Posted on 07/31/2013 12:39:06 PM PDT by NotYourAverageDhimmi
White House press secretary Jay Carney insisted Wednesday that it was President Obama's job to focus on the economy and not brewing municipal scandals as he fielded multiple questions about sexually improper behavior by San Diego Mayor Bob Filner and New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner.
"I understand the allure of issues like this in the media … and I'm not being critical of it, but I'm saying that the president believes his job is not to comment on those issue, but to focus on what he can do to get this economy growing faster and creating more jobs," Carney said.
The White House spokesman insisted that Obama was not obligated to comment, despite having spoken out previously about the issue of sexual harassment in the military. Eight women have come forward to accuse Filner, a former U.S. congressman, of sexual misconduct in the workplace.
"No," Carney said. "The president is focused on what we can do for the middle class in this country."
He reiterated that point when asked by a reporter whether he should say something about the "political circus" in New York that has captured the world's attention. Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.), who resigned Congress in 2011 after it was revealed he sent sexually explicit texts and pictures to multiple women, admitted last week that he had continued to do so through last summer.
"No, we don't," Carney said, reiterating that the president's focus was the middle class.
"We just have no comment on it," Carney said. "There's plenty of coverage, plenty of stuff to cover without us commenting."
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Thank heaven, something he doesn’t feel compulsed to yak at us about!?
amazing! the Teleprompter must be broken today?
“The President has tried, but he just can’t find an angle to whip up a race war out of this, so no comment.”
But he s**** st trayvon's dead **** ??!!!
I hate this ****** ... I hate this ****** ..I hate this ****** ..I hate this ****** ..
No, it’s his ‘’job’’ to open his fat stupid yap on Trayvon Martin.
He can comment on all sorts of stuff until he doesn’t want to. Until then, shut yer pie holes and wait for the word from the “won”!
Another Obama vote cast as ‘present’.
“The president is focused on what we can do for the middle class in this country.” Jay Carney
That’s as funny as: “The Colonel is focused on what we can do for poultry in this country.” KFC
Comments on the site are not exactly supportive to The One.
He wouldn’t shut-up about Osama bin Laden but nary a peep about Benghazi. Ben who?
No comments?
“the police acted stupidly”
“if I had a son, he’d look like the ghetto rat thug...”
ad infinitum, ad nauseum...
...I can't believe he couldn't find something to say about this dirty old man.
But he likes to comment on EVERYTHING else political and not~!
O’s on the “down low” don’t cha know!
I think this might be another rare case of Carney accidentally telling the truth. Obama's job is not to talk about it because Vallerie told him to STFU about it. She's protecting Hillary now, and wants all of this to just fade away.
Why would you chose to ruin this movie for everyone? I will never see this scene the same.....and that is not a good thing.
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