Jay Carney (Obama's Press Secretary) is floundering under pressure, say Washington insiders, page 1
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Topic started on 5-5-2011 @ 07:13 PM by centurion1211
Many did not like the previous press secretary - Gibbs - for his sometimes in-your-face, combative nature, but Carney seems totally the opposite. Is it possible, though, that Carney more accurately reflects the true nature and style of his boss, president Obama?

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He gathers himself, embarks on a stuttering reply, pauses for what seems like an eternity, then starts gabbling, tripping over his words, rephrasing what he’s just said, then looking plaintively back at the questioner as if to say, “How did I do? Was that okay? Or would you like me to try again?”
“I think he’s doing very badly,” says a political contact based in Washington. “And I’ve heard others say that he’s really struggling.”

This is a pivotal moment in Barack Obama’s presidency, a moment when the eyes of the world are locked on Washington. In the global battle for hearts and minds, it is essential that the leader of the free world exudes an air of calm authority at this time. Yet the White House’s handling of the media in the aftermath of Sunday’s events has been breathtakingly amateurish, planting seeds of doubt about the legality of the operation and about Osama bin Laden’s death that would not otherwise be there. The constantly changing narrative – or “fact pattern”, as one White House official described it – suggests that the president and his advisers have been caught on the hop and have no clear strategy for dealing with the fallout from bin Laden’s death. This is epitomised by the halting, timid delivery of Jay – “How’m I doin’?” – Carney, who must bear some of the responsibility for this communications failure.



reply posted on 5-5-2011 @ 07:28 PM by notsofunnyguy
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Glenn Beck as Obama's press secretary? That would be funny!

I can see it now:

"The president wants me to tell you about this...but I'm going to tell you about this other thing instead!"

On the bright side, we'd probably hear a more positive spin on conspiracy theorists than we are right now.


reply posted on 5-5-2011 @ 08:03 PM by backinblack
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How hard can it be to utter two words all day??

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reply posted on 5-5-2011 @ 08:31 PM by tooo many pills
I thought this guy, John Brennan, not Carney is who fuxed it up.

5/2/11


But obviously, they used him to make the first statements the day after Obama made the announcement Sunday night because they weren't very confident in Carney.

Brennan is the one that said it was a prolonged firefight, that Osama used a woman as a human shield, reached for a gun, and that he was living in a million dollar plus house. All of which are not true, but they weren't lies, that was just the government trying to give us information fast, and we should thank them for it.



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reply posted on 7-5-2011 @ 01:40 AM by Skerrako
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I randomly watch C-span for about 5 min every now and then and definitely noticed this! He stutters a bunch and exudes very little confidence in what he is saying.

Too much pressure for a young guy possible.

He looks like he went door to door for Obama in '08


reply posted on 20-5-2011 @ 05:50 PM by centurion1211
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Update - from the latest PR fiasco involving obama's Israel speech:

TUESDAY:
Q: 'There's a draft of the speech floating around that says the president will urge Israel to withdraw to the pre-1967 borders'...

CARNEY: 'That report is completely false'...

THURSDAY:
OBAMA: 'We believe the borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines'...




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