We haven’t had fun with this exercise in a long time. Here’s the Official White House photo released today from the National Security Team briefing last night in the situation room. The topic was Ukraine:
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Let’s see how good we are. Questions:
UPDATE: with answers (well, almost all)
1. Who are the players at the table ? (clockwise from Obama – table only)
- President Obama
- Seat 1 Senior Foreign Policy Advisor, Susan Rice
- Seat 2 Deputy Secretary of State, William Burns
- Seat 3 Secretary of Treasury, Jack Lew
- Seat 4 Deputy National Security Advisor, Tony Blinkin
- Seat 5 Asst. To The President for Homeland Security, Lisa Monaco
- Seat 6 EMPTY CHAIR (Maybe Eric Holder ? )
- Seat 7 White House Senior Counselor, John “Skippy” Podesta
- Seat 8 Deputy National Security Advisor, Ben Rhodes
- Seat 9 CIA Director, John Brennan
- Seat 10 Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper
- Seat 11 WH Chief of Staff, Denis “the fixer” McDonough
- Seat 12 Chairman of Joint Chiefs, General Martin Dempsey
- Seat 13 Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel
- Seat 14 Vice-President, Joe Biden
2. Who are the players on the screen ? (left) Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Victoria Nuland – (right) UN Ambassador, Samantha Power [*note* Cabinet Member under Obama]
3. What time of day is it ? 6:22pm EST (DC Time) Meta data shows pic snap at 6:21pm
4. Where is “the fixer” sitting ? Between Clapper and Dempsey.
5. How do you know where he is? It’s the unmistakable hair.
6. Who’s missing from the empty chair ? maybe Eric Holder ? (still unknown)
7. Who is struggling with their alcoholism? How can you tell? Dempsey, club soda #1 sign of recovering alcoholic. Liver spotting and facial visibilities.
8. Who brought the CIA / Military Intelligence File ? How can you tell ? General Dempsey – the military/intelligence consensus document pouch is in front of him.
9. What type of watch is Susan Rice wearing ? Who much does it cost ? 18k Ladies Presidential Rolex – Retail around $20k
10. Who is *unusually* in the room ? Why is he there ? John “Skippy” Podesta. Podesta was recently brought in by Clinton faction to coordinate WH engagements, and insure fumble recoveries. He was needed because the “fixer”, Denis McDonough, was rewarded and moved to Chief of Staff. His reward for the Benghazi cover story. Podesta’s official title is: Senior White House Counselor (a manufactured position).