Posted on 11/01/2013 8:39:31 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney made the unusual move of encouraging Republican senators Ted Cruz and Rand Paul to pursue the presidential nomination during his daily briefing Friday, even if his words were in jest. Carney was deflecting questions about the 2016 Democratic field when he volunteered that he thinks it would be awesome if those two Republicans entered the race.
Carney was avoiding a question from Fox News Ed Henry about Joe Bidens chances in 2016, given the revelation from the new book Double Down: Game Change 2012 suggesting President Obama considered replacing Biden with Hillary Clinton as his second-term running mate. Does the president believe the vice president would be a strong president?
Sure, Carney answered, adding that Obama picked Biden as his running mate for the right reason, which is that, if necessary, Vice President Biden to be president. But the press secretary was not about to announce an endorsement from Obama for the 2016 race, at least on the Democratic side. We can talk about the Republicans, Carney said. Thats pretty interesting.
Henry gladly took him up on the offer, immediately asking for Carneys thoughts on Cruz and Paul specifically.
I think they all ought to run, Carney said. It would be awesome.
Well Jay, How would you like a Ted Cruz/Dr. Ben Carson ticket?
It's amazing just how squeaky clean 0bama was huh.. /s
$20 to the first military guy or gal that bitch slaps this candy ass SOB.
Carneys mind must be an interesting place to live.
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But it would require a fetal position, as the space is very cramped.
I think Carney has enough intelligence to know the GOP-E will run another McCain or Romney. I have no doubt the fix is already under way from the Boner and Co. The House Speaker’s name auto- corrected, darn.
:-) Interesting in a sort of Bate's Motel sort of way I suppose.
Carny can’t avoid lying.
Same thing they said about Reagan!!
If you want to know what they really believe go here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQA4ww_AnQw
You are partially right.....they did exactly the same thing in 2012 as they did in 1976....rigged the nomination to get Gerald Ford......with the same results...the rino got whacked...in 1980 Ronald Reagan got the nomination in spite of the establishment. I see the same thing going down with Ted Cruz!!!
Scott Walker supports Illegal Alien Amnesty...non starter right there. Also, the election of Scott Walker led to Renice Priebus running the RNC, another RINO running the RNC
Pand Paul and Scott Walker are not good candidates. We need another Real Conservative with Cruz
Who is changing the subject? ROTFL
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