David Axelrod Says Classified Leaks Not From White House

Yahoo ^ | 6/10/12 | George Stephanopoulos

[Libloather]

David Axelrod Says Classified Leaks Not From White House
By George Stephanopoulos | ABC OTUS News – 5 hrs ago

Obama campaign senior adviser David Axelrod said he is confident that newly launched investigations will show that recent leaks on classified national security information did not come from the White House.

"I think the authors of all of this work have said that the White House was not the source of this information," Axelrod told me this morning on "This Week." "I can't say that there weren't leaks. There were obvious leaks, but they weren't from the White House."

Axelrod said Obama takes all "life or death decisions" on national security seriously, and that the White House would not leak information that may jeopardize classified operations.

"He understands that when he commits people to missions that their lives are at stake, and the safety of Americans are at stake," Axelrod said. "And the last thing that he would countenance or anybody around him would countenance are leaks that would jeopardize the security of Americans on these secret missions, and the success of those missions."

[dennisw]

Axelrod is an awful liar. He looks sleazy and non-credible. Just another incompetent leftist who thinks he has God given talent. Like telepromter Obama and his nervous tool Eric Holder

[edcoil]

The reporter on CNN says he did talk to the O folks and says this

“Sanger contended that how Obama conducts himself in the theater of international military action is key for the public to know, and is a necessary story for the media to report on, regardless of the secrecy associated with national security issues.”

[rodguy911]

Wow like minds,I was just over there myself. It’s a treasure trove from time to time.

[rodguy911]

Sounds like code for the NYT is a self-hating rag that will print anything to sell a few more papers and stay alive another month.

[OpusatFR]

Ax is the target. Jarette and Holder are going to pin this on him to get rid of him.

Actions have consequences, Ax. You attempt to end run the tribal elders and you get busted.

[HapaxLegamenon]

“but they weren’t from the White House.”
Axelrod means literally the WH, not the administration. Weak.

So in other words, Aexload walked through the tunnel from the White House to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building before he leaked the info to the press.

[Mr Apple]

AxleGrease is a slimball liar.

Which equivalent to a human toilet.

[Terry Mross]

First, I’m sure he IS confident the investigation will clear obama.

Second, why wasn’t the WH screaming to high Heaven the minute these articles were published?

[rodguy911]

Doubtful. The regime dies an awful death and really quickly without triangulation and astroturfing from this lying scoundrel.He is key to keeping their leaky ship afloat.Without a spinning media that is fed lies almost hourly this regime folds and big time.

[jcsjcm]

Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan Reportedly Kills Members of SEAL Team 6

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And I suppose no one leaked that these Navy seals were in the area either!

I do believe we have a leaky faucet somewhere destroying all our secrets and intelligence. I wonder who that could be? This administration must go and the next should investigate everything if anything is even left after they are gone!

[grumpygresh]

This is a declaration of war against the congressional republicans. Axis-rod has clearly acknowledged the leaks, and these leaks are serious. The witch hunt against GOP reps and staffers will soon begin. Holder’s DOJ lawyers are just hacks designed to intimidate congress by investigation. Boner and the boys need to realize that zero will use these leaks as a crisis, a pretext, to attack the GOP.
The best defense is a good offense, and congress had better ratchet up the pressure on Holder with regards to F&F. They had better start beating the drum for a special prosecutor or else, zero and Holder will eat them for lunch.

[Mr Apple]

Hitler lookalike has spoken.

Axelrod, Obama, Schumer-- all equivalent to tha' three goons in Night at the Roxbury dancin' around wildly in front of the people while feverishly chewin gum. The whole lot are lyin' mishuganas'

[Hoodat]

How would Axelrod know whether they came from the White House or not? Unless he knows where the leaks came from.

[Mr Apple]

How would Axelrod know whether they came from the White House or not? Unless he knows where the leaks came from.

Exactly!

[D-fendr]

Axelrod means literally the WH, not the administration. Weak.

Yep, members of Obama's national security team ≠ White House.

Very weak.

[nascarnation]

Clintonian parsing.

Still a valuable Washington skill.

[The Wizard]

I’ll need a better source....

[GOPJ]

Didn’t Nixon’s boys say the same?

[MHGinTN]

That is yet another reason to believe it was Valerie jarret who is the source, trying to prop up the obozo for his re-election. She is an enemy of the Republic with both feet planted at the top of the power pyramid.

[TigersEye]

Getting caught however was never in the game plan.

With Holder in charge of the investigation that's probably not a risk.