I doubt I'll be watching or listening to many of Obiden's pressers, because ... well, I don't like watching paint dry, either. (And I don't beieve calling him "Obiden" is disrespectful, because his own Press Secretary called him that the day he was inaugurated. And the former White House correspondent for Fox News took it a step further and called him President Obama. That, boys and girls, is what we call a Freudian slip.)
However, I did catch part of the presser from today, the day after the inauguration, while I was driving around with my dogs, so I thought I'd share my impressions with you.
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Either Anthony Fauci was lying today, or he was lying to us throughout last year. Today, he responded to a reporter's very leading question that he was never comfortable disagreeing with President Trump, out of concern for "repercussions." The reporter went on to say something about Fauci being "managed" (again, leading the witness, not reporting the news).
Well, remember another presser from last year, when a liberal reporter challenged Fauci, and asked him if he was doing that very thing, saying what he was told to say? Fauci looked at the reporter with absolute disgust on his face, and said, "Please ..." He went on to say that he always speaks his mind, and isn't controlled by anyone.
So which is it gonna be, Tony? If you were managed by Trump and afraid of repercussions, then your "Please..." reply last year was just theatrics, and you were lying at every presser. If you weren't, you were lying today, throwing your old boss under the bus to kiss up to your new boss. Either way, we can no longer believe a word that comes out of your mouth. Like my Daddy used to say, if a man will lie about one thing, he'll lie about another.
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After the first presser, I commented to my lovely wife that I thought the new Press Secretary was actually pretty good. After today, I changed my mind. When faced with a challenging question, she just dodges it (I'll close this post with an example), whereas Sarah Sanders or Kayleigh McEnany would take it on head-on. McEnany in particular would usually open her book and throw the reporter's argument back in their face with their own words.
But you see, she doesn't have to be good. She doesn't even have to be competent. Because when she does dodge a question, all but one reporter in the room will let it slide. So she just has to be able to read. (Also, it bugs me when people pronounce "both" as if it had an L in it: "bolth.")
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Speaking of McEnany, the Obiden administration should actually bring her back, since every question is about Trump, either directly or indirectly, and McEnany is used to handling those. At some point poor Joe's going to get a complex, realizing that nobody wants to talk about him, they only want to talk about his predecessor. Even from Mar a Lago, President Trump dominates the White House briefing room. To the media, he's like your ex-wife whom you can't stop talking about, even in front of your new wife.
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Okay, so not quite every question was about Trump. There was this gem (I'm paraphrasing, but it's close): "Most Presidents get to enjoy events with large crowds, like the inauguration. But with covid, that's impossible now. Does the President feel a little wistful, not being able to enjoy those kinds of events?"
Really?? That's the weightiest question you can come up with to ask about the guy who's supposed to be the leader of the free world? The Secretary again basically dodged the question, saying that he enjoyed the event with his family and that means the world to him. A better answer would have been this: "Joe Biden, wistful about not being able to have large crowds at his events? Are you kidding me? Did you not see his campaign events? He never had more than six people in the audience! He couldn't draw a large crowd if he paid people to come to an event!"
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I'll leave you with this. Fox News brilliantly named Peter Doocy their White House correspondent as soon as Biden was elected. Brilliant, because Doocy is the reporter who dogged Biden along the campaign trail, asking pointed questions about Hunter's shady business dealings, and always getting under Joe's skin. (You may recall that Biden recently shot back at Doocy: "You're a one-horse pony."
Doocy brought up the fact that, after Biden issued his executive order requiring that masks be worn on Federal property, he was televised standing on Federal property with his family, none of them wearing masks. (More of the "okay for me, not for thee" that we've seen from Democrats for months now, from the mayor of Austin recording an admonition against Thanksgiving travel from his timeshare in Cabo, to Democrat mayors and representatives attending out-of-state Biden rallies after issuing stay-at-home orders, to Dr. Birx having Thanksgiving in Delaware with her family after warning against such gatherings.)
The Secretary dodged, responding that Biden was "celebrating with his family," and went on to say that we have more important things to worry about than asking that question.
So what did we learn today, boys and girls?
There's no need to wear a mask if you're celebrating with your family, and really, don't we have more important things to worry about than wearing a mask?
That's good to know. Thanks, Joe.
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