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From: Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net>
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Subject: Re: Some of the stupid people you can have in govt.
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 04:30:49 -0400
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atropos@mac.com wrote:
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

>> White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre became agitated during an 
>> interview on Monday and hung up the phone after she was asked a couple of 
>> fair questions about President Joe Biden.
>> 
>> KJP lost her cool during an interview with Charlotte's WBT News Director 
>> Mark Garrison during a live radio interview after Garrison asked her about 
>> Biden's mental fitness for office and the high costs of everyday products.
>> 
>> "When I told a number of people that I was talking to you today, it was 
>> interesting, though, they all said, 'Would you please just ask her, does 
>> the president have dementia?' So before I move on from that, does he?" 
>> Garrison asked.
>> 
>> "That Mark, Mark, I can't even believe you're asking me this question. 
>> That is a credibly offensive question to ask," she fired back.
>> 
>> "But you know people ask it," Garrison responded.
>
>And why do they ask it? Because every week brings another example of him 
>being half-dead. We can see it with our eyes and no amount of 
>gaslighting from Biden's diversity-hire spokeshole will convince us 
>otherwise.
>
>> Wait. Oh let me-- no, no, no, no, no. You-- Mark, you, you, you, you, 
>> you're taking us down this rabbit hole. Let me, let me, let me be very 
>> clear about this," KJP responded. "For the past several years, the 
>> president's physician has laid out very, in a comprehensive way, the 
>> president's health," she said.
>
>But every time he takes a physical, she's asked if he also took a mental 
>acuity test and she says no, because he doesn't need it.
>
>So bringing up his physicals is a way of dodging the question. It 
>doesn't matter how good his heart is if his brain is Swiss cheese. And 
>the real reason they don't want him to take a mental acuity test is 
>because if he does, that becomes part of the official records and is 
>FOIA-able and the last thing they want is an official document making 
>the rounds that says he has the mind of a 5-year-old.
>
>> "This is a president-- if you watch him every day, if you really pay
>> attention to his record and what he has done, you will see exactly how
>> focused he's been on the American people
>
>No, it means someone else in the White House-- probably his wife and 
>chief of staff-- have been focused while he sits in the corner slurping 
>pudding and watching the birds outside on the lawn.
>
>> And so I'm not even going to truly, truly, really, you know, take, take
>> the premise of your question. I think it is incredibly insulting. And and
>> so we can, you know, we can move on to the next question."
>> 
>> Garrison then mentioned the high costs of groceries and gas and asked how 
>> does Biden win votes when people are struggling to make ends meet.
>> 
>> "Look, the president understands. He grew up in a middle-class family, 
>> working class family in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He gets it," she claimed.
>> "He understands how difficult it is for Americans who are sitting around
>> their kitchen table every month trying to figure out what they're going to
>> pay for. You have to remember, when the president walked into this
>> administration, there were multiple crises happening. There was COVID, 
>> there was, the economy was in a tailspin because of the last 
>> administration, because of what President Trump left us with."
>> 
>> "Now you're asking me about gas prices," she continued. "The president 
>> took action on gas prices. Let's not forget Russia's invasion on Ukraine 
>> skyrocketed prices of gas. And because the president took action, we see 
>> we are in a different place than we were a year ago in gas prices. Eggs, 
>> milk, seafood products, all the important groceries, those costs have 
>> gone down because of what this president has been able to do.
>
>More gaslighting and outright lying. I was at the grocery store last 
>night and bought both eggs and milk. The prices have most certainly NOT 
>gone down. They were more expensive than ever. I bought six items, not 
>even enough to fill one paper bag, and the bill was north of $50.
>
>> And with that, thank you so much, Mark. Have an amazing, amazing day."
>> 
>> KJP then abruptly hung up the phone as the line went to a dial tone.
>
>This is what this woman does all the time. If you ask her any question 
>that forces her to tell bald-face lies to cover for her boss, she just 
>bails.

She also does it whenever thin gs go off script, ie., she can't find the 
answer in that big binder she carries with her to read from poorly.

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Let's go Brandon!