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Jay Carney: 5 Facts About the New White House Press Secretary [VIDEO]
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsWelcome to the hot seat, Jay Carney. As many media outlets predicted, Vice President Joe Biden's director of communications will replace Robert Gibbs as the White House press secretary. The change takes effect in February. Surge Desk has the facts on the man who's about to live under a barrage of questions. 1. He's already impressed the boss Sources told Fox News that Carney "hit it out of the park" during the selection process, which required face time with President Barack Obama, senior adviser David Plouffe and new Chief of Staff Bill Daley. 2. His band mate got him into ...
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs Is Resigning
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary and one of the most visible and forceful advocates for President Barack Obama, is quitting his job to become an outside political adviser. The change is among the many expected in the coming days as Obama redefines his leadership team to get ready for a re-election bid and a more powerful Republican Party. Gibbs said he would be leaving the White House by early February. The top contenders to replace him are two of his deputies, Bill Burton and Josh Earnest, and Jay Carney, who is communications director to Vice President Joe ...
Robert Gibbs Retracts Calling Ahmadinejad Iran's 'Elected Leader'
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyWhite House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, who earlier this week called Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the "elected leader" of Iran, was forced to correct his statement, saying that he did not mean to insinuate that the election in Iran was legitimate and fair. ...
Tony Snow Dies at Age 53
By Dave - Politics DailyHeartbreaking news in the wake of the death of Tim Russert. Former White House press secretary Tony Snow -- who once told reporters "I'm a very lucky guy" -- died at the age of 53 early Saturday after a second battle with cancer. ... President Bush said Saturday that he and first lady Laura Bush were "deeply saddened" by Snow's death. "The Snow family has lost a beloved husband and father. And America has lost a devoted public servant and a man of character," the president said in a statement. "It was a joy to watch Tony at the podium each day." I had the great opportunity to see Tony Snow ...
McClellan Book Far From Original Proposal
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyFormer White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan is enjoying being feted by the media rather than criticized by it in the wake of the revelations in his new book "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception." White House reaction to the allegations raised by the Administration's former chief spokesman has been strong. Despite the generally explosive coverage of the book in the press, there have been several high profile denunciations of McClellan since the book's content came to light. Syndicated columnist Robert Novak penned a column challenging ...
Duffy Goes After McClellan
By Caleb Howe - Politics DailyTrent Duffy lit into Scott McClellan in the Washington Post today in a column titled "Will the Real Scott Please Stand Up?" Duffy was Deputy Press Secretary to McClellan, and uses the column, styled as a letter to McClellan, to recount personal conversations among other pointed commentary. The "letter' starts off with a bang. "Since you're not answering my e-mails anymore," he writes, "I'm writing to pose a few questions that haven't been asked on your truth, honesty and candor tour" and follows with a list of four primary points. •"Was it the truth or a lie when you told me around ...
McClellan: Rove Should Have Been Fired
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyScott McClellan continues his penance/book tour, and each day brings another reason why he's probably off the White House Christmas list. On "Meet The Press," McClellan said he believed Karl Rove and Scooter Libby when they told him they had nothing to do with outing Valerie Plame as a CIA agent. When it became clear that the men were probably involved, McClellan said President Bush should have fired them.The former press secretary said the president let standards for "honor and integrity" continually slip to meet his needs and protect his friends. See for yourself: ...
McAuliffe: McClellan is Wrong
By Dave - Politics DailyMcAuliffe tells it like it is on the Scott McClellan kiss and tell: I would also say, and I gotta add a personal thing, I never like it when someone works for someone and then comes out and writes a book trashing them. I just think that is, I don't care if it is politics or life, if he was that upset about everything, he should have quit. Remember Gerald Ford's press secretary quit when he disagreed with pardoning, Ford pardoning Nixon. If you don't agree, then get out. And I just, I find it abhorrent the way these people come out and write books about their boss. It made 'em money, it made ...
Dole Gets Dander Up
By Caleb Howe - Politics DailyPolitico has obtained an e-mail sent yesterday from Bob Dole to Scott McClellan. Dole empties both barrels at McClellan, calling him, among other things, a "miserable creature." The former senator and presidential candidate isn't generally known as a firebrand politician, although he has come under fire for his temper before in the press. When he gets fired up, he gets fired up. He has a reputation for sharp wit, and as Jonathan Martin notes, he was in rare form in the e-ssault. Here's an excerpt from Politico: "In my nearly 36 years of public service I've known of a few like you," Dole ...
McClellan: Bush Authorized NIE Leak
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyBeam me up, Scotty! There's no accountability down here!Former Bush Press Secretary Scott McClellan laid it out on The Today Show, and while it is a bombshell revelation, it's also a lot like the first time your parents, when reached for comment, issued a statement that there was, indeed, no Santa Claus.Here's the video, followed by very brief comment. ...
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