Posted on 05/14/2013 11:31:49 AM PDT by servo1969
Full Title - "Carney: White House notified of IRS targeting tea party ‘several weeks ago;’ Obama: I found out Friday [VIDEO]"
White House press secretary Jay Carney said in a press conference Tuesday that the White House was notified about the IRS targeting tea party groups “several weeks ago.” This comes a day after President Obama said he found out about it from news reports on Friday of last week.
During a press conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday, President Obama was asked about the IRS scandal. He responded, ”I first learned about it from the same news reports that I think most people learned about this. I think it was on Friday.”
However, Carney said Tuesday that first a report had to be compiled by the IRS’s inspector general and then when it was completed, it was passed on to the administration.
“A notification is appropriate and routine and that is what happened and that happened several weeks ago,” Carney said.
Carney said the White House will not make a formal statement until a complete IG report is released.
Carney said later in the press conference that although the White House was notified “weeks ago” about the IRS investigaton, neither he nor the president were notified individually.
There may be some slight variation on the theme, but I predict the same basic approach and result (until the VOTERS wake up).
'twas hubris what slain the beast . .
didn't they all die after the hit on bin Laden? - what a coincidence.
If the president’s sole responsibility was filling out March Madness Brackets and oogling male hoops players - Obama would be indispensable
Reminds me of what Gene Hackman said to Will Smith in Enemy of the State:
You’re either incredibly smart, or incredibly stupid.
The CIA got blamed for the Bay of Pigs as well - that musta really torqued em
I agree with you on the “spin”. You have to take every comment word by word to sort out.. there will still be some blatant lies in what they put out, but if you slice & dice the rhetoric, there will not be quite as many lies due to the wording they release.
Alrighty, then.
The building was notified. Duh!
more like he was notified friday that the ongoing operation they had going was discovered and being reported on.
I would pay big money to hear that question asked just like that at the next White House briefing.
Oh yeah, Soebarkah. We believe you. Just like when you said you never heard the racist, hateful sermons by your spiritual mentor back in Chi-town.
Then someone should ask Jay if his wife (Calire Shipman-ABC News) has any thoughts on the possibility of having her phone and email records snooped thru by Eric The Red?
Given Nero’s paranoia about the Press and the Public in General he has to be about ready to come unhinged.
I’ll check in later to see how things played out along the way...but no doubt the erruption has begun....unfortunately no telling where the lava will flow!...nor the fences built to stop it!
“....and IF anything was done wrong, we just don’t have time for that. It is just unacceptable to me, and I will hold those responsible fully accountable......” blah blah blah... fill in the blanks for whatever lies, scandals and corruption apply today.
Obama lies ! And I approve this message !!
Joe Wilson was right !
bttt
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