White House Kills the Briefing Room Lights
by Keith Koffler on October 26, 2012, 10:27 am
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney has apparently been pulled from the podium of the White House Briefing Room, as President Obama’s political advisers seek to control their messaging as much as possible and avoid unforced errors.
ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE
Photo by Keith Koffler
Carney, the public face of the “openness” White House, has not briefed from the podium since October 10. It’s the only time he has appeared there this month.
Obama’s travel does not explain Carney’s failure to brief. The press secretary generally submits to questioning before the cameras when the president is at the White House, and Obama has spent three days there in addition to October 10 – October 12, October 19, and today, when Carney is again not scheduled to brief.
Carney continues to participate in off-camera “gaggles,” briefing reporters along with Obama campaign press secretary Jen Psaki during trips aboard Air Force One. But such briefings tend to be much shorter and less intense than the televised White House briefings, and of course cannot be scrutinized directly by the public.
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Top Opinion
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Red Branch 2012/10/26 18:56:44
+14With any luck he is doing double duty and killing his election chances at the same time.
I believe this is appropriate.
The 4th Estate is a bloody joke.
I'd wear my special shoes...
is the bammiedems afraid he'll let something slip ???
talk about damage control ,, like bailing out a sinking titanic with paper cups !
The problem IS.. Obama doesn't HAVE to be brought down by the TRUTH of what happened.. The questions ALONE are damning enough..