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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMay I just say . . . . . .
. . . . . that Jen Psaki may well be the most skilled press secretary in a VERY long time.
~Always in command of actual facts.
~Clearly understands her Principal and agrees with him.
~Invests the effort to speak with as many administration officials as she can.
~Delivers things in an even tone and puts things in clear, unambiguous language.
~Enjoys with obvious, genuine gusto her steady diet of right wing trolls, spitting out their pickled bones with the sweetest of sweet disdain.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)Unbelievable, really.
It's a refreshing change to hear someone give actual answers instead of snarky remarks before slamming shut her binder and rushing away from the podium like that idiot that the last guy last had.
MacaNinny, or something like that.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Rorey
(8,445 posts)I honestly couldn't even remember her name when I first posted that. It sort of makes me happy that I'm able to push that nightmare out of my brain.
brewens
(13,594 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,107 posts)And I will second it.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)soldierant
(6,888 posts)but I really like "pickled bones" (yes, that's a two-word phrase.)
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)Committee has a limited budget!
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)She is plain and simply great and I hope she can continue throughout Biden's term.
onetexan
(13,043 posts)In the end. & given this administration's emphasis on transparency its not hard to defend the truth, even when it hurts.
MyOwnPeace
(16,927 posts)I would LOVE to see what she goes through to prep for these sessions, and it would really be fun to hear if and how she preps for the "Gotch'ya" questions from the pathetic non-professionals not deserving of "Journalist" credentials.
LuckyLib
(6,819 posts)None of these practices very popular in the ***** White House.
DeeDeeNY
(3,355 posts)rickyhall
(4,889 posts)ailsagirl
(22,897 posts)👏🏽👍😎🇺🇸
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Duppers
(28,125 posts)lastlib
(23,244 posts)but far be it for me to deny the awesomeness that is Jen's. She ballets circles around anything the former guy had.
Chipper Chat
(9,680 posts)....PERIOD.
Talitha
(6,593 posts)paleotn
(17,931 posts)LymphocyteLover
(5,644 posts)Texin
(2,596 posts)TNNurse
(6,927 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)Loud and often! She is fantastic!
Snackshack
(2,541 posts)She is a joy to watch. I wish she would stop calling on idiot boy unless and until he grows up and starts asking mature / informed questions.
Bluethroughu
(5,172 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)Greenwich High School
Greenwich, CT
Jen was Class of '96. LOL - I wasn't.
Blue Owl
(50,420 posts)DFW
(54,405 posts)She comes well prepared, recognizes Fox lies posed as questions for what they are, and destroys the ones posing those questions. She does this while remaining matter-of-fact and polite, and pretending to take them seriously. The shills from the far right either dont realize that she is calling them idiots with words that seem to be answers, or they cant figure out how she always manages to end up catching them in the traps they thought they were setting for her.
Her predecessor, McInsany, had only lies and propaganda to offer, which can get you through if you have street smarts, but they fooled no one. Psaki does her homework AND has street smarts, which is a far more effective combination, especially if she has more hard facts to rely on than the propagandists from the extremist right trying to include lies in their questions. When Fox starts out with their usual many people are saying, she asks, who, specifically, says that? It turns out no one is saying it, other than the Fox shills, themselves.
NNadir
(33,525 posts)Layzeebeaver
(1,624 posts)...For girls everywhere to lookup to.
She shows how to give to her opposition all while keeping a level head and never loosing her cool.
I hope she stays the full term.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Love it when she pummels the trolls!! And I enjoy seeing the real journalists respect her.
lark
(23,105 posts)She delivers them with such unerring precision and smiling disdain. She knows her facts and is not hiding them under a bush, she's out there fighting for us every time. Love her. Biden made such a great pick, she's totally awesome.
calimary
(81,313 posts)DAYUM what a nice change from the last four years!
Amazing, the difference truth and smarts can make.
Sunsky
(1,737 posts)Her delivery is almost flawless. She commands that podium and doesn't have to utilize insults and cheap comebacks to make her point. I enjoy listening to her.
Ingersollman
(204 posts)I've ever seen.
msfiddlestix
(7,282 posts)At the Minimum!
FakeNoose
(32,645 posts)Jen Psaki is THAT good, she could be C.J. in the flesh.
In any case, she has very impressive skills and she's a breath of fresh air after 4+ years of actual crap.
calimary
(81,313 posts)She was so clever, so fast on her feet!
DFW
(54,405 posts)I could definitely see her as a successful candidate for Senator from Connecticut.
With her wit and intellect, I think she could be another Al Franken. Don't forget, the Republicans already to nail her, unsuccessfully, of course, with one of their contrived "scandals." She's battle tested.
Submariner
(12,504 posts)I bet he tells his dad Stevie on Airheads and Friends that "Jen is picking on me dad!"
IbogaProject
(2,816 posts)MagaNitwit
Skittles
(153,169 posts)yes INDEED