CBS News: White House defends DNI director Clapper after congressional testimony draws fire

[BlueCheese]

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57588778/wh-defends-dni-director-clapper-after-congressional-testimony-draws-fire/

I believe this is called "doubling down".

The White House on Tuesday came to the defense of Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, after a senator blasted the intelligence official for failing to give "straight answers" on the government surveillance of Americans.

President Obama "certainly believes that Director Clapper has been straight and direct in the answers he's given" Congress, White House spokesman Jay Carney said Tuesday, adding that Clapper has been "aggressive in providing as much information as possible to the American people, to the press."

We are getting into really bizarre territory. Clapper said something that is demonstrably false, we have it on video, and now Carney is still claiming that what he said was true? Note that Wyden gave Clapper prior notice that he was planning on asking that question, and asked Clapper later if he wanted to amend his answer. This was not a case of misspeaking or misunderstanding, as Dianne Feinstein has suggested.

They really don't think very much of us, do they?

[Fumesucker]

1. You want the White House to treat Clapper like Shirley Sherrod?

Clapper is no namby pamby liberal to be forced to resign via text message on the side of the road.

[forestpath]

4. [phone]

[Rex]

2. Well we all know what they think of liberals.

Nuff said.

[dgibby]

3. Deeper and deeper down the rabbit hole we go

and where we stop, nobody knows.

[dkf]

5. Geez and they expect us to trust them? Orwell lives.

Black is white and all that...

[Catherina]

6. Nope. We're just supposed to sit back and say the emperor's new clothes look great. n/t

[DCKit]

7. "Dianne Feinstein has suggested." That we put more money in her sleazy pocket. nt

[WillyT]

8. K & R !!!

[noise]

9. One of the weird things is how some people

rush to defend politicians who continually lie to them.

[rhett o rick]

10. Clapper is another one of Bush's gang that Pres Obama appointed. nm