White House Press Secretary Jay Carney to Resign (1 Viewer)

[tom22406]

Has to be one of the best/worst jobs their is.Like him or hate him he was very good at what he did.

Podium Shuffle: Carney Resigns as White House Press Secretary


President Barack Obama made a surprise appearance Friday to announce that his chief spokesman Jay Carney is leaving his post behind the podium.

Obama called Carney one of his closest advisers and friends at the White House in remarks to the press in the White House briefing room.

"In April, Jay came to me in the Oval Office and said that he was thinking of moving on, and I was not thrilled, to say the least," he said. "But Jay has had to wrestle with this decision for quite some time."

"I will continue to rely on him as a friend and an adviser after he leaves to spend as much of his summer as he can with his kids before he decides what's next for him," he added. "Whatever it is, I know he's going to be outstanding at it."

Carney, who has served as press secretary for over three years, called holding the job "an honor and a joy for me."

Obama announced that communications deputy Josh Earnest will take over the job as the president's press secretary.

"Today the flak jacket is officially passed to a new generation," he said of Earnest.

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/podium-shuffle-carney-resigns-white-house-press-secretary-n118686

 

[Parrothead]

he must be spun out

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Wow, I'd say this is pretty big news given all the cross-statements he's been caught in.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

 

[Greggity]

Poor guy probably got tired of lying on a daily basis...

 

[NCCommish]

He stayed a long time. Tough job.

 

[eoMMan]

I wonder if he'll go back to the Saints.

 

[jamny]

I liked him more than Robert Gibbs.

 

[DocHolliday]

He was a good liar.

 

[Slapdash]

Was very surprised how long he lasted. Must be hard to know which way is up after spinning around that much.

 

[timschochet]

CJ Cregg remains the standard.

 

[tom22406]

I know he had said he wanted to do Crossfire on CNN so I'm sure he will find a career in tv very shortly.

 

[tom22406]

CJ Cregg remains the standard.

You love you some West Wing don't you?

 

[timschochet]

CJ Cregg remains the standard.

You love you some West Wing don't you?

I like to admire politicians. That's hard to do in real life.

 

[Baloney Sandwich]

Dana Perino was pretty hot

 

[Sarnoff]

Forty-two percent of reporters called the Obama White House the most secretive it had covered.

for transparency!

Why do we need this particular public official? As the White House pioneers ways to avoid questions, what's the point of the job Jay Carney's now leaving?

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

He was a good liar.

He was a willing liar.

 

[MaxThreshold]

The lies he's been spewing for the last few years must finally be catching up with him. Wonder if he can even look in a mirror anymore.

 

[DiStefano]

The lies he's been spewing for the last few years must finally be catching up with him. Wonder if he can even look in a mirror anymore.

He sees two faces.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

The lies he's been spewing for the last few years must finally be catching up with him. Wonder if he can even look in a mirror anymore.

People resign when either the difference between chief executive and administration member become unresolvable or the administration member has so lost credibility that he is no longer effective or can no longer maintain public integrity.

I think it's possible Carney got hung out to dry on something and the public just doesn't know what it is yet.

 

[Koya]

Forty-two percent of reporters called the Obama White House the most secretive it had covered.

for transparency!

Why do we need this particular public official? As the White House pioneers ways to avoid questions, what's the point of the job Jay Carney's now leaving?

I call BS. Just muckraking by the biased liberal media.

 

[MaxThreshold]

Forty-two percent of reporters called the Obama White House the most secretive it had covered.

for transparency!

Why do we need this particular public official? As the White House pioneers ways to avoid questions, what's the point of the job Jay Carney's now leaving?

I call BS. Just muckraking by the biased liberal media.

Koya gets it!