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Reporters Call Out Carney For Spinning VA Retirement As A Resignation [VIDEO]
Daily Caller ^
| 5/19/14
| Grae Stafford
Posted on 05/19/2014 5:59:46 PM PDT by Nachum
White House press secretary Jay Carney received a stiff rebuke at Mondays press briefing after trying to spin the resignation of Dr. Robert Petzel, Veterans Affairs undersecretary for health, as proof of the administrations accountability for the escalating scandal over veterans waiting lists.
The spat began when ABCs Jonathan Karl began questioning Carney about VA Secretary Eric Shinseki.
If this mess regarding wait times isnt cleaned up soon, are General Shinsekis days numbered as VA secretary? Karl asked Carney.
Carney pivoted to stress the presidents support for the VA before responding, What the president wants is for the review and the investigation to be completed and for action to be taken to address any problems that are identified by the review and the investigation and for individuals to be held accountable if that is appropriate.
Karl then asked, Are you suggesting regarding Dr. Petzel that he was forced to resign because of this controversy?
He did resign, Carney responded. He was identified as somebody that the American Legion thought should be held responsible, and I would point you to what the American Legion said.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: carney; petzel; retirement; spinning; va; vahospitals; vawaitlistscandal
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He doesn't even believe his own spin.
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posted on
05/19/2014 5:59:46 PM PDT
by
Nachum
To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...
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posted on
05/19/2014 6:00:06 PM PDT
by
Nachum
(Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
To: Nachum
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posted on
05/19/2014 6:01:08 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: Nachum
Johnathan Karl is job hunting.....ABC will not tolerate this behavior for long.
To: Erik Latranyi
OK, how many weeks till they fire Karl?
I figure.... 3.
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posted on
05/19/2014 6:16:57 PM PDT
by
Nachum
(Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
To: Nachum
Johnathan Karl is job hunting.....ABC will not tolerate this behavior for long.
To: Nachum
“I guess it depends on what your definition of ‘retirement’ is.”
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posted on
05/19/2014 6:19:08 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: Nachum
Whatever happened to Saddam Hussein’s spokesman, Tariq Aziz, I think was his name. Pretty boy Jay should be so proud to be the U.S. equivalent to Tariq. Maybe he will suffer the same fate.
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posted on
05/19/2014 6:24:33 PM PDT
by
ImNotLying
(The Right To Bear Arms: Making good people helpless won't make bad people harmless!)
To: Nachum
Carney learned from the best.
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posted on
05/19/2014 6:39:04 PM PDT
by
JPG
(Yes We Can morphs into Make It Hurt.)
To: Nachum
Carney pivoted to stress the presidents support for the VA before responding, What the president wants is for the review and the investigation to be completed and for action to be taken to address any problems that are identified by the review and the investigation and for individuals to be held accountable if that is appropriate. The administration is now spinning they inherited this problem from Bush. Well, if so, then the above statement is bunk. Why wasn't all that done back in 2009 when Obama took over?
Typical government bureaucratic lies - "wait for the investigation and report" means "nothing is going to be done so go away, it's old news."
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posted on
05/19/2014 6:48:02 PM PDT
by
Fledermaus
(Conservatives are all that's left to defend the Constitution. Dems hate it, and Repubs don't care.)
To: Fledermaus
Also, what’s the difference between a review and an investigation and why do they need both?
It’s laughable when the fake journalists can’t even point out these ridiculous statements.
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posted on
05/19/2014 6:49:31 PM PDT
by
Fledermaus
(Conservatives are all that's left to defend the Constitution. Dems hate it, and Repubs don't care.)
To: Nachum
The stunt was lame the first time they pulled it, many scandals ago.
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posted on
05/19/2014 6:50:17 PM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
To: ImNotLying
WE need citizens and military arrests of these folks and trials by the people.
To: Nachum; blueyon; KitJ; T Minus Four; xzins; CMS; The Sailor; ab01; txradioguy; Jet Jaguar; ...
Active Duty/Retiree ping.
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posted on
05/19/2014 6:53:22 PM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(Resist in place.)
To: Jet Jaguar
Someone forgot to whip Carney’s little weasel ass when he was hall moniter in high school.
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posted on
05/19/2014 6:56:57 PM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
To: Nachum
If you believe they care a wit, you also believe Benghazi was caused by a video.
Pray America is waking up
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posted on
05/19/2014 7:11:51 PM PDT
by
bray
(Palin 2016)
To: Jet Jaguar
Whoda thunk it? Could the WH Press Corps finally have had enough? Could hairs be sprouting in their nether regions? Could they possibly have functioning testes?
I'm not Pollyanish, but who knows?
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posted on
05/19/2014 7:14:25 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Mlichael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: Nachum
Not sure who’s the bigger liar: Carney or his boss.
Both of rotten to the core.
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posted on
05/19/2014 7:14:31 PM PDT
by
lgjhn23
(It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
To: Nachum
Issa nailed it on Carney.
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posted on
05/19/2014 7:21:45 PM PDT
by
skimbell
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