WH Press Secretary claims: "I don't know" if the DOMA brief was cleared by White House

[ruggerson]

Somehow, given all the publicity and uproar and page 1 stories in the WS Journal, NY Times and LA Times, and the hastily arranged "benefits" signing, I tend to think this man is not telling the truth to us.

Q Robert, on the issue of the DOMA brief, one of your colleagues over the weekend, Lisa Brown, said that she didn't think some of the language that was in that brief should have been in there. Can you clarify from last week whether that brief was clear here at the White House, whether it represents the White House's view?

MR. GIBBS: Lisa is the Staff Secretary. You didn't ask her?

Q It wasn't a press conference; it was a panel discussion. But can you clarify whether it was cleared --

MR. GIBBS: I don't know the answer to that.

Q And do you know if there is any discussion underway about maybe modifying it or changing it?

MR. GIBBS: Not that I'm aware of.

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[closeupready]

1. Well if the answer was 'no', you would say so. If the answer was yes, you wouldn't.

Therefore, it looks as though it was.

[ruggerson]

2. that's exactly what I thought

very fucked up.

[keepCAblue]

3. Tantamount to taking the fifth...

...He refused, in so many words, to answer on the grounds it might incriminate Obama.

[NMMNG]

4. It's been more than a week

And he "doesn't know"? Right. :eyes:

[MNBrewer]

5. It's probably not important enough for him to find out

I mean, it's JUST teh gays who are upset by this, right? And where are THEY going to go? There's no other party to vote for.

[NMMNG]

6. Yeah

I mean we have to vote for the Democrats or Welcome President Palin, you know. Don't you love hostage situations?

[MNBrewer]

7. Either way, there's a president who doesn't "Believe in" same sex marriage.