you where to find one, but everyone's had a look! But shhhh, it's a secret!!

...Fucking buffoon. I know his job is to feed the Qwackpots, but how can he look at himself in the mirror?

Cha

(297,187 posts)
32. lol.. "..sounds mysterious.. the secret memo..
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 06:03 PM
Apr 2021

get your calculators out, charge em up and see how if compares to the secret memo"!

Hysterical! Psaki named the "memo" for them.

Stinky The Clown

(67,797 posts)
39. OOOooooOOOOO Secret Memo - She is the best press secretary evah!!!
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 06:24 PM
Apr 2021

And she does what she does in the best tone I can imagine. She was born for this job.

FoxNewsSucks

(10,429 posts)
43. I don't think she's allowed to use that kind of language at official briefings.
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 06:43 PM
Apr 2021

Even without the specific word, I definitely heard her make clear to the NewsMax crackpot that the secret memo is pure bullshit. And she did so elegantly and professionally.

mcar

(42,307 posts)
45. She is a genius!
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 09:00 PM
Apr 2021

I've missed many of her briefings over the last several weeks but have to get back to them. As a former PR professional, sometimes spokesperson, I am in awe of her skills.

She also seems to be having a good time.

George II

(67,782 posts)
47. Since she does a briefing almost every day, and especially with this trial going on, CNN and MSNBC..
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 09:15 PM
Apr 2021

....haven't been showing the as much as in January and February.

But when there's nothing going on in Congress C-Span shows them live, and they're available online later in the day.

mcar

(42,307 posts)
48. Yeah, I've been caught up in the trial
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 09:17 PM
Apr 2021

Prior to that, she was must see TV for me, usually via You Tube.

DFW

(54,369 posts)
51. How do they expect a presidential press secretary to answer nursery rhymes posed as questions?
Tue Apr 6, 2021, 12:48 PM
Apr 2021

Newsmax shill: "A memo is widely circulating among American children that a typical small girl lives in an inadequately furnished home, suffers from malnutrition, and has to live with scary household pests. What does the president intend to do about this?"

From the podium: "could you be more specific?"

Newsmax idiot: "well, this specific example concerns at least one younger member of the Muffett family of Nirgendwo, Wisconsin. Their little girl only has one tuffet to sit on, only curds and whey to eat, and she is regularly terrorized by spiders. We have heard this report in almost every state of the union, so there is no doubting its reliability"

BobTheSubgenius

(11,563 posts)
54. Not only did she elegantly tell him that the memo is bullshit,
Tue Apr 6, 2021, 02:20 PM
Apr 2021

she left him absolutely zero opportunity to sputter about it.

She is masterful!!!

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