White House: Debate Organizers Can Always Reschedule Away From Our Jobs Speech

[DFab420]

Carney suggested the organizers could move it.

"The network could make a decision to alter of timing of the debate by an hour if it so decided," Carney said. "There is no perfect time."

"There has not been a time in my short period of time of this job where I called the networks and said, 'How about now for, does this time work for the president to speak?'" Carney added. "There is always, 'well, it works for two of us but not the other three.'"

Obama's speech will coincide with the return of Congress from its month-long recess. The White House has signaled a willingness to turn Washington's focus to jobs as the election year approaches. Carney said that conversation is more important than one of the numerous Republican presidential debates dotting the calendar months before the first primary vote is cast.

"There is one president," he said. "There is 20 some odd debates."

Emphasis mine.

:rofl: I love campaign season.

[TwilightGardener]

1. Don't need to explain it, Jay. Just let it stand.

[Richardo]

2. Does he really talk like that?

It's barely literate. :scared: "There is some 20-odd debates?"

[scheming daemons]

5. Well... GOP debates certainly are "odd"

[Richardo]

7. I was more concerned about the lack of subject-verb agreement

...and his Palin-esque syntax.

[CakeGrrl]

9. He's mimicking a hypothetical phone conversation about scheduling POTUS' time.

I'm pretty sure the subject-verb misspeak is a one-off.

If he tripped over his words the way Palin did, rest assured the media would go after HIM nonstop.

If they don't have anything to criticize a Dem or their staff about, there's nothing there.

[Richardo]

13. You'd think he'd be a tad more polished, being as he's the spokesperson for the President

[Enrique]

15. is the transcript even accurate?

there's not even a link. And even if it's accurate, of course he's polished, but even polished people occasionally use non-standard English when speaking.

[DFab420]

17. Here is the link.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/08/white-house-debate-organizers-can-always-reschedule-away-from-our-jobs-speech.php?ref=fpa

[Enrique]

11. does Carney speak Ebonics?

:shrug:

[Richardo]

12. What the hell does that mean?

[Enrique]

14. a joke

the idea of the prep-schooled Carney speaking Ebonics struck me as funny. I guess you're offended?

[DFab420]

16. Yes because only uneducated people use Ebonics??

I can see how someone could take offense to your....joke..

[ljm2002]

3. Good, they need a poke in the eye...

...now here's hoping he takes it a step further and, against all expectations, rolls out a gob-smacking big jobs bill.

[Blue Owl]

4. The domestic terrorists can have their circle-jerk some other time

Meanwhile, the adults need to do something about this shitpile of a country.

[drm604]

6. This scheduling is genius.

If the Republicans continue with the scheduled time they'll look like they consider their political debate to be more important than the issue of jobs.

If they change the schedule, they'll be showing respect to a President they'll barely admit is even legitimate.

[JoePhilly]

8. Gotta love it!!

[Purveyor]

10. Is this debate going to be aired on network tv or is this a cable only gig? eom

[DFab420]

18. Can't edit in Link. So here it is.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/08/white-house-debate-organizers-can-always-reschedule-away-from-our-jobs-speech.php?ref=fpa

[bvar22]

19. K&R

Brilliant!