May 2, 2009
CNN reports that the WH apologized for VP Biden's comments. I watched Gibbs live and there was no authentic apology - first because he said if and second Jake Tapper had to pull it out of him. Here's the exchange - you decide. barry's entire crew has an aversion to the truth and an absolute fear of saying they were wrong.
JAKE TAPPER: And my other question has to do with remarks that Vice President Biden made this morning on television. Representatives of the travel industry have accused the Vice President of coming close to fear-mongering because of his comments, and I’m wondering if you wanted to clarify or correct or apologize for the remarks that he made.
MR. GIBBS: Well, I think the — what the Vice President meant to say was the same thing that, again, many members have said in the last few days, and that is, if you feel sick, if you are exhibiting symptoms, flu-like symptoms — coughing, sneezing, runny nose — that you should take precautions, that you should limit your travel. And I think he just — what he said and what he meant to say.
JAKE TAPPER: With all due respect, and I sympathize with you trying to explain the Vice President’s comments, but that’s not even remotely close to what he said. He was asked about –
MR. GIBBS: I understand –
Q — if a member of his family were going to –
MR. GIBBS: Jake, I understand what he said and I’m telling you what he meant to say — (laughter) — which was that if somebody is experiencing symptoms — and you heard the President say this last night — if somebody is feeling sick, if somebody is exhibiting symptoms of being sick, then they should take all necessary precaution.
Obviously if anybody was unduly alarmed for whatever reason, we would apologize for that and I hope that my remarks and remarks of the people of the CDC and Secretary Napolitano have appropriately cleared up what he meant to say.
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Where's the apology?
First he disses folks for being upset by Biden's comments for whatever reason and then he says we WOULD apologize - not we do - or I am apologizing. I am sorry. It was wrong. None of it.
I just started listening and watching some of these briefings and it's unbelievable what Gibbs never says - what he says he'll get back to folks on WHICH IS THEN NOT A MATTER OF RECORD - and how the press goes along with it.
Dyspeptic Jake Tapper I'm aware of - he asked for questions to ask barry - as long as they were not related to the birth certificate. April something and Major somebody are on to Gibbs - how long before they've had enough of the non and misleading answers?
What's it going to take?
Aren't any of them embarrassed that their questioned are never answered?
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