Even the State Department Spokeswoman Thinks What She’s Saying is Ridiculous

Jen Psaki’s main job is to come out on stage and say ridiculous things to explain the ridiculous things that her bosses are doing. But even she thinks that they’re ridiculous.

That’s not my term for it. It’s her term for it.

U.S. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki was seemingly caught on a hot mic calling one of her prepared statements on one of America’s policies on Egypt “ridiculous” following a press conference.

When reporters, including the Associated Press’ Matt Lee, pressed her to comment on the acquittal of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, she provided a pre-written response.

“Generally, we continue to believe that upholding impartial standards of accountability will advance the political consensus on which Egypt’s long-term stability and economic growth depends,” she said. “But beyond that, I would refer you to the Egyptian government.”

She refused to say anything further on the matter.

Psaki ended the conference and the lights dimmed. When she seemingly figured her mic was dead, she went off script.

“That Egypt line is ridiculous,” she appears to say.

Psaki doesn’t believe that the Egypt line is ridiculous because she’s sensible, but because she wants a crackdown on Egypt. But while she gets to bash Israel all day long, Obama has bowed to Egypt and mostly given up the effort to put the Muslim Brotherhood terrorists back into power again. That apparently irks Psaki who would like to blast Egypt, but cooler heads have decided that the US is already really low on allies and alienating a major power in the region would be unwise.

  • Dan Knight

    “Psaki doesn’t believe that the Egypt line is ridiculous because she’s sensible,”

    Yep! You’re right Daniel. Most of us mere mortals though wouldn’t know it. When one has met these people and looked the madness in the eye, that’s when the reality really sinks in …

  • http://ruleofreason.blogspot.com/ Edward Cline

    Psaki’s official, on-mike statement is not only ridiculous, but, unintelligible. I read it twice, and could make no sense of it. It’s a cotton-candy statement, just lots of air that fills space and time but lets you think you’re actually consuming something.

    • truebearing

      Gibberish appeals to the Obama base. They think it sounds lofty and erudite.

    • Bamaguje

      Indeed if Obama administration didn’t have anything sensible to say on the issue, they could have just kept quiet.

  • truebearing

    Psaki has lots of experience with ridiculous lines. She should add the ““That line is ridiculous” disclaimer to everything she says.

  • De Doc

    The Obama administration is full of mean spirited buffoons.

  • Larry Larkin

    If you sat across the table from a cop doing an interview/interrogation with your eyes moving the way hers were said cop wouldn’t believe a word you said.

  • camp7

    Psaki isn’t going to last long as the US State Department spokeperson. She hasn’t learned the art of hiding her contempt for objective analysis with the faint pleasantries of a condescending facade to snake-oil political correctness. Rookie.

  • SoCalMike

    The factually morally inverted compass driving the US State Department and therefore US foreign policy is creating a very dangerous world and they have already gotten quite a few innocent people killed.
    Before the end of Obama’s time in office, the government of Iran or the Islamic State will likely succeed in setting off a WMD on US soil thanks to a policy that treats enemies as allies and allies as enemies and nuisances.

  • Bash Brannigan

    It’s about time the press actually “press” for a statement HAS SOME MEANING! And while we’re at, next time ask Jesse Jackson what all of his gibberish means. I’m sick of coverage that leaves everyone in room nodding in agreement and me wondering WT* was just said. Truth is, there should be more shaking of one’s head in disgust.