May 5, 2015: Boston.com: Last Line of Defense: The High-Profile Path of Jay Carney
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June 18, 2014: Breitbart: Jay Carney: Obama 'Paying Close Attention' to Iraq While Golfing
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney explained that President Obama is fully engaged in the situation in Iraq – even though he spent last weekend golfing.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney explained that President Obama is fully engaged in the situation in Iraq – even though he spent last weekend golfing.
June 3, 2014: MediaIte: Cooper Grills Jay Carney: What Happens When More Americans Get Kidnapped?
Anderson Cooper put White House Press Secretary Jay Carney in the hot seat tonight, grilling him over the White House’s handling of the Bowe Bergdahl release and why the White House didn’t bother fully informing Congress before unilaterally acting on the negotiations.
Anderson Cooper put White House Press Secretary Jay Carney in the hot seat tonight, grilling him over the White House’s handling of the Bowe Bergdahl release and why the White House didn’t bother fully informing Congress before unilaterally acting on the negotiations.
June 2, 2014: Hot Air: Jay Carney: Bergdahl wasn’t a hostage, he was a prisoner
One of the revealing wrinkles of the Bergdahl deal is that it’s now put the White House in the position of obliquely defending the Taliban’s legitimacy.
One of the revealing wrinkles of the Bergdahl deal is that it’s now put the White House in the position of obliquely defending the Taliban’s legitimacy.
June 1, 2014: Youtube: Howard Kurtz on the timing of Jay Carney's departure Fox News Video
May 30, 2014: Wall Street Journal: Obama: Press Secretary Jay Carney Leaving White House
Josh Earnest, Carney's Deputy, to Fill Position
Josh Earnest, Carney's Deputy, to Fill Position
May 30, 2014: CNN: White House press secretary Jay Carney leaving
Jay Carney is stepping down as White House press secretary, President Barack Obama announced on Friday.
Jay Carney is stepping down as White House press secretary, President Barack Obama announced on Friday.
May 19, 2014: The Blaze: Tense: ABC Reporter Takes on Jay Carney Over ‘Accountability’ in Growing VA Scandal
ABC reporter Jonathan Karl pressed White House press secretary Jay Carney in a tense exchange on Monday over the U.S. Veterans Affairs scandal and whether there has been any real “accountability.”
ABC reporter Jonathan Karl pressed White House press secretary Jay Carney in a tense exchange on Monday over the U.S. Veterans Affairs scandal and whether there has been any real “accountability.”
May 2, 2014: Hot Air: Jake Tapper: Let’s face it, Carney’s Benghazi “dissembling” is insulting;
Via the Hugh Hewitt Show, he means “lying,” I think, but I’ll let the man choose his own words. He doesn’t say which comments specifically he finds insulting but it’s probably the one where Carney tried to convince everyone that Ben Rhodes was merely linking the Mohammed video to the protests around the region, not … the murder of a U.S. ambassador that had been on the front page of every newspaper in America for three days.
Via the Hugh Hewitt Show, he means “lying,” I think, but I’ll let the man choose his own words. He doesn’t say which comments specifically he finds insulting but it’s probably the one where Carney tried to convince everyone that Ben Rhodes was merely linking the Mohammed video to the protests around the region, not … the murder of a U.S. ambassador that had been on the front page of every newspaper in America for three days.
May 1, 2014: JH Politics: Watch: Scarborough Unloads Over Carney’s Benghazi Spin
As Wayne Dupree shares, Joe Scarborough unloaded on White House spokesman Jay Carney, who incredulously claimed that an email about Benghazi was somehow not about Benghazi. He also lays into the media for ignoring the scandal. I have nothing to add, just watch:
As Wayne Dupree shares, Joe Scarborough unloaded on White House spokesman Jay Carney, who incredulously claimed that an email about Benghazi was somehow not about Benghazi. He also lays into the media for ignoring the scandal. I have nothing to add, just watch:
May 1, 2014: Daily Caller: Jay Carney Becomes ‘Jay Isuzu’
Anyone over 40 will remember Joe Isuzu, the smarmy pitchman who, in a series of 1980s car commercials, lied his way into America’s heart. The Joe Isuzu character, played by David Leisure, was an ingenious creation of comic advertising—a pathological liar who somehow wound up as the spokesman for a major car company.
Anyone over 40 will remember Joe Isuzu, the smarmy pitchman who, in a series of 1980s car commercials, lied his way into America’s heart. The Joe Isuzu character, played by David Leisure, was an ingenious creation of comic advertising—a pathological liar who somehow wound up as the spokesman for a major car company.
May 1, 2014: Daily Caller: Jay Carney Lets Benghazi Cat Out Of The Bag
White House spokesman Jay Carney let President Barack Obama’s Benghazi cat out of the bag today, when he acknowledged today that the president’s unilateral decision to intervene in the 2011 Libyan civil war hasn’t led to a stable government in Libya.
White House spokesman Jay Carney let President Barack Obama’s Benghazi cat out of the bag today, when he acknowledged today that the president’s unilateral decision to intervene in the 2011 Libyan civil war hasn’t led to a stable government in Libya.
ON THE RECORD: Apr 30, 2014: Media Matters, in an article written by Ellie Sandemeyer, seems to be in a hurry to place the blame for the latest Benghazi information on Sharryl Attkisson. ("Sharyl Attkisson Writes The Talking Points For Fox's Latest Empty Benghazi Attack"). They basically blame Attkisson for feeding Fox News the latest information about Benghazi and summarize: "As fringe media increasingly embrace Atkinson's shoddy reporting, it's possible that Attkisson may find her place pushing right-wing misinformation at Fox -- as Fox personalities have previously hinted she should."
They are right on one point, and that is that the media is increasingly embracing the information. Though Attkisson has long been ahead on the story, the latest information came from some emails requested by Judicial Watch which indicate the White House was somehow involved in a cover up and purposely sent Susan Rice out to report the misinformation on the Sunday morning talk shows. In fact, if Media Matters is right, (which they aren't as they make no effort to actually tie Attkisson to the Fox News talking points except to suggest that because they are similar that they must be) then Attkisson also fed: ABC News: Reporter jousts with Jay Carney over Benghazi (Video), USA Today Senator: E-mails show how Benghazi story shaped , Daily Beast: Crucial Benghazi Email Finally Revealed, The Washington Post: White House e-mail reinforces Benghazi talking points, CBS News reports: ..Emails illustrate how White House shaped Benghazi talking point and lots of others. I am not sure how they classify what is "fringe" media unless it means "any media that does not agree with Media Matters." Media Matters is so blatantly anti-Fox News that most of their reporting about Fox News is purposely obtuse.
They are right on one point, and that is that the media is increasingly embracing the information. Though Attkisson has long been ahead on the story, the latest information came from some emails requested by Judicial Watch which indicate the White House was somehow involved in a cover up and purposely sent Susan Rice out to report the misinformation on the Sunday morning talk shows. In fact, if Media Matters is right, (which they aren't as they make no effort to actually tie Attkisson to the Fox News talking points except to suggest that because they are similar that they must be) then Attkisson also fed: ABC News: Reporter jousts with Jay Carney over Benghazi (Video), USA Today Senator: E-mails show how Benghazi story shaped , Daily Beast: Crucial Benghazi Email Finally Revealed, The Washington Post: White House e-mail reinforces Benghazi talking points, CBS News reports: ..Emails illustrate how White House shaped Benghazi talking point and lots of others. I am not sure how they classify what is "fringe" media unless it means "any media that does not agree with Media Matters." Media Matters is so blatantly anti-Fox News that most of their reporting about Fox News is purposely obtuse.
Apr 28, 2014: Enter Stage Right: Women voters are ignorant dupes
Further complicating matters for the White House, spokesman Jay Carney was at a loss for words when confronted in a press briefing with a new report that among Obama's White House staffers, the median salary for females was 12% lower than male staffers. Carney insisted, "We have as an institution here, have aggressively addressed this challenge, and obviously, though, at the 88 cents that you cite, that is not a hundred, but it is better than the national average. And when it comes to the bottom line, women who do the same work as men have to be paid the same, there is no question that that is happening here at the White House at every level."In effect, Carney undercut Obama's wage-gap ploy by acknowledging that "women who do the same work as men have to be paid the same." That is the law. And across the nation, the wage parity gap is very narrow.
Further complicating matters for the White House, spokesman Jay Carney was at a loss for words when confronted in a press briefing with a new report that among Obama's White House staffers, the median salary for females was 12% lower than male staffers. Carney insisted, "We have as an institution here, have aggressively addressed this challenge, and obviously, though, at the 88 cents that you cite, that is not a hundred, but it is better than the national average. And when it comes to the bottom line, women who do the same work as men have to be paid the same, there is no question that that is happening here at the White House at every level."In effect, Carney undercut Obama's wage-gap ploy by acknowledging that "women who do the same work as men have to be paid the same." That is the law. And across the nation, the wage parity gap is very narrow.
Apr 18, 2014: Huffington Post: Greta Van Susteren Fires Back At Jay Carney Over Fox News Comments
Greta Van Susteren is firing back at White House press secretary Jay Carney after he called out Fox News for its "ridiculous stories" Thursday
Greta Van Susteren is firing back at White House press secretary Jay Carney after he called out Fox News for its "ridiculous stories" Thursday
Apr 16, 2014: Wonkette: Wingnut Blogs Freak Out: Jay Carney’s Kitchen Is Breeding Bolsheviks!
Jeff Allen at Matt Barber’s BarbWire asks, Might these be collectivist subliminal messages? Or maybe it confirms President Barack Obama’s socialist/communist leanings as demonstrated in the selection of the members of his administration?
Jeff Allen at Matt Barber’s BarbWire asks, Might these be collectivist subliminal messages? Or maybe it confirms President Barack Obama’s socialist/communist leanings as demonstrated in the selection of the members of his administration?
Apr 11, 2014: News Busters: Jay Carney Sneers at Reporter's Question About Obama's Treatment of Sebelius
The Washington Free Beacon reports that Jared Rizzi, a reporter with Sirius XM Radio, was accused of being “pretty lame” by Carney in questioning how resigning HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was absent from the podium and went unmentioned in the president’s April 1 “victory lap” for Obamacare signups.
The Washington Free Beacon reports that Jared Rizzi, a reporter with Sirius XM Radio, was accused of being “pretty lame” by Carney in questioning how resigning HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was absent from the podium and went unmentioned in the president’s April 1 “victory lap” for Obamacare signups.
Mar 17, 2014: MediaIte: Carney on Russian Anchor’s Nuclear Threat: ‘People Say Crazy Things on TV All the Time’
During this afternoon’s White House press briefing, ABC News’ Jonathan Karl read Kiselyov’s quote aloud to Press Secretary Jay Carney to gauge his reaction to it. “I mention this because this is state-controlled Russian television, which as we know, does not generally broadcast stuff that is not signed off at the government of Russia,” Karl noted.
During this afternoon’s White House press briefing, ABC News’ Jonathan Karl read Kiselyov’s quote aloud to Press Secretary Jay Carney to gauge his reaction to it. “I mention this because this is state-controlled Russian television, which as we know, does not generally broadcast stuff that is not signed off at the government of Russia,” Karl noted.
Feb 22, 2014: Last Resistance: Jay Carney: Sorry, We’re Not Taking Any More Questions About Our Drone Strikes On Americans Policy
The Obama administration is tired of talking about their policy (or non-policy) of drone strikes on American citizens. I think it makes them a tad bit uncomfortable. They’d like it very much if people would just leave them alone about it and let them operate secretly in the comfort and privacy of their own drone command centers.
The Obama administration is tired of talking about their policy (or non-policy) of drone strikes on American citizens. I think it makes them a tad bit uncomfortable. They’d like it very much if people would just leave them alone about it and let them operate secretly in the comfort and privacy of their own drone command centers.
Feb 10, 2014: Washington Blade: Carney on Michael Sam, Russia, DOJ announcement
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on Monday responded to the multiple LGBT news stories that broke over the weekend, including Missouri defensive lineman Michael Sam’s decision to come out as gay.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on Monday responded to the multiple LGBT news stories that broke over the weekend, including Missouri defensive lineman Michael Sam’s decision to come out as gay.
Feb 5, 2014: Examiner: White House Press Secretary Jay Carney calls freedom a 'buzzword'
Reacting to a report that says Obamacare will lower work hours because it lowers the hourly threshold an American must work in order to obtain health care, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney called "freedom" a "buzzword" on Tuesday.
Reacting to a report that says Obamacare will lower work hours because it lowers the hourly threshold an American must work in order to obtain health care, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney called "freedom" a "buzzword" on Tuesday.
Feb 4, 2014: Twitchy: Cool it, America: Jay Carney says freedom ain’t nothin’ but a ‘buzzword’
Takes a special kind of jackassery to go there. And Carney’s just the jackass to do it.
Takes a special kind of jackassery to go there. And Carney’s just the jackass to do it.
ON THE RECORD: Jan 25, 2014: The Pakalert Press has posed the question of who paid for Michelle Obama's birthday party. )"ABC reporter asks who paid for Michelle’s birthday party; Carney won’t say"). ABC's White House correspondent, Jonathan Karl, asked Jay Carney: “The first lady had her 50th birthday party and I believe you said that the president picks up the cost for that party?” Pakalert reports: “I think we put out information on that,” Carney said. “I don’t have it here. I refer you to the East Wing.” The White House’s East Wing includes the office space for the first lady and her staff. “I was just wondering if you have an estimate on what the cost was?” Karl prodded.
“I don’t, but I would refer you to the East Wing,” Carney said, putting an end to this line of questioning. Acting on Carney’s statement, “I think we put out information on that,” White House “Statements & Releases” going back two weeks make no mention of who’s footing the bill for the first lady’s celebration.The only mention of her birthday among the White House blogs within the same two-week time frame is one dated Jan. 17, titled, Our 15 Favorite FLOTUS Moments for the First Lady’s 50th Birthday."
21st Century Wire: Michelle Obama Celebrates 50th Birthday with ‘Tax Holiday’ at Oprah’s Hawaii Compound
Billboard: Beyonce Tipped to Perform at Michelle Obama’s 50th B’day Bash
BizPac Review: Michelle Obama’s tacky birthday invitations buck protocol
Chicks On The Right: Look What You Got Michelle Obama For Her Birthday, Taxpaying Chumps!
International Business Times: Who Paid for Michelle Obama’s Birthday Party?
Mr Conservative: Guess Who Paid For Michelle Obama’s Lavish 50th Birthday Bash
21st Century Wire: Michelle Obama Celebrates 50th Birthday with ‘Tax Holiday’ at Oprah’s Hawaii Compound
Billboard: Beyonce Tipped to Perform at Michelle Obama’s 50th B’day Bash
BizPac Review: Michelle Obama’s tacky birthday invitations buck protocol
Chicks On The Right: Look What You Got Michelle Obama For Her Birthday, Taxpaying Chumps!
International Business Times: Who Paid for Michelle Obama’s Birthday Party?
Mr Conservative: Guess Who Paid For Michelle Obama’s Lavish 50th Birthday Bash
Jan 22, 2014: Danny R Butcher (Pundit Press): Jay Carney refuses to say whether President Obama will bypass Congress on Iran nuclear deal
During Wednesday’s White House press briefing, Press Secretary Jay Carney refused to answer whether President Obama will bypass Congress on the nuclear deal with Iran.
During Wednesday’s White House press briefing, Press Secretary Jay Carney refused to answer whether President Obama will bypass Congress on the nuclear deal with Iran.
Jan 14, 2014: MediaIte: Jay Carney Pushes Back at Ed Henry on ‘False Assertion’ of ‘Right to Enrich’ in ‘Secret’ Iran Nuke Deal
At Tuesday’s White House Daily Briefing, Press Secretary Jay Carney pushed back at Fox News’ Ed Henry over the suggestion that the first stage deal with Iran over its nuclear program constitutes recognition of a “right to enrich uranium,” and explained that while the deal contains agreed-upon limits on enrichment, there is no “right to enrich” enshrined in the pact. Carney also corrected what he called a false report, of a secret side-deal within the new agreement.
At Tuesday’s White House Daily Briefing, Press Secretary Jay Carney pushed back at Fox News’ Ed Henry over the suggestion that the first stage deal with Iran over its nuclear program constitutes recognition of a “right to enrich uranium,” and explained that while the deal contains agreed-upon limits on enrichment, there is no “right to enrich” enshrined in the pact. Carney also corrected what he called a false report, of a secret side-deal within the new agreement.
Jan 7, 2014: Young Conservatives: CBS correspondent calls out Jay Carney for re-writing history, and it’s beautiful!
At the White House press briefing, CBS’s Major Garrett asked Carney why the administration was now backtracking from the “7 million-person enrollment figure that Kathleen Sebelius, Marilyn Tavenner and various other incarnations said was a goal and a legitimate goal and a reachable goal,” according to the C-SPAN video.
At the White House press briefing, CBS’s Major Garrett asked Carney why the administration was now backtracking from the “7 million-person enrollment figure that Kathleen Sebelius, Marilyn Tavenner and various other incarnations said was a goal and a legitimate goal and a reachable goal,” according to the C-SPAN video.
Dec 22, 2013: Washington Post: White House’s Jay Carney and ABC News’ Jon Karl butt heads in press room
It doesn’t take long, or take very much, for the Jon and Jay show to get rolling at the daily briefing — the ritual meet-the-media sessions in the White House press room.
It doesn’t take long, or take very much, for the Jon and Jay show to get rolling at the daily briefing — the ritual meet-the-media sessions in the White House press room.
Dec 18, 2013: The Blaze: Reporter Asks Jay Carney if White House Thinks Americans Will Sign Up for Obamacare Because ‘Barack Obreezy’ Says So
ABC News’ Jon Karl asked during a White House press briefing this week whether the Obama administration honestly believes Americans want to sign up for health insurance coverage because “Barack Obreezy” said they should.
ABC News’ Jon Karl asked during a White House press briefing this week whether the Obama administration honestly believes Americans want to sign up for health insurance coverage because “Barack Obreezy” said they should.
Dec 17, 2013: Politico: Laura Ingraham: Jay Carney has ‘awful job’
“I almost at this point feel sorry for Jay Carney. He has to go out there every day and deny facts. That’s an awful job,” Ingraham said Tuesday on Fox News’s “Fox & Friends.”
“I almost at this point feel sorry for Jay Carney. He has to go out there every day and deny facts. That’s an awful job,” Ingraham said Tuesday on Fox News’s “Fox & Friends.”
Dec 16, 2013: MediaIte: Jay Carney Blasts Republicans for ‘Sabotaging’ Obamacare by ‘Attacking Navigators’
At Monday’s White House daily briefing, Fox News’ Ed Henry asked Press Secretary Jay Carney about those incidents, and Issa’s hearing. Carney responded with a blistering rebuke to Republicans who are “attacking” navigators in an effort to “sabotage the Affordable Care Act.”
At Monday’s White House daily briefing, Fox News’ Ed Henry asked Press Secretary Jay Carney about those incidents, and Issa’s hearing. Carney responded with a blistering rebuke to Republicans who are “attacking” navigators in an effort to “sabotage the Affordable Care Act.”
Dec 16, 2013: MediaIte: Jay Carney Responds to 60 Minutes’ NSA Report, Possibility of ‘Amnesty’ for Snowden
More than six months after Edward Snowden’s leaks first came to light, the NSA attempted to set the record straight about the extent of its surveillance and data-gathering practices by giving CBS News’ 60 Minutes unprecedented access to its facilities and personnel. During Monday’s White House press briefing,
More than six months after Edward Snowden’s leaks first came to light, the NSA attempted to set the record straight about the extent of its surveillance and data-gathering practices by giving CBS News’ 60 Minutes unprecedented access to its facilities and personnel. During Monday’s White House press briefing,
Dec 13, 2013: Townhall: Jay Carney Blames the Internet for Obama's Opaque Transparency and Propaganda Machine
Finally after years of abuse, major media and newspaper outlets like ABC News, the Associated Press and the Washington Post have sent a letter to White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, demanding photojournalists be granted the same access as the official White House photographer.
Finally after years of abuse, major media and newspaper outlets like ABC News, the Associated Press and the Washington Post have sent a letter to White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, demanding photojournalists be granted the same access as the official White House photographer.
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Dec 13, 2013: Michelle Malkin: Jay Carney: We’re not living up to our transparency promises? It’s the Internet’s fault
According to Jay Carney at yesterday’s press conference, part of the lack of transparency in the Obama administration that the press corps is complaining about has been caused by the Internet. Thanks a lot, Al Gore! |
Dec 13, 2013: The Hill: Carney bristles at 'Lie of the Year' designation
"You know, end-of-the-year categorizations like that are always fun, even when they don't jive with past characterizations of the very same statement, but we're focused on implementation of the Affordable Care Act," Carney said. |
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Dec 12, 2013: MediaIte: Jay Carney Laughs as Entire Briefing Room Explodes at Him Over Photographer Access
The members of the White House press corps exploded at White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on Thursday over the charge that President Barack Obama’s administration is too restrictive in the access it gives photographers, and replaces that access with official White House photographers. |
Dec 12, 2013: Washington Post: Jay Carney vs. the press, in 7 images
Jay Carney, former reporter and current White House press secretary, feuded with the press corps today over the strictures the administration has put on access to the president — most notably for photographers and video-journalists. |
Dec 12, 2013: Politico: White House press corps tees off on Jay Carney over access
A frustrated press corps sounded off Thursday against White House press secretary Jay Carney over lack of access to President Barack Obama.
A frustrated press corps sounded off Thursday against White House press secretary Jay Carney over lack of access to President Barack Obama.
Nov 4, 2013: Poor Richards News: VIDEO: Press Secretary Jay Carney loses his temper at ABC reporter who questions Obama’s misleading
Wow…things are really unravelling for the White House. Today Paid Liar Press Secretary Jay Carney completely lost his cool with ABC’s Jon Karl who pointed out that Obama lied when he told the American people that they could use the Obamacare phone bank instead of the website. As we reported earlier today, the phone bank is plagued by the very same glitches as the website because they both run off the same system.
Wow…things are really unravelling for the White House. Today Paid Liar Press Secretary Jay Carney completely lost his cool with ABC’s Jon Karl who pointed out that Obama lied when he told the American people that they could use the Obamacare phone bank instead of the website. As we reported earlier today, the phone bank is plagued by the very same glitches as the website because they both run off the same system.
Sept 16, 2013: Real Clear Politics: Carney To Ed Henry: "Entirely Appropriate" For Obama To Attack Republicans Today
ED HENRY: You mentioned at the top about the shooting and the president offered his thoughts and prayers and he pushed back his statement to allow the D.C. mayor and the police chief to talk about what they said was an active manhunt. There may be other shooters, they weren't sure. They didn't have all the facts, etc.
ED HENRY: You mentioned at the top about the shooting and the president offered his thoughts and prayers and he pushed back his statement to allow the D.C. mayor and the police chief to talk about what they said was an active manhunt. There may be other shooters, they weren't sure. They didn't have all the facts, etc.
July 18, 2013: Fox News: Carney Calls HS Intern's Question 'Ridiculous'... But Was It Really?
It's not every day that a high school student gets to ask a question at a White House press briefing. Yesterday, 16-year-old Gabe Finger, an intern at The Daily Caller, asked Press Secretary Jay Carney whether President Obama plans to take any action after the death threats to George Zimmerman and his family.
It's not every day that a high school student gets to ask a question at a White House press briefing. Yesterday, 16-year-old Gabe Finger, an intern at The Daily Caller, asked Press Secretary Jay Carney whether President Obama plans to take any action after the death threats to George Zimmerman and his family.
July 17, 2013: BuzzFeed: White House Press Secretary Mocks Daily Caller Reporter For George Zimmerman Question
“Just angered Obama’s press secretary. Word.”
“Just angered Obama’s press secretary. Word.”
June 25, 2013: National Review: Feeling Sorry for Jay Carney
Despite political differences, it is hard not to feel sorry for White House press secretary Jay Carney for all the absurdities his job requires him to say with a straight face. What is he going to do when this administration is over? Wear a disguise, change his name, or be put into a witness-protection program?
Despite political differences, it is hard not to feel sorry for White House press secretary Jay Carney for all the absurdities his job requires him to say with a straight face. What is he going to do when this administration is over? Wear a disguise, change his name, or be put into a witness-protection program?
June 22, 2013: News Busters: Study: Jay Carney Has Avoided Answering Press Questions 9,486 Times
According to a study by Yahoo News -- which is by no means a conservative outlet -- Carney has dodged answering reporters' questions 9,486 times in the 444 briefings he's held since his first press conference on Feb. 16, 2011, by using 13 different methods, ranging from saying “I don't have the answer … ” 1,905 times to “The president won't tell me … ” on 117 occasions.
According to a study by Yahoo News -- which is by no means a conservative outlet -- Carney has dodged answering reporters' questions 9,486 times in the 444 briefings he's held since his first press conference on Feb. 16, 2011, by using 13 different methods, ranging from saying “I don't have the answer … ” 1,905 times to “The president won't tell me … ” on 117 occasions.
June 2, 2013: UPI: Rep. Issa calls Carney 'paid liar'
Issa, who appeared on CNN's "State of the Union," accused the White House spokesperson, Jay Carney, of lying by stating that the targeting originated in a Cincinnati office.
May 29, 2013: Washington Free Beacon: Carney: The President Believes The Attorney General Is Doing a Good Job
Issa, who appeared on CNN's "State of the Union," accused the White House spokesperson, Jay Carney, of lying by stating that the targeting originated in a Cincinnati office.
May 29, 2013: Washington Free Beacon: Carney: The President Believes The Attorney General Is Doing a Good Job
May 22, 2013: American Spectator: Carney Goes Birther on Major Garrett
Garrett was asking Carney to elaborate on Obama Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer's comments over the weekend about Republicans going on "partisan fishing expeditions, trumped up hearings and false allegations." After going back and forth for a couple of minutes, Garrett brought up HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius soliciting donations from health care companies to implement Obamacare. To which Carney replied, "We could go down the list of questions. We could say what about the president's birth certificate, was that legitimate?"
Garrett was asking Carney to elaborate on Obama Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer's comments over the weekend about Republicans going on "partisan fishing expeditions, trumped up hearings and false allegations." After going back and forth for a couple of minutes, Garrett brought up HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius soliciting donations from health care companies to implement Obamacare. To which Carney replied, "We could go down the list of questions. We could say what about the president's birth certificate, was that legitimate?"
May 13, 2013: MediaIte: Even Jay Carney Didn’t Think Jay Carney Would Be A Good White House Spokesman
This week has been a particularly bad one if you’re the official spokesperson for the Obama administration, and White House press secretary Jay Carney has had to field a lot of questions about a number of growing scandals.
This week has been a particularly bad one if you’re the official spokesperson for the Obama administration, and White House press secretary Jay Carney has had to field a lot of questions about a number of growing scandals.
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May 14, 2013: Nation Review: Jay Carney’s Waterloo
The White House spokesman flounders in front of a newly curious press corps. |
May 12, 2013: News Busters: George Will: Jay Carney's 'Usefulness to This Administration is Diminishing Rapidly'
White House press secretary Jay Carney had a tough week last week concluding with an absolutely deplorable press conference wherein he continued to spin totally unbelievable yarns about the administration's talking points regarding Benghazi. |
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May 10, 2013: Twitchy: Paging Candy Crowley: Jay Carney repeats debunked Benghazi lie from presidential debates
Attention Candy Crowley: you’re needed for a “fact check” in the White House press briefing room.
Attention Candy Crowley: you’re needed for a “fact check” in the White House press briefing room.
After being hired as a reporter for The Miami Herald in 1987, Carney joined Time magazine as its Miami Bureau Chief in 1989. Carney worked as a correspondent in Time's Moscow Bureau for three years, covering the collapse of the U.S.S.R.. He came to Washington in 1993 to report on the Bill Clinton White House. He has written and reported about the presidency of George W. Bush, and was one of a handful of reporters who were aboard Air Force One with President Bush on September 11, 2001. Carney later won the 2003 Gerald R. Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency.
Carney was Time's Washington Bureau Deputy Chief from 2003 to 2005, and Chief from September 2005 until December 2008. He was assigned to the magazine's Washington Bureau in that tenure while also being able to write about politics and national affairs. Carney has also worked for CNN (another TIME Warner division) as a special correspondent.
Carney was Time's Washington Bureau Deputy Chief from 2003 to 2005, and Chief from September 2005 until December 2008. He was assigned to the magazine's Washington Bureau in that tenure while also being able to write about politics and national affairs. Carney has also worked for CNN (another TIME Warner division) as a special correspondent.
Mar 7, 2013: Washington Time's Susan Crabtree reports: "White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters at 1:15 pm. that Mr. Holder’s letter to the Kentucky Republican went out shortly after noon, and just 12 hours after Mr. Paul stages a marathon talking filibuster on the Senate floor demanding clarification of U.S. drone policies and the president’s authority to order strikes on Americans. Mr. Holder’s letter answers Mr. Rand’s question, “Does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill Americans not engaged in combat on U.S. soil,” Mr. Carney said. “The answer to that question is no,” he said. “A letter signed by the attorney general has gone out in the last half an hour.”"
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July 31, 2013: Jay Carney was asked to clarify which of the many conspiracies being charged to the Obama administration are the "phony" ones. It should come as no surprise that the two he claimed were phony are the ones that do most damage to the Obama administration: The IRS and Benghazi. ............
Jan 24, 2014: Mike Huckabee's comments before the Republican National Committe which reaped dissaproval from the White House and Jay Carney: "Women I know are smart, educated, intelligent, capable of doing anything that anyone else can do. Our party stands for the recognition of the equality of women and the capacity of women. That's not a war on them; it's a war for them. "And if the Democrats want to insult the women of America by making them believe that they are helpless without Uncle Sugar coming in and providing for them a prescription each month for birth control because they cannot control their libido or their reproductive system without the help of the government, then so be it. Let us take that discussion all across America – because women are far more than the Democrats have played them to be. And women across America need to stand up and say 'Enough of that nonsense.'"Women I know are outraged that the Democrats think that women are nothing more than helpless and hopeless creatures whose only goal in life is to have the government provide for them birth control medication."
Jan 25, 2014: The Pakalert Press has posed the question of who paid for Michelle Obama's birthday party. )"ABC reporter asks who paid for Michelle’s birthday party; Carney won’t say"). ABC's White House correspondent, Jonathan Karl, asked Jay Carney: “The first lady had her 50th birthday party and I believe you said that the president picks up the cost for that party?” Pakalert reports: “I think we put out information on that,” Carney said. “I don’t have it here. I refer you to the East Wing.” The White House’s East Wing includes the office space for the first lady and her staff. “I was just wondering if you have an estimate on what the cost was?” Karl prodded.
“I don’t, but I would refer you to the East Wing,” Carney said, putting an end to this line of questioning. Acting on Carney’s statement, “I think we put out information on that,” White House “Statements & Releases” going back two weeks make no mention of who’s footing the bill for the first lady’s celebration.The only mention of her birthday among the White House blogs within the same two-week time frame is one dated Jan. 17, titled, Our 15 Favorite FLOTUS Moments for the First Lady’s 50th Birthday."
21st Century Wire: Michelle Obama Celebrates 50th Birthday with ‘Tax Holiday’ at Oprah’s Hawaii Compound Billboard: Beyonce Tipped to Perform at Michelle Obama’s 50th B’day Bash BizPac Review: Michelle Obama’s tacky birthday invitations buck protocol Chicks On The Right: Look What You Got Michelle Obama For Her Birthday, Taxpaying Chumps! International Business Times: Who Paid for Michelle Obama’s Birthday Party? Mr Conservative: Guess Who Paid For Michelle Obama’s Lavish 50th Birthday Bash |
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Mar 12, 2014: Tina Daunt (Hollywood Reporter) reports that "ObamaCare Website Traffic Spikes After President's 'Funny or Die' Interview." Crooks and Liars ("Obama’s Appearance on Funny or Die Causes Healthcare.gov Visits to Surge!") said that "Despite several media outlets initially mocking Funny or Die’s promotion of ObamaCare, the national recognition that came from Between Two Ferns shows just how much power the comedy site holds. White House Entertainment Advisory Council co-chair Eric Ortner said, “This is a perfect example of a great partnership with Funny or Die stepping up in a big way. The site has a very robust traffic base of young men and women who are on the edge of the cultural zeitgeist. It has an organic reach, and now the traditional media will be talking about it for days.” Daunt reports on comments by Jay Carney when asked is the presidency was damaged in any way by the spoof: "No," Carney replied. "We, obviously, assess opportunities that we have and look at whether or not they're going to be successful and wise, and I think we made the right call here … I think the average video gets something like 6 million views. I'm convinced we're going to break that average." "I can assure you that the Funny or Die video will be one of the reasons we get young Americans to HealthCare.gov, one of the reasons we get young Americans to enroll in health insurance programs, but not the only one," Carney added. Then Crooks and Liars says: "Despite the video’s clear success, conservatives immediately fired back with their criticisms. Texas congressman Randy Weber, who previously called Obama “a socialistic dictator,” tweeted that the president had demeaned his office and should instead be focused on Benghazi or fixing the “failed” Affordable Care Act." C&L claims to love the "irony" of the success of the video's popularity vs the critical media. The only problem is that they are weighing the numbers of viewers to mean success. All you have to do is look at the track record of Rebecca Blacks first video and know that viewership does not always mean success. Clearly there's a lot of people who like to watch train wrecks. Personally, I thought Rebecca Black's Video was more entertaining. And the stats are missing for Jay Carneys information. Going to the website does not mean success unless you just want a lot of people to read what you have.
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Getting them to pay and actually sign up is a different number. And the number of people who actually paid is the most significant number. At any rate, the initial idea behind the original proposal was to get people insured who need it. The Affordable Care Act is an utter failure on that point. The numbers of people, whatever they actually may be, are not people who have no insurance, they are people who have it already and now are being passed around to new insurance carriers. The insurance companies still win and, hence, the ACA is a complete and utter failure and will remain a failure until it is able to apply what was its original proposition: To insure the uninsured.
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