• InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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    9 months ago

    Three current and former officials said the National Security Council toned down parts of Harris' widely covered speech.

    That actually means that Biden called a natsec guy into the Oval.

    "Listen Jack, jack. I want you to put the kibosh-kibosh on the speech that Kamala-Kaharris or whatever the heck her name is gonna give. Have your guys write it up and then allow Ka-whatever to make very minor changes."

    "Yes, Mr. President," says John Kirby. Starting around sundown the president always starts calling him "Jack" and - gosh darn it - he wishes he could figure out why!

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    Kibosh is from Yiddish it means "decisively end or reject (something)".