President Barack Obama gives White House press secretary Jay Carney a hug after announcing that Carney will step down later next month, during a surprise visit to the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. The president announced Carney’s departure in a surprise appearance at in the White House press briefing room Friday. He said principal deputy press secretary Josh Earnest will take over the job
Pete Souza: Pres Obama reacts after seeing Jay Carney’s new beard
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NBC News: 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 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.
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.@PressSec is a great friend, a trusted advisor and an incredible asset for the President and the White House. We'll miss you. -VP
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Vice President Biden (@VP) May 30, 2025Will miss @PressSec who has been an incredible colleague and friend for 5 and a half years, leads by example, and is truly a class act
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So proud of @PressSec, and so excited for @jearnest44 - no one deserves the job more, or will do it better
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Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) May 30, 2025Thanks for everything, Jay Carney! And congrats to our next White House @PressSec, @JEarnest44. http://t.co/TYq3E50iG6
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Carney to be replaced by @jearnest44 RT @tamarakeithNPR: Pres. Obama says "Jay has become one of my closest friends." http://t.co/3a2cCnn6cy
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President Barack Obama shares a laugh as he makes a surprise visit into the Brady Press Briefing Room to announce that White House press secretary Jay Carney, right, will be stepping down later next month.
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President Barack Obama and Press Secretary Jay Carney hug each other after the president announced his resignation
Pete Souza: Jay Carney @PresSec is getting ready for the @redsox visit today. Watch out @MikeNapoli25
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Howdy! :) 😥
Is today his last day?
Congrats on 1st Carol.
His last day is sometime in June.
Thanks Bob. Time to say goodbye. Do you know what he will do?
No idea, Carol. Perhaps host Meet the Press!!! :)
There ya go, Bob! Let’s start up that campaign!
There you go Jacqueline the Queen. Your wish was listened to promptly. Excellent boss. ;)
I prefer Goddess.
Ha. You’re too funny, Carol!
I’m off to nap with the sun’s shining on my face. BBL.
Yes but Goddess doesn’t rhyme with Jacqueline. Are you Irish O’Boomer? I’ve forgotten. ;)
OMG! That would be AWESOME!!!
Woot! Your sharp too!
Dude can write his own ticket now. He’ll continue to do great things.
Yes he will but what does he like to do? Red Sox announcer? ;) No that’s me being silly ’cause I don’t know what the hell is going on.
:-)
I had to hear of Jay’s resignation via CanadaBarb who’s on the golf course. In Canada. Ha. We are certainly well connected, TOD! But Jay should have called me, so I could have been one of the first to thank him for a job incredibly well done. I would never try to talk any of these fine folks in the Obama administration out of leaving, because think how hard they’ve all been working.
Couldn’t agree with you more, Jacqueline.
You should be Deputy Press Sec. With you’re quick wit and excellent prose. We must get a TODer in the WhiteHouse. 😻 :)
Excellent suggestion, Carol!!
Ha. Thanks, Carol, but it won’t be me! I just sit on the sidelines and yell out things! I vote for Nerdy Wonka! :)
Me too if I have a vote! We NEED. A TODer in the White House! 😍 Amk might have to get back into the bt biz and do the R&S! He lives in a good time zone for it! 😎
#misplacedtrust
Though I can do #pressec. It would be with great pleasure to call them bastids right in their face.
Ok, you’re hired! You would be good. They wouldn’t know what hit them.
Wimps, there’d fold fast with you there. . .
thank you Mr. Carney.
you handled those clowns wonderfully.
Yep!!
Awww, that is such a sweet photo at the top. I love them both so much. Now I am in a puddle.
Well I know nothing. Guess I’ll just lurk. What a day.
Thank you Chips for an outstanding R&S and thank you NW for this excellent tribute to Mr Carney and for your Truth Tweets post, as well.
Thanks, Bob.
I’ll miss Jay Carney something fierce but happy that Josh is his successor.
Good team player. Great job, Jay. In especially tolerating the corrupt wh press corpse (sic)
Thank you all bts but especially Chips and NW. I’m not much of a lurker or contributor these days & won’t be anytime soon. I’m just a sorry ass whiner. I miss you guys. :(
Thanks, CarolMaeWY.
Hopefully, this cures the blues.
Thank you NW! You know the right medicine! 😍 :)
How are you, Carol? What’s going on?
Nothing good except I no longer see black spots in my eyes. Right eye sees better farther away, left eye is nearsighted. The rest I’ll leave for another day. This day has already had so many twists and turns. DM me if you have time. ;) I’m giving you a flower though. ;)
I so sorry CarolMaeWY.
{{{{ Hugs+ <3 + Payers}}}}
Thank you Nena. The hugs feel so good. The love and support even better.
Big hugs to you, CM. XOXO
Thank you meta, these feel so good. :)
I be really stupid: “DM” through wp or twitter? I feel sooooo stupid.
No you did just fine on twitter. I left a long answer as I usually do. No big deal. I feel so good after all the hugs and good music. :)
I’m not sure there is a DM in WP. O_o ? I still think of WP as WordPerfect. Does anyone else? Bet Nerdy and Chips don’t even know what it is. ;)
Oh, my: WordPerfect. Wow…….
Do you remember? Is it still used in Canada? VC, do you know?
I defiitely remember it. I used it, back in the day. The law firms I worked for brought in freestanding word processing machines - that’s how far back I go.
I don’t think WordPerfect is still in use.
Me too. Started on DOS. Made our own macros. Then finally WordPerfect. I never really did learn WORD because I no longer had to use it. I did, but not to the fullest extent.
After reading some of the reviews, I may pick up a copy of it. I can still save in Word or pdf but the reviews say it is far superior to Word (which doesn’t take much) and apparently is easy to make compatible.
I’ll have to look into it.
Nope. I’m wrong. It’s still out there.
Good!
In fact there are some dedicated users who wish it would become popular again. Apparently it continues to be upgraded. Who knew?
I thought it was. Not one secretary wanted to switch but Microsoft had the monopoly. The owners wife was quite a Diva back in the day when I followed it. Probably dead now. :(
You are not stupid. You just haven’t mastered secret messaging. . . Not a bad thing at. Some don’t accept DMs.
Figured it out - sent you a DM
I got it. Domed back attachable.
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(((((Dudette))))) My arms are rounder! ;)
… and warmer! Thank you dear! :-)
;) No your the souther girl. . .
Okay, yours are rounder, but mine get all up in your nooks and crannies! :-D
;) Mine might be longer!
George Takei is going to show off his new cover for some project he has this week-end. I forgot what the cover was for.
Dunno, but thanks for the tip. I’ll be on the lookout.
I’ll try to be more specific later. Now I’m curious about the timeline at the WhiteHouse. First Sec. Shinseki gave a speech, then met with the President, then Pres. Obama statement. If I were a journalist I would have a great question or not asked one. Then I’m not sure. I guess Jay tells the press at briefing he is resigning? Then what? ? ?
I’m sorry to see Jay leave, but that has to be a really difficult and stressful job. Not only having to face the morons everyday and answer stupid questions, but everything he does behind the scenes too. Best of luck to him!
Had posted this late last night and, given today’s developments, wanted to share it again …
Are the Red Sox coming today or is that an old pic? No I haven’t seen the schedule. . .
What a tipsy turvy day for Pres. Obama.
Ha!
Holy shit:
and there we have it.. exactly what the republicans live for- gutting, preventing anything that works for the regular person, the poor/ middle class. If we get a majority repub congress.. we will see a lot more of this: an end to public education, privatizing everything.. and today I include the VA in that. I believe that this Congress will not approve a replacement for Sec. Shinseki. If we don’t win every election from now on- they will systematically take everything that remotely benefits those of us who can’t afford the ‘private’ entitites.
They are nothing if not shrewd and skillful. I just saw a tweet by Boehner, telling “Democrats” to bring the VA Accountability bill to a vote. This is the one filibustered by 41 REPUBLICANS.
Skillful messaging. And yet we have Dem’s falling all over each other to run away from ACA and call for Shinseki’s head instead of - in one, sustained, meaningful cry of outrage - blame Bush/Cheney and the traitorous GOP for not funding or implementing solutions at the VA.
I agree, and as to Boehner he is the worst sort of hypocrite. I am so angry today about Gen Shinseki. I am sick of republicans and how they play us all, and how so many suck up to them, the media and some dems. Republicans have never cared about we vets and they prove it consistently.
Republicans would NEVER do this, but there they were, a few Dem’s tripping over themselves to look like GOP. Some who should know better, but I’ve seen Boxer do it and others. When will they every learn?
Turn it back on GOP cuts and GOP sequester and John McCain who was either clueless or heartless about the vets in his state. Tout the fact that PBO opened the doors to veterans going back generations. Blame Bush/Cheney! SUPPORT YOUR PRESIDENT.
I talk to a lot of ‘white noise’ people for whom politics is background noise but they vote. They hear the GOP yell outrage with no dissent, and hear enough Dem’s equivocate and whine. and a little lie like Boehner’s tweet takes a little space in their white noise heads. Some Dems are outraged, MSM won’t report GOP failures & blocking of VA bills, ALL of the GOP is outraged, so it must be Dem’s not allowing a vote in the Senate, right?
Infuriating.
An insightful, if sobering, read:
http://pmcarpenter.blogs.com/p_m_carpenters_commentary/2014/05/re-hillary-sullivans-fear-and-my-advice.html
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Jay Carney is stepping down, say it ain’t so. I’m sorry to hear that, but everyone need a break sometimes. Best wishes to Jay. Hope he doesn’t turn out like that other guy who all he does is criticized POTUS. I don’t think he will.
Charles Pierce take on the Shinseki resignation (at least he didn’t call it a firing like so many have). I agree with most of it, including the inevitability of it, even though I wish it hadn’t happened.
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/eric-shinseki-resignation-053014
A while ago I called Mrs Japa who had not heard the news yet. Her response “What with all the shootings, and now this, this country is seriously fkd up.” And she seldom uses such language.
Wow! Everyone, this has sure been an emotional day. I came over to post about the defeatist email sent by the dccc title “All hope is lost” and came to the news of Jay “Clark Kent” leaving! I knew this day would most likely come but I’m sure hatin to see him go. It’s a grueling and patience stressing job dealing with these idiots day in and day out. He’s work in news and knows the games being played. I wish him all the best. My ears will miss hearing Jay’s strong, articulate and thoughtful voice and words. I do however love me some Josh “The Voice” though so huge congratulations to him. I’ve listened and watched him cover for Jay many times and he’s great too.
Thank you to all you folks especially today helping me to see the possibilities of focusing more eyes and money on our VA. The spot light has to be turned on the law makers blocking funding over these many years. We ( dems and us regular folks and the few out there in the media who care to lead with truth need to voice all the good work this President,admin and secretary Shinseki has done. I believe history will reflect this, and I’m so happy Secretary Shinseki has been able to feel all the love and support from the administration, and in particular regular people and most importantly the veterans who attended his speech today.
I was compelled to call the phone comment line at the DCC over both the awful emails for fund raising, and the wobbly support of Shinski. I
urged that the spotlight shine on the GOP for blocking funds, and asked them to forcefully get behind and in front of funding it properly and supporting legislation to assist more med students with loans for serving with the VA and hard to service areas of the country. It was short but impassioned and felt good! I also reminded the DCC that President Obama infused the nation with positive energy and galvanized us to support and vote.
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<3 just <3 this beautiful Tribute of the Hon Jay "Clark Kent" Carney by one TOD bt named Nerdy Wonka.
Thank you NW.
Thank You, Jay ;)
Thanks, Nena.
Nerdy Wonka << BLOG TYRANT EXTRAORDINAIRE! :-)
Aww….thank you so much.
Just got home, and Oh No!——Jay too???!!! What a terrible, horrible, no good day! Sob! 2 of the best are gone. And the worthless, heartless GOP/media remain. Growl.
I go out to walk Danny, and when I come back: this. I can’t ever walk Danny again, too much happens when we’re on our travels.
Thanks a gazillion Nerdy!
It’s all your fault….. LOL.
You’re welcome, Chips.
Come to think of it…. Don’t ALL of the really bad things happen when Chips is “away”? Hmmm….
I like how you still try to maintain the pretense that you take Danny for walks rather than the other way aorund.
:-)
Well, that was never truer than today! Seriously, I’m still waterskiing about the place, face down - he’s Mr Iron Man, this fella.
Jay Carney is leaving. I’m stunned.
I really, really, really dislike republicans. They’re lily livered chickens. No offense to chickens. I’d like to have chickens as pets and eggs but for two boys I don’t trust and Jasmine I trust even less. She is a second hand lion.
You had me at “I really, really, really dislike republicans.”
^5 ‘Nuff Said. Full Stop.
:) ROFLARethugs!
:) gunnite toddys.
Hahahahah! good one amk!
good nite
LOL!
I wrote my comment on the other post. (slow as I am, you all know that), however, I will say that I am so happy for Jay. I love him so much because of his hard work, and patience with the most disrespectful people in the WHPC.
However, I know how much he respects PBO and the job that POB entrusted him to do. Jay, I will miss him so much, but my missing him carries so much for you to be able to enjoy your beautiful wife and your beautiful children. The wonderful times that your family will enjoy with you will just be so awesome, I pray. You are a great father and husband, and this chapter in your life will be filled with so many blessings I pray,because you so deserve this new chapter.
Jay, take the time in those quiet moments to enjoy a little longer the smiles on your beautiful children faces across from the breakfast table and dinner table. Enjoy those moments to just hug your wife and tell her how much you love and appreciate her standing with you during this journey in your life. Have a nice time just sitting back and watching a great movie with her and laughing and sipping a great glass of wine while enjoy each others company.
Put the travelling bag way back in the closet for a while and put on a baseball cap and enjoy a game with your beautiful children. Relax, remember, and rejoice during those leisurely breakfasts, lunches, and dinners with your family.
Jay, I just gave up a prayer for you and your wife to:enjoy, explore the great other possibilities coming your way, and most of all, ust relax and get some much needed rest from the daily grind. Take a long walk through the history that you have mad, and give thanks for being one of the best who served his boss, your 44th President, Barack Obama. Jay, may God bless you and your wife and children for all that you have given us.
We release you on that day that you and your family have decided to take the next great step on your journey. Continue to be the Jay who we have grown to love, respect, and give thanks for each day your faced those sorry asses sitting in that briefing room.
However, your stepped up to the podium and did your job with grace, patience, brilliant decorum as one of our most beloved Press Secretaries of our time. Thank you for all that you did for a great son, grandson, decent human being, husband, father, and 44th President of these United States. We turn the mic off, but for sure know that we will never turn yourvoice off . Thanks for being in our lives daily, Jay. HZ
HZ, your beautiful thoughts probably summed up the reasons that Jay is leaving right now. He has two young children and the Press Secretary’s job requires constant travel and many late nights. I often see Jay in the background on the president’s international visits and I’ve thought about how hard this schedule must be on his family. The childhood years don’t last forever and I’m sure that consideration was a big part of why he’s leaving now. He will be very missed.
HZ, dearest HZ, I truly hope somehow this blessing and prayer for Jay Carney finds it’s way to him, and to his family. You are such a fine and caring person. The world would be a much kinder place if more were like you. <3
Thank You HZ………..You always have the perfect words. Sending Blessings :)
I thought Josh Earnest was an interim appointment but I’m thrilled to see I’m wrong. BRAVO!
I love Jay. He’s been amazing, surely one of the very best. He’s a brilliant guy who also has just tremendous integrity. Sad to see him go.
A tidbit of good news among all the bad——-the ugly, ghastly person who was stealing the memorial signs from the playgrounds built with Sandy Hook donations has been apprehended. He would then call the parents of these dead kids and taunt them and say their kids never existed. This sicko piece of poo is just about what you would expect——his father is a Sandy Hook truther also, as hard as it is to believe that such people exist.
Good.
I am struggling with the cloud of sadness that seems to have developed due to the resignations of VA Secretary and WHP Secretary.
So if I’m feeling sad, just imagine the emotions President Obama is dealing with today.
Makes me want to call him up and say “hey Barry, order the AF1 to swing by, pick me up and let’s go to Colorado and fire up one legally” :wink:
Take heart that both men will be just fine after all this blows over. Our President is a brilliant problem solver who surrounds himself with outstanding competent people and he’s got that wonderful support system upstairs in those 4 lovely ladies and two dogs upstairs.
It’s all good!
Dudette - I listed a suggested way he & I can “chill”. Did you not see it? :wink:
Fire one up legally. LOL!
I say again… Who’s fault is it? … :-D
Howdy Mrs. Dudette! …….I’m tediously preparing for a weekend of doing absolutely nothing. You?
I did some of that last weekend. This weekend, I gotta work. Jealous of you. :-(
I have two weeks to procrastinate then five weddings of friends/family Pittsburgh, London, Chicago, San Fran & finally Hawaii (all w/in a month)…..after that back to school………
Does Paul Jones cheer you up Chips? ;) http://tinyurl.com/kvwurw6
I know a certain Blog Diva who’d love that.
Is it Chips? It was meant for her. . . I like blog Diva better than blog tyrant. :)
Ah, you’re sweet Carol, linking to the Man United site! :-)
Did you enjoy it? A little football porn. . .
Wow, I just read my fortune cookie paper and it say’s “You will be recognized and honored as a Community Leader”. WOW!
That perked me up :-)
Not if you have Barry swing by in AF1, pick you up and fly off to CO to legally light one up. First of all, after Michelle got done with you…
japa!
Cool it dude - you’re killing my euphoria
Looking for more good news to try to balance out this bad day—-found some——Moms Demand campaign to get Chilis and Sonic to announce a No Guns policy succeeds. (preposterous that this is even necessary, but it was as gun goofs were showing up at their restaurants with their beloveds (guns—-all kinds) slung over their shoulders as if to shout, “I am Totally Hopelessly Braindead!”
And…
Who’s fault is it?…. :-D
Congrats CarolMae!
NW: thank you for the lovely pictures of dearest Jay Carney who will be missed so much. I do love the photo showing the toddlers with their hands up. They can’t wait to ask stupid and silly questions. E-V-E-R-Y D-A-Y.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/elections/2014/05/30/romney-ernst-rally-iowa/9764641/
Now imaged if a Dem said that? Hmm? How does this equate with what Ann Romney and the whole media were upset about with the comments made by Hilary Rosen in April or May 2012?
Ann didn’t work outside the home. Was she then needle-pointing?
Okay, I am still upset as to how the Media gin up things when Dems are in the mix and how they willfully bend over backwards excusing and cuddling them where and whenever the GOPers are in the mix.
The guy who sang the song Happy, WPharell, said that he isn’t or rather can’t be a feminist for he is a man. Watch that to become a controversy. Need not be…..but nowadays, the silliest thing gets blown up and it will become HUGE.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sp-500-dow-close-at-record-2014-05-30?mod=BreakingNewsMain&link=sfmw
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The U.S. stock market finished May with the biggest monthly gain since February as the main benchmarks ended the week higher. Friday’s trading on Wall Street was lackluster as investors were cautious after disappointing reports on personal income, spending and consumer sentiment. Marginal gains on the S&P 500 helped the benchmark close at a record level for the 14th time this year. The large-cap index SPX +0.18% closed 3.44 points, or 0.2%, higher at 1,923.48. The measure added 1.2% over the past week and is 2.1% higher over the past month.
On Sunday, June 1, OWN will air encore presentations honoring the late Dr. Maya Angelou. The block of special programming will feature her appearances on Oprah’s Master Class, The Oprah Winfrey Show and “Super Soul Sunday.”
Full Schedule for Sunday, June 1
(All times are ET/PT)
11 a.m.: “Super Soul Sunday” with Shawn Achor, Part 2
12 p.m.: “Super Soul Sunday” with Dr. Maya Angelou, Part 1
1 p.m.: “Super Soul Sunday” with Dr. Maya Angelou, Part 2
2 p.m.: “Super Soul Sunday” with Shawn Achor, Part 2 (Repeat)
3 p.m.: “Super Soul Sunday” with Dr. Maya Angelou, Part 1 (Repeat)
4 p.m.: “Super Soul Sunday” with Dr. Maya Angelou, Part 2 (Repeat)
5 p.m.: The Oprah Winfrey Show: Conversations with Oprah: Maya Angelou—1993
6 p.m.: “Super Soul Sunday” with Dr. Maya Angelou, Part 1 (Repeat)
7 p.m.: “Super Soul Sunday” with Dr. Maya Angelou, Part 2 (Repeat)
8 p.m.: The Oprah Winfrey Show: Legends Ball
9 p.m.: Oprah’s Master Class: Dr. Maya Angelou
I AM SO TICKED OFF TODAY…SHOULDN’T HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF BED…IT’S A SHAME SHINSEKI HAD TO GO AND I HOPE HE IS USED ELSEWHERE IN THE ADMINISTRATION…PLUS THERE IS THE LOSS OF JAY CARNEY…TOO MUCH CHANGE FOR ME TODAY…LET ME ASK THIS QUESTION…WHY IN THE———————— DON’T THE REPUGNANTS RESIGN?????????…FRANKLY THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SO MUCH DIVISION AND UNREST IN THIS COUNTRY…THESE ARE THE KIND OF PEOPLE WHO OCCUPY WASTED SPACE AND NEED A COLONOSCOPY IN PLACE OF A TONSILECTOMY!!!!!!! I MOVE TO FORFEIT ALL REPUGNANT PAYCHECKS AND SEND THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS TO ALL VETERAN FAMILIES IN NEED. WE ARE A DISAPPOINTMENT TO MANY!
I WISH JAY THE VERY BEST AND HOPE HE STAYS CLOSE TO THE PRESIDENT….HE WILL BE MISSED!
I Called the WH at 202-456-1111 and left praises and <3 for Jay "Clark Kent" Carney.
I thanked him and I wished him and his family well.
I will do that again before he departs.
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ CarolMae}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} These are for you. Love you special beautiful spirit. You are so very special in this TOD family. HZ
Cheer up people! Don’t let the downs keep you down long. We’ve gotta keep moving #FORWARD
We’re not scared to lose it all
Security throw through the wall
Future dreams we have to realize
A thousand sceptic hands
Won’t keep us from the things we plan
Unless we’re clinging to the things we prize
And do you feel scared - I do
But I won’t stop and falter
And if we threw it all away
Things can only get better
Whoa, whoa, whoa, oh, Whoa, whoa, whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
Treating today as though it was
The last, the final show
Get to sixty and feel no regret
It may take a little time
A lonely path, an uphill climb
Success or failure will not alter it
And do you feel
Whoa, whoa, whoa, oh, Whoa, whoa, whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Good afternoon all TODers…..yesterday and today were busy for me, and I have just now caught up with the past posts and the President’s statements and speeches. How wonderful to be able to come here and get what I need and want!
I listened carefully to the President’s statement on Sec. Shinseki and his answers to the three questions. Imbedded in the last person’s questions was that line about his taking full responsibility, and this problem being his fault. If you listen closely, he did not acquiesce to that premise. He stated clearly that these problems are of long standing, and that the reason they weren’t dealt with was because those problems had not come up to the top level of cognizance. He is too strong to be pushed into taking blame for a problem that did not originate in his administration. I listened carefully to that answer.
I’m hoping that now the truths of the coarse culture at some VA facilities, i.e.Phoenix can come out into the open and be dealt with. Of course Boehner is out blaming Democrats, but frankly that doesn’t seem to be working very effectively right now. He’s bloviating grasping now.
Someone mentioned calling the DCCC about their awful headlined fundraisers, so I did too. Told the woman who answered that they were depressing and discouraged people from voting, that they need to use a positive approach, suggested they look at Al Franken’s letters.
After she said thank you, I’ll pass this along, I just emphasized…..I’m not the only one who feels this way. Listen and take HEED.
Thank you, Carolyn, for taking action.
This is excellent Carolyn. Really we know it’s dire but we are need not be run on fear. If people believe it’s hopeless why vote and why donate my little $5.00 in the face of such HUGE Koch and company money.
I look forward to the positive push on the much needed changes and funding for the VA too. Maybe we can flood the media mills and twitter feeds with this. Yes, let’s bring this VA bill bonehead mentioned to the floor with some new focused amendments. Would they dare to vote against it now?
GAAWWWWDDD, twitter, just STOP with the upgrades. Really bad moves.
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2014/05/30/the-presidents-day-8/
This is gov Scott’s whole campaign against Crist-
In fact, all GOP senate is running only against ACA and the President.
Nice dirty campaign!