One of the drawbacks of swimming at the gym now is that the flatscreen TV in the locker room is tuned to Fox News, and I never thought I would see the day when I hoped that sports would be on the tube.
Today I heard yet another presser hosted by Melissa McCarthy Sean Spicer and watched in disbelief as one reporter, referring to the Current Occupant’s statement yesterday that terrorist massacres were being “under-reported” by the “very very dishonest press,” fumbled his question. Spicer skittered away across the surface of the pond, untouched by any attempt to get some hard truth from him.
Sweet Jebus, White House Press Corps, do yourself a favor and head straight to the nearest elementary school. Sign in, and ask to be assigned to a kindergarten class. Take notes.
BECAUSE KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS CAN GET BETTER ANSWERS OUT OF SEAN SPICER THAN YOU CAN.
Here’s the deal: Never never ever ask a kid a yes/no question about some misbehavior.
TEACHER: Did you hit Suzie?
SEAN: No, I was just blah blah blah.
No. Watch and learn.
TEACHER: Tell me what happened here. Sean, you go first.
SEAN: Well, Suzie called me a doopyface so I hit her.
And scene.
How does this work for you guys?
Instant replay:
REPORTER: Yesterday, when the President said that terror attacks were being under-reported, did he mean blah blah blah?
SPICER: —::deny:: — ::pivot:: — ::spin:: — [runs away laughing, possibly shouting “nanny-nanny-boo-boo”]
That’s not how you do it. Watch and learn:
REPORTER: Yesterday, the President said about terrorist attacks, and I quote, “It’s gotten to a point where it’s not even being reported. And in many cases the very, very dishonest press doesn’t want to report it. They have their reasons, and you understand that.” What did he mean by that?
SPICER: Um… I thought Melissa McCarthy was funny, but she chewed too much gum. No more questions.
So there go you. Hie thee to an elementary school and pick up some skills. I imagine you could even learn this in Betsy Fupping Devos’ new string of for-profit Talibaptist madrassas. Well, if any of the people being paid minimum wage to ride herd on students there are in fact teachers.