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In reply to the discussion: Eric Boehlert: In praise of Jen Psaki [View all]gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Remember McEnany's big fat binder with its dozens of tabs for subjects? For the short time she was actually doing briefings, she resolutely stayed on message regardless of how dumb it was shown to be. Spicer and Sanders just ridiculed any reporter who asked them an inconvenient question, following the pattern set by their boss.
But all three of them (ignoring Stephanie Grisham, who never hosted a gaggle) gave off the vibe that their job didn't take up much of their time. Maybe 10 minutes of prep, enduring the ordeal, and a nice hot toddy afterwards, heavy on the toddy. I get the sense that Psaki spends a good deal of time each day immersing herself in what's going on in the building, talking with the people involved, checking over what's being said in the popular media, and generally making sure she's the most prepared person in the room when she steps up to the podium.