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Reid ascended to the prestigious Throne of Rude

CBS Reporter Paula Reid eclipses CNN's Jim Acosta in Rudeness

By Lee Cary ——--April 16, 2020

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CBS Reporter Paula Reid eclipses CNN's Jim Acosta in RudenessJim Acosta, once the undisputed champion of rudeness among White House alleged journalists, has been dethroned by Paula Reid of CBS News.  Long live the Queen.

Reid ascended to the prestigious Throne of Rude

Reid ascended to the prestigious Throne of Rude as a result of her performance in a recent virus-update press conference. If you didn't see it, here is the video.  Not one to rest on her recently achieved laurels, the next day Reid asserted her presence at a White House meeting between Trump and a few recovered victims ofCOVID-19. Although directed four times to leave the room, she refused to budge.  So, what's driving Paula's recently displayed antics? A case of histrionic personality disorder? Or, she just hates the Orange Man?    Perhaps it's more complicated than that.  Maybe it's about autarchy.  I'm not ashamed, I had to look it up.  It has multiple spellings—most recently as "autarky".  In short—sovereignty.   Why might Trump's movement towards autarchy, particularly in the context of China, light-up Paula Reid? She a card-carrying globalist? A Charlie Chan fan? Connoisseur of Chinese food? You can ask a similar question. What lit-up the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, when, according to The Hill, it "criticized President Trump's decision to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday, saying it is not in the best interest of the country."


What lit-up the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Best interest of which country? All of them except the U.S.? The Chamber sides with China. More from The Hill:
"‘The Chamber supports a reformed but functional World Health Organization, and U.S. leadership and involvement are essential to ensuring its transparency and accountability going forward,' Myron Brilliant, the Chamber's executive vice president and head of international affairs, said in a statement."
Who's not all for transparency? (no pun intended) Well, we've learned that WHO is not—all for transparency. And Trump is holding WHO accountable for hiding the truth of China's virus early on.  Brilliant added:
"However, cutting the WHO's funding during the COVID-19 pandemic is not in U.S. interests given the organization's critical role assisting other countries—particularly in the developing world—in their response." 
What is WHO's critical role? Giving the virus extra time to spread globally by withholding information? All that led to was more critical care needed for more virus victims.  The Hill also notes that "The American Medical Association also criticized the president's announcement, calling the move a ‘dangerous step in the wrong direction' and urging Trump to reconsider." (Would it surprise you that only 29% of U.S. physicians are members of the AMA.)

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What follows might move us closer to understanding Reid's sudden outrage at Orange Man

What follows might move us closer to understanding Reid's sudden outrage at Orange Man. Let's start here:
"Jason Kolsevich who also goes by the name Jason Reid is an American entrepreneur. He is a director at Water Street Partners and former analyst for the Economist Intelligence Unit. He is the husband of CBS White House Correspondent Paula Reid."
So, what are these partners and what does he do for them? 
"Jason is a Director at Water Street Partners. His roles include serving as a global client base of TMT, financial services, consumer, industrial, and energy companies – and focuses on business strategy, transaction structuring, and Board governance engagements. He previously served as a consultant and later a senior consultant. Prior to joining Water Street, he served as a contributing author for Economist Intelligence Unit and also as an economist (postgraduate fellow) for International Monetary Fund."
What does Kolsevich/Reid's very successful employer do?
"Water Street Partners advises clients on transaction and governance. Our transaction work specialized in joint ventures and other non-M&A partnerships, both in new deal formation and restructuring. On governance, we advise clients on corporate and joint venture governance, working with boards, management teams, and individual shareholders. We support clients around the world and across industries." 
Kolsevich/Reid's bio reads, in part:
"Jason lived in China and worked as an analyst for the Economist Intelligence Unit, the International Monetary Fund, private equity investors and the American Chamber of Commerce."
What's the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) doing in China? Ask Wikipedia.
"The American Chamber of Commerce in the People's Republic of China (AmCham China) is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization whose membership compromises more than 3,300 individuals from 900 companies operating across China. The chamber's mission is to help American companies succeed in China through advocacy, information, networking and business support services. The chamber provides information, networking opportunities, business support services, and advocacy to promote a mutually beneficial bilateral business environment for the United States and China. AmCham China is the only officially recognized chamber of commerce representing American businesses in Mainland China. AmCham China has more than 50 industry and issue-specific forums and committees." 
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CBS Reporter Paula Reid's husband, Kolsevich/Reid, works for a D.C. firm that helps U.S. businesses partner with other businesses across the world, including, of course, China

So, CBS Reporter Paula Reid's husband, Kolsevich/Reid, works for a D.C. firm that helps U.S. businesses partner with other businesses across the world, including, of course, China, which, by the way, has a miserable reputation for not honoring Proprietary Information Agreements.  But up until Trump came on the scene, Presidents had pretty much seemed not to care about that. Gotta' wonder why.  Trump closes down China to incoming flights to the U.S.   He states an intention to work toward U.S. companies to return essential manufacturing capabilities from China to the U.S.   He's all about…Autarchy. That sure can't be good news for businesses and consultants whose job it is to set up joint ventures between China and America that have, historically, on balance, favored China. Is that what set Paula off? A family self-interest?

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Lee Cary—— Since November 2007, Lee Cary has written hundreds of articles for several websites including the American Thinker, and Breitbart’s Big Journalism and Big Government (as “Archy Cary”). and the Canada Free Press. Cary’s work was quoted on national television (Sean Hannity) and on nationally syndicated radio (Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin). His articles have posted on the aggregate sites Drudge Report, Whatfinger, Lucianne, Free Republic, and Real Clear Politics. He holds a Doctorate in Theology from Garrett Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL, is a veteran of the US Army Military Intelligence in Vietnam assigned to the [strong]Phoenix Program[/strong]. He lives in Texas.

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