Posted on 05/19/2014 5:59:46 PM PDT by Nachum
White House press secretary Jay Carney received a stiff rebuke at Monday’s press briefing after trying to spin the resignation of Dr. Robert Petzel, Veterans Affairs undersecretary for health, as proof of the administration’s accountability for the escalating scandal over veterans’ waiting lists.
The spat began when ABC’s Jonathan Karl began questioning Carney about VA Secretary Eric Shinseki.
“If this mess regarding wait times isn’t cleaned up soon, are General Shinseki’s days numbered as VA secretary?” Karl asked Carney.
Carney pivoted to stress the president’s 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.”
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I’m old enough to remember Sam Donaldson ripping Reagan and his press secretary. Carney can’t even handle the softballs from today’s putz press.
I always thought Baghdad Bob “Tariq Aziz” is actually Jay Carney with a new face courtesy of plastic surgury.
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