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El Supremo

(20,436 posts) Wed Jan 20, 2021, 08:25 PM Jan 2021

Jen Psaki is doing great except for... [View all]

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

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Jen Psaki is doing great except for... [View all] El Supremo Jan 2021 OP

I hadn't noticed. She is doing a great job. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2021 #1

Nor had I. I'm just glad to have someone with a brain up there behind that podium Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #2

Ah well, let me just day she knows her stuff. Amazing amount of knowledge apcalc Jan 2021 #3

Wow! mcar Jan 2021 #4

lol! nt ecstatic Jan 2021 #14

She must be part Australian. They also rise on the final words of sentences. Funtatlaguy Jan 2021 #5

Or French! El Supremo Jan 2021 #16

Or Californian Hekate Jan 2021 #30

NE, Cape Cod too. Bothers me too. But I am not listening, and love smart so much more LizBeth Jan 2021 #31

I thought it was youth. Especially California youth. Valley girls? nt LAS14 Jan 2021 #36

I'm not use to normal Press Secretaries. Yavin4 Jan 2021 #6

I find her to be a breath of fresh air...... secondwind Jan 2021 #7

As do I LibinMo Jan 2021 #21

No, you are NOT too old -- Trumpdumper Jan 2021 #8

Thanks. n/m El Supremo Jan 2021 #17

Didn't know it had a name. I can't stand it. I'm surprised I didn't notice it. nt LAS14 Jan 2021 #37

First day on the big stage. I wonder how you'd fare? BlueIdaho Jan 2021 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Trumpdumper Jan 2021 #10

She does do that sometimes choie Jan 2021 #11

It's the future My Pet Orangutan Jan 2021 #27

Smart, articulate XanaDUer2 Jan 2021 #12

I think her mascara smudged TrogL Jan 2021 #20

That's like the FBI accent, but I don't hear it with her. ecstatic Jan 2021 #13

its an affect that many have. hers seems pretty mild. bullimiami Jan 2021 #15

It IS mild. El Supremo Jan 2021 #22

you really are starting to seem a bit crotchety. im old too so that may not be it. hmmm. bullimiami Jan 2021 #25

You're not old. El Supremo Jan 2021 #29

Oh please stop! She's smart, articulate, truthful..come on Thekaspervote Jan 2021 #33

i dont use caps because im lazy. she is pretty but her part really needs fixing. this is much more bullimiami Jan 2021 #42

OK n/m El Supremo Jan 2021 #43

Uptalking. ClusterFreak Jan 2021 #18

Maybe this will help? WA-03 Democrat Jan 2021 #19

+10000000 LibinMo Jan 2021 #26

Jen's intonation, Jill's shoes... SMC22307 Jan 2021 #23

☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ Thekaspervote Jan 2021 #34

Jen Psaki is a breath of fresh air. Her mental acuity, quick mind & straightforward style makes her onetexan Jan 2021 #24

After 4 yrs of lies bdamomma Jan 2021 #28

she was saying "um" a lot....... i call it first day jitters....... Takket Jan 2021 #32

she needs to work on not saying ummmmmm so many times demtenjeep Jan 2021 #35

Many professional women her age do that. honest.abe Jan 2021 #38

I did not notice anything like that treestar Jan 2021 #39

I couldn't care if she blew snots at the end of each sentence. She's marvelous. A breath... NNadir Jan 2021 #40

I didn't notice. Red Mountain Jan 2021 #41

When did I last look forward to it? Red Mountain Jan 2021 #44