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The top 9,486 ways Jay Carney won’t answer your questions (interactive)By Rachel Rose Hartman and Chris Wilson | The Ticket – 18 hrs agoJay Carney doesn’t have an answer for that. He hasn’t discussed that subject with the president. He will refer you to the Department of [insert agency here]. He refuses to speculate on that. He’ll have to get back to you.But he appreciates the question.A Yahoo News analysis of the 444 briefings through June 18 that Carney has held since becoming White House press secretary has identified 13 distinct strains in the way he dodges reporters' question. Since Carney held his first daily briefing with reporters in the White House Brady Press Briefing Room on Feb. 16, 2011, for example, he’s used some variation of "I don’t have the answer" more than 1,900 times. In 1,383 cases he referred a question to someone else.But will he at least speculate on hypotheticals? No. In fact, he has refused to do so 525 times.In the following interactive, you can browse all 9,486 of Carney’s most-used responses and verbal crutches.Quote Jay Carney appreciates your questions...Over the course of 444 briefings since taking the job, the White House press secretary has dodged a question at least 9,486 times. Choose one of the 13 categories of nonanswers below to browse each response.CATEGORY: As for the assessments that are made using standard formulas, I would refer you to FEMA.I would refer you to FEMA for any specific questions on assistance.And I would point you to statements by Director Clapper and others for more specifics about the program.June 13, 2013The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are reviewing Google's request, so I would refer you to them.And I would just refer you to the comments of the Ranking Member on the committee.And I would point you to statements by Senator Reid and to the simple facts.June 12, 2013 The main function of a White House press secretary is to shape messaging for the administration, which often requires stymieing questions as a form of damage control.Reporters got several doses of that at Friday's briefing, including a rather repetitive back-and-forth over what kind of aid (arms? weapons? U.S. troops?) America is sending to Syrian rebels. "We have stepped up our assistance, but I cannot inventory for you the elements of that assistance. And as the president said, I cannot and will not get into some specifics about the assistance that we provide," Carney said.When pressed further? "We can't comment on specifics around our program."And further? "I'm simply saying that given the nature of the assistance that we provide, the way in which we implement our assistance ... I can't give you an itemized list or be specific about every single aspect," he said. "I think I've given the answer that I can give."Reporters also heard many "as you know's," some "I'm not going to's" and several referrals.
Jay Carney appreciates your questions...Over the course of 444 briefings since taking the job, the White House press secretary has dodged a question at least 9,486 times. Choose one of the 13 categories of nonanswers below to browse each response.CATEGORY: As for the assessments that are made using standard formulas, I would refer you to FEMA.I would refer you to FEMA for any specific questions on assistance.And I would point you to statements by Director Clapper and others for more specifics about the program.June 13, 2013The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are reviewing Google's request, so I would refer you to them.And I would just refer you to the comments of the Ranking Member on the committee.And I would point you to statements by Senator Reid and to the simple facts.June 12, 2013
