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Rhiannon12866

(245,411 posts)
Tue Oct 21, 2025, 05:16 AM Tuesday

Stephen Colbert - Guest Former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre

"The Two Party System Is Not Working" - Former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre



After making history as the first Black, female, LGBTQ person to hold the job of White House Press Secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre decided to leave the Democratic party. Watch as she tells Stephen Colbert why she lost faith in Democratic leadership, and read more of her observations on the failure of America's two-party system in her book, "Independent," available now.
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Stephen Colbert - Guest Former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Tuesday OP
Okay, bye! Enjoy voting for third parties and helping the GOP in the process! QueerDuck Tuesday #1
From Jen Psaki to K. J. P. to Barbie K. what a decline. Is the next thing is that they are tearing down the Botany Tuesday #2
There is no comparison, we've gone from press secretaries who were always prepared to an automaton Rhiannon12866 Tuesday #3
Stepford Press Secretary QueerDuck Tuesday #4
I agree, Rhiannon some_of_us_are_sane Tuesday #5

QueerDuck

(315 posts)
1. Okay, bye! Enjoy voting for third parties and helping the GOP in the process!
Tue Oct 21, 2025, 05:54 AM
Tuesday

I expected more from her. So disappointing.

Botany

(75,631 posts)
2. From Jen Psaki to K. J. P. to Barbie K. what a decline. Is the next thing is that they are tearing down the
Tue Oct 21, 2025, 05:58 AM
Tuesday

…. White House in order to build a huge tacky ass ballroom so an insane grifter can bring in
billions of $s in bribes as he destroys the nation and the world.

BTW Ms. KJP the reason that the vote totals went down was shits like Musk, Doge Boys, Theil,
Palantir, Eaton, and others were deleting millions of Harris votes. Also a group called True the
Vote, the U.S.P.S., and various boards of elections nixed out over 2 million votes.





Rhiannon12866

(245,411 posts)
3. There is no comparison, we've gone from press secretaries who were always prepared to an automaton
Tue Oct 21, 2025, 06:09 AM
Tuesday

I really have trouble believing she's even human...

some_of_us_are_sane

(2,358 posts)
5. I agree, Rhiannon
Tue Oct 21, 2025, 11:48 AM
Tuesday

(And I agree with you that Karoline Leavitt is one of "Trump's Stepford Wives".)

I also agree with Karine Jean-Pierre.

She OBVIOUSLY has a deep love and respect for Joe Biden and explained quite succinctly what she saw not only of his accomplishments, but his personal integrity and long term experience in Washington-- she means no disrespect WHATSOEVER for his presidential years.

But I also agree that the Democrats in Congress (other than the FIRE they're obviously showing now with 'No Kings' and standing their ground about refusing to cave to a reopening of Congress until the NEWEST Democrat is SWORN IN).... other than those two things... they have not shown the POWER or the COMMITMENT to stand up to bullies.

Like Pritzger and Gavin Newsome WE NEED DEMOCRATIC LEADERS WITH FIRE IN THEIR BELLIES!

"Independent" means 'making a choice', nothing more.

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