Posted on 09/06/2011 12:59:41 PM PDT by i88schwartz
White House press secretary Jay Carney was asked by ABC's Jake Tapper to give a response to Teamsters President James Hoffa's controversial comment at yesterday's union rally in Detroit, Michigan in which President Obama also attended.
Tapper asked for the White House's reaction in light of President Obama calling for civility in political rhetoric after the attempted assassination of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords.
"First of all, those weren't comments by the president," Carney told Tapper. "The President wasn't there. I mean, he wasn't on stage. He didn't speak for another twenty minutes. He didn't hear it."
"Mr. Hoffa speaks for himself. He speaks for the labor movement," Carney said about the Teamsters President.
"The president speaks for himself. I speak for the president," he added."
"Were the comments appropriate," Carney was asked.
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
“”First of all, those weren’t comments by the president,” Carney told Tapper”
Well, then I guess that says it all. If all conservatives call for the death of all liberals then it’s OK as long as the “president didn’t say it.”
Another case of The Administration voting “present”.
It’s about time this disgrace of a man has a nickname that reflects such.
Jack Tapper might be the only MSM reporter that actually does his job and asks hard questions of both political parties.
Carney sold his soul for this job, wow.
Straining the limits of credulity.
Why is it that when I look at a picture of Carney the only thing I can think of is “the average human head weighs 8 pounds?”
Kinda like when Obama sat in Rev. Wright's church for 20 years and never heard a thing, huh?
I don’t think Hoffa was calling for physical violence. His crude talking was in the context of getting his people out to vote on election day. But given the ridiculous attempt to pin the attack on Congresswoman Giffords on Sarah Palin, I do not not see how the leftists have room to complain.
FUBO GTFO ! 501 Days until Noon Jan 20, 2013 - Hell Yes, change is coming!
What the h&^% does “O” think being President IS then... if he thinks he has no association with the people who support him or to whom he appeals publicly FOR support? Is “O” a complete moron....?
Carney: The name reminds us of where his boss should be working.
These people are snakes.
Notice the dims stick to the game plan and stay on message. Whereas you can always count on one of the RINO’s to pop up and undercut conservatives.
Well he’s heard it by now, what’s his response? No response means he agrees.
Pray for America
Hannity has labeled him President Zero and, henceforth, I will refer to this empty suit as President Zero too. He's a nobody.
The DNC Chair(woman) was on Fox and Friends this morning. She chose to "pass" as well.
That is stupid, stubborn smugness and that smugness is going to come back and bite Obama in the butt, closer to election time.
It would be so simple for Obama to come out and say the rhetoric was over the top and not appropriate.
Obama will come to regret this...tsk tsk
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