Jay Carney Steps Down As White House Press Secretary

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Source: TPM

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President Barack Obama announced Friday that White House Press Secretary Jay Carney was stepping down.

Deputy press secretary Josh Earnest will replace Carney, Obama said.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/jay-carney-steps-down-white-house-press-secretary

[Botany]

1. Carney has done a very good job.

I wish him well.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. My mom has followed some 30 years of WH Press Secretaries

and she was lukewarm to him and didn't like Gibbs.

I always felt that the job was always difficult and notably under this current President, the job was brutal. I do wish him well too.

[joshcryer]

5. Tough three years.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Just saw the NYT and Bloomberg Breaking banners

Guess today will provide alot of fodder for the chattering class and Sunday talk show circuit.

[bobthedrummer]

3. Good! n/t

[1StrongBlackMan]

7. For a baseline reading ...

Is there anyone in this administration that passes your muster?

[bobthedrummer]

8. How about a bassline instead 1SBM? ? n/t

[Laelth]

6. Friday News Dump. Interesting. n/t

-Laelth

[CTyankee]

9. yeah, that kinda makes me wonder what happened...

Maybe he was thinking about it and already told Obama he would go and then the Sinseki thing blew up in their faces and how he HAS to go and go quickly...

[Laelth]

14. I have no clue what the back-story is (but there must be one).

If you find it, please post here. If I find anything, I'll do the same.

-Laelth

[valerief]

10. Could he be leaving to work on a 2016 campaign? nt

[CTyankee]

15. well, he cited family issues as the reason for leaving so I doubt if he wants to get back into

yet another pressure cooker...maybe he'll take an "adviser" job for a campaign, tho...

[chillfactor]

11. sorry to hear that...

Carney has done an excellent job in very hard times..I wish the best for Earnest

[LoisB]

12. I think he did a good job.

[Psephos]

13. He sold his soul.

Which is another way of saying he did what a competent political press secretary does.

No amount of money could entice me to do that job for even a day.

[Ikonoklast]

16. Best wishes to him. A thankless job, well done.

[Rhiannon12866]

17. Good work on one of the toughest jobs!

Wishing him all the best!

[Corey_Baker08]

18. He Did A Wonderful Job During His Tenure...

Maybe Obama should have went the Bush route and replaced his Press Secretary with some hot blond female, preferably one that would have been a lot smarter than Bush's, but I honestly think a female would have been handled easier with the press, and would be able to get the Obama Administrations message across on issues where others have failed....

Just a Thought But Jay Carney did a wonderful job especially in the environment of the press over the course of he past few years...

I wish him the best of luck in all future endeavors, he has served the President & our Party, and our Nation Well!!!

[Purveyor]

19. Wow. Didn't see that one coming. eom