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Carney slaps down Fox journalist over Benghazi
The Daily Caller ^ | 6/5/13 | Maggie Lit

Posted on 06/05/2013 1:00:52 PM PDT by Nachum

President Obama appointed Susan Rice as Chief National Security Adviser on Wednesday, attracting renewed scrutiny to the administration’s handling of the attack on the diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya that resulted in the death of ambassador Chris Stevens and three others.

Fox News’ Senior White House correspondent Ed Henry brought up the scandal and General Petraeus’ conclusions that the assessments of the Intelligence Committee on the issue changed so much and were no longer worth anything.

Press Sectary Jay Carney tried to slap down the comment.

“In every iteration of this, Ambassador Rice made clear as I did that, these were early assessments that were certain to change as we obtained more facts, and to suggest otherwise is just irresponsible,” Carney said.

Rice controversially claimed after September 11 that the attack in Benghazi was motivated by anger over a video titled ‘Innocence of Muslims’ that was critical of Islam. Officials backed off the claim after a short period.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...


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KEYWORDS: benghazi; carney; fox; foxnews; journalist
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To: Nachum

Carney should work in a Carney Side show. He is Obama’s freak puppet.


41 posted on 06/05/2013 1:44:06 PM PDT by ZULU ((See: http://gatesofvienna.net/))
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To: Nachum

Bogus headline. Carney couldn’t smack down a fly if it was stuck on flypaper and the flypaper was stuck to his hand.


42 posted on 06/05/2013 1:46:00 PM PDT by piytar (The predator-class is furious that their prey are shooting back.)
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To: Nachum

Carney was a worker in a carnival whose job was to be a roustabout and a trouble solver. His very name proves that. Additionally, Carney is a word scrambler who is bound by blood oath to protect the Halfrican phony American who slinks down behind the curtains and blinds of the White Hut.

This entire entourage of evil are bound to destroy this nation.


43 posted on 06/05/2013 1:47:28 PM PDT by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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To: IbJensen
This entire entourage of evil are bound to destroy this nation.

Believe it or not, Americans shall defeat them.

44 posted on 06/05/2013 1:49:59 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Nachum
"these were early assessments that were certain to change"

if they were "certain" to change", why go with anything until the last change ? or wait...they're still changing.
45 posted on 06/05/2013 1:54:39 PM PDT by stylin19a (Obama -> Fredo smart)
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To: McGruff

I think she’s a little hot. Isn’t that odd? I mean, you know, she’s a troglodyte leftist ! Weird. Something about her I like . . .


46 posted on 06/05/2013 1:58:52 PM PDT by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever.)
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To: no-to-illegals

This entire entourage of evil are bound to destroy this nation.

Believe it or not, Americans shall defeat them.

*****I believe it!****
I believe the ONLY reason America is still standing is due to the incredible thread of patriotism and stubborness that runs through true Americans. We are still here DESPITE the Dear Communist Leader Obama and his hired thug bullies and liars.

It seems to be ticking him off more and more every day.


47 posted on 06/05/2013 2:01:36 PM PDT by austinaero
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To: austinaero
yes ... America shall Win ... no doubt here FRiend.
48 posted on 06/05/2013 2:03:11 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

They were indeed legitmately certain to change as we obtained more facts...but they weren’t assessments at all, but rather intentional lies.


49 posted on 06/05/2013 2:09:09 PM PDT by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: lepton

lepton~:” ...but they weren’t assessments at all, but rather intentional lies.:

Exactly !
And the movie that the administration was pushing was so offensive, that the President of Libya refused
to let the “Just Us” Department/FBI into the country to conduct thier investigation.
It seems the President of Libya notified the State Dept. of the situation , the day after the attack.
The State Dept. continued to run with ‘the movie’ incident


50 posted on 06/05/2013 2:16:13 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt (" Criminals simply donÂ’t care if they break the law. " by Larry Correia)
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To: austinaero

“..these were early assessments that were certain to change as we obtained more facts, and to suggest otherwise is just irresponsible,” Carney said. “

Obama was characterizing the attack on the consulate as “spontaneous riot” incited by an offensive porn video a week after everyone else in the world knew it was a planned Al Qaeda attack.


51 posted on 06/05/2013 2:18:09 PM PDT by haroldeveryman
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To: Venturer
The whole point of her being appointed to the NSA is that she does not require confirmation by the Senate. Nobody expects her to know anything, or exceed her proven record of ignorance and incompetence. She is a product of the Ruling Class's beltway hothouse. Any number of incompetent swine have, like Rice, been awarded political payoffs this way.
52 posted on 06/05/2013 2:39:42 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: Nachum; hoosiermama; penelopesire; SE Mom; MestaMachine; LucyT; thouworm; crosslink; kristinn; ...

FLASHBACK:

Added degree of separation ... “twice removed”.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/01/31/obamas-new-press-secretary-doesnt-report-to-the-president.html

Jan 31, 2011

EXCERPT

Carney is a champ at returning phone calls.

But he’s not an Obama insider—hardly an advantage when toiling for an insular politician who is naturally wary of newcomers and relies on a tight circle of advisers and intimates. Some White House veterans, including at least one former presidential press secretary, worry that Carney won’t receive the necessary access to Obama, and other policymakers at key meetings, to speak from the podium with the authority that Gibbs unquestionably enjoyed.

Ron Nessen, who left his position as NBC News’ White House correspondent to serve as Gerald Ford’s press secretary from 1974 to 1977, warned that a recent Washington Post story indicates that Carney will be twice removed from the president in the West Wing chain of command—reporting to White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer, who in turn reports to senior presidential adviser David Plouffe.


53 posted on 06/05/2013 2:40:04 PM PDT by maggief
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To: hinckley buzzard

Rice was promised a payoff for her public fabrications...the SOS job, but the Senate did not comply. She was still owed for her service, so I’m sure Obama had to give her something big enough to buy her continued support.


54 posted on 06/05/2013 2:42:29 PM PDT by ez (Muslims do not play well with others.)
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To: Venturer
The whole point of her being appointed to the NSA is that she does not require confirmation by the Senate. Nobody expects her to know anything, or exceed her proven record of ignorance and incompetence. She is a product of the Ruling Class's beltway hothouse. Any number of incompetent swine have, like Rice, been awarded political payoffs this way.
55 posted on 06/05/2013 2:44:55 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: Nachum
It's a wonder that Carney's head didn't spontaneously combust from built-up irony friction when he uttered the word “irresponsible”
56 posted on 06/05/2013 2:48:10 PM PDT by PATRIOT1876 (The only crimes that are 100% preventable are crimes committed by illegal aliens)
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To: originalbuckeye

I heard Hannity talking about Rice now being able to claim Executive Privilege about her prior statements on Benghai. How she can make that claim for what she did in a position she held that was not covered by Executive Privilege? That’s like Clinton claiming he didn’t have to testify in the Paula Jones lawsuit because as CInC he was covered by the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act. And we all remember how that ended.


57 posted on 06/05/2013 2:53:41 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: maggief

He’s nothing more than a Carney Parrot. .....Repeating what his trainers teach him.
Carney want is the CRACKER!?!?


58 posted on 06/05/2013 2:54:17 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obama: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then!)
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To: EDINVA

Problem is the legal hassle and media coverage will keep the legal teams busy on this when there are other things that need their attention


59 posted on 06/05/2013 2:58:24 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obama: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then!)
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To: Nachum

Henry may want to purchase a new phone.


60 posted on 06/05/2013 2:58:37 PM PDT by bgill (The problem is...no one is watching the Watch List!)
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