
<p>At a recent White House event, President Biden apparently mistook the occasion for a séance. ; He repeatedly called on the deceased Indiana Congresswoman Jackie Walorski to return from the dead. ; After a couple of unsuccessful attempts to have her stand and be recognized – and scanning the audience (pictured above) &#8212; he muttered, “I was told she would be here.”</p>



<p>In fact, Walorski had died in a tragic auto accident in early August. ; There have been no reported sightings of the Congresswoman since – ethereally or otherwise.</p>



<p>This is not a small gaffe – like mispronouncing a name. ; The sudden and tragic death of a congressperson is BIG news around Washington – and elsewhere. ; It is the kind of thing you would remember – especially if you were President of the United States. ; The staff would be running into the Oval Office to inform the President. ; He would be ordering condolences to be communicated to the family.</p>



<p>But let us give Biden the benefit of the doubt – that he did not get the memo at the time of Walorski’s death. ; He was obviously briefed on the subject since it was to be included in his remarks. ; We know he was told because he said, “I was told she would be here.” ; At least he imagined he was told. ; </p>



<p>I assume they must have told him why Walorski was to be included as part of his presentation. ; Didn’t Biden wonder why he was “honoring” this relatively obscure member of the opposition party?</p>



<p>Apparently, references to Walorski were not included on Biden’s pocket que cards – the thing that has instructions for the Chief Executive as if he were a child. ; In case you forget, a revealed card showed instructions to enter the room, sit down in his chair, greet the guests, ask the president of the AFL/CIO a question (virtually), thank guests and leave the room – things any experienced politician can handle without notes.</p>



<p>Since Biden often pulls out these “que cards” when answering questions or not reading directly off the teleprompter, one wonders how Biden could not have had the information on a que card or the teleprompter. ; Maybe he just forgot to pull out the cue card. ; It is frightening to think that he might need a que card to remember to retrieve his que cards.</p>



<p>As in the case of all of Biden’s gaffes, it was up to the White House to perform political triage. ; In this case, it made matters worse.</p>



<p>In an attempt to explain – and make the Biden gaffe appear to have a modicum of rationality – White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was commissioned to be the voice of the spin. ; She claimed that it was just an impromptu comment because Biden had Walorski “on top of his head.” She is fibbing. ; It was not impromptu since Biden said the staff told him Walorski would be there. ;</p>



<p>Jean-Pierre became increasingly irritated as reporters continued to pursue a better explanation of the Biden gaffe. ; If Walorski was on his mind, how come he did not know she was dead? ; The deceased congresswoman apparently was not on his mind &#8212; or on his notes.</p>



<p>It was certainly a great embarrassment for the President. ; It might have been left at that if it were not for the pernicious questions of Biden’s mental acuity. ; This is not the sort of thing an average person would forget after hearing the news – and later being briefed and prepped by staff. ; Are we to believe that Biden was clueless as to why he was bringing up Walorski’s name after all that?</p>



<p>No matter how Jean-Pierre attempts to spin it, Biden’s gaffe appears to be a rather significant “senior moment.” ; This is not a slip-of-the-tongue. ; Biden obviously lost a major memory or events and what he was told. ; He was prepped to make it a planned part of his presentation. ; This is the sort of senior moment that makes friends and family cringe – or an entire nation.</p>



<p>Incidentally, at the same event, Biden referred to the audience “in the room.” ; The event was held outside in the Rose Garden on a right sunny day. ; Come on, man!</p>



<p>So, there ‘tis.</p>

Biden summons congresswoman from the dead
