I was listening to Jen Psaki give an update; not watching her – just listening, and I noticed that I was having a hard time following what she was saying.

Not being too interested, I started to zone her out, sort of like when I ‘watch’ baseball. When the crowd is roused my attention is too.

What my unconscious started to pick up on was that I was listening a new language. It was a sort of pig-Latin (is that ok to say now, I never know). She was saying something like, “We um have not uh had the chance uh um to um talk to um each other about uh where we uh are um going to uh make uh a um a decision.”

See what I mean? Maybe it’s the new um-Latin.

My ears perked up, and I was amazed at how many filler words came out of her. She is in desperate need of Toastmasters (or conviction behind her words – I’m still deciding).

I thought, is it me? Am I the only one who notices this? So I consult the all-knowing Google. I am not alone. There were many commentaries, but my favorite was a YouTube video by Don’t Walk, Run! Productions, where they edited one press conference of about 30 minutes, and she said um, uh, etc. 356 times. Amazing!

Here’s the link for the video. You have to see it!
https://youtu.be/Yx4QYFs97WQ

Well, I know she’s just doing the best she can, but I’m thinking a little Saki before showtime might help with focus. Or maybe just less coffee.