By Ray Cardello for August 30, 2023, Season 21 / Post 36

The President of the United States has been on vacation for most of the summer, and we have not had the pleasure of a Karine Jeanne-Pierre for two months. You would think that with that time off, KJP would have come to the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room with a loaded binder, and the media reps would have done their homework and come with meaty questions Americans want to hear the answers to. We were disappointed on both fronts.

One of the most profound questions for the hapless press secretary was regarding the ownership by China of all the panda bears in American zoos. With all of the issues on the Federal Government level, why are we wasting time on panda questions? Pandas are cute, but the person who asked that question should have their credentials taken back.

Peter Doocy asked a couple of questions and even snuck in some follow-up queries, but none warranted answers from Karine. Her job has evolved to deflecting and referring all questions to other departments. Why does her job exist? He threw her a softball question about the new guideline from the Alcohol Czar suggesting two beers a week. She knew nothing about it. He then pivoted to questions about Hunter’s art sales, home in Malibu, the Biden Brand, and Hunter’s selling access to the White House. She would not touch any of these and deflected to Hunter’s lawyers.

Doocy got her very flustered, and her subsequent few responses were disjointed. She did not and does not handle pressure well. If the answer is not in the binder, it does not exist in her head. For the Administration that claims to be the most transparent, they may be the most opaque. It is no wonder they keep a vice on Biden’s lips, but this country is getting no insight or answers from Biden and his team. It is also clear that the Biden campaign plan will be to minimize his appearances, no debates, no interviews, and let the corrupt Democrat machine do its job.

Americans deserve better than what we are getting from Biden. We can blame Joe, but much of the blame sits with the media. They must insist on access and, if denied, report on why. There is no digging. There is no one held accountable. There is no story that has legs unless it is negative about Donald Trump.

This shielding of America from the truth about the Biden Administration has been part of the game plan since 2019. The less Americans know about Biden, the easier it is to manipulate him and the public. Biden ran his campaign from his Delaware basement, and this mess our country is in was the result. We must change course and correct the mistakes of the Biden term. We have said it many times, but we have one chance to save this Republic: to replace Joe Biden with a solid Conservative Republican. It is time to let the adults drive the bus.