Posted on 02/24/2022 9:06:38 AM PST by rktman
Ahead of a likely Russian invasion of Ukraine, State Department spokesman Ned Price and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki spent Wednesday afternoon under fire from establishment media reporters and, of course, Fox’s Peter Doocy over the administration’s flip-flop on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the failure to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the impact the war could have on the U.S. economy.
Price went first and, from the get-go, the always-tough and persistent Matt Lee of the Associated Press went right to the news that Germany had suspended Nord Stream 2 from Russia and the U.S. would sanction the company (after having opposed doing so for a year).
Lee bluntly asked:
[Y]ou guys have been saying...for over a year since the waivers were — were first granted that, in fact, this gave you additional leverage, withholding the sanctions did and would serve as a deterrent. Clearly, it didn't...provide you with any leverage at all...cause of...the invasion beginning...[H]ow do you explain to people why you didn't impose these — these sanctions earlier?
Price insisted “let’s rewind the tape” to first praising actions taken by Germany and the U.S. for their “trans-Atlantic unity” in action. Of course, Lee didn’t bite.
“I don't understand why you don't think you would have had more leverage if it hadn’t been — if these sanctions had been imposed before the pipeline was finished,” Lee added, to which Price reiterated much of it had already been built when Biden arrived and the sanctions might have led to the pipeline going live (which makes no sense).
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Who knew AP had a reporter?
The media love affair with Obama’s third term is ending.
I'm sure it's just a coincidence, but there is an important scene in The Dark Knight when the Joker meets with the mob and says, "Let's wind back the clocks a year ..."
He is, by the way, the man of whom Alfred says, "Some men just want to watch the world burn."
When the 2nd American Revolution comes, most journalists, college professors, and career politician will be the first stood against a wall.
It’s becoming more and more obvious that even the lefty libs see off in the distance, a November train wreck.
“Psaki argued the pain Americans feel will, in part, be based upon “what President Putin does” even though Biden will “tak[e] every step [he] can...to minimize the impact[.]””
and there you have it: bidenflation is putin’s fault ... just as we all here predicted ...
They think they will be the last to get eaten. But it's gonna be fun to watch, that's for sure.
I can’t help but think all of this is staged, perhaps strongly desired by the administration. Remember that crises should never go to waste—this is how they force their case that we need to convert to non-fossil fuel vehicles. The EU will have no issue complying with such plans; Americans will initially, unless they have to pay $5+/gallon for an extended length of time.
At his most aggressive, Doocy works the podium like a suckling puppy.
Finish this sentence: every cloud has _ _____ ______ .
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