here's more on how aural of this came about today with jay carney giving a readout following the session that took place at the noon hour the a the white house. >> talk about the atmospherics of today's meeting. and also, did speaker boehner's comments yesterday about the debt ceiling change the tone or the meeting? >> well, the president had lunch with the leaders alone. i was not in there, no staff was in there. i spoke with the president afterwards. my sense is that the tone was congenial, the discussion was productive, the sandwiches were delicious and that while the topic was raised and discussed, there was no other issue associated with -- or no problem associated with speaker boehner's ares yesterday. >> what portion of the meeting was taken up by that. >> i think my readout of the meeting and the percentage of sometime spent on the various topics is a fair representation of the percentages of the meeting and how they broke down. >> but the president did call the meeting to talk about his to-do list. >> they spent some time talking about that and the fact that -- and i think this

because jay carney is right., he's -- he looks wishy washy. >> the gay community should back off of the president on this. they shouldn't make it a campaign issue. it hurts us when he does that. >> i have talked to pollsters and they said if the president comes at this -- using his christian values from an honest place, which he is likely to he could win this. he could say as a christian, i have considered this. and totally take the teeth out of this issue. >> it's a fascinating issue in this election. this president has been moan to make risky speeches on risky topics as well. but they also came without a campaign ad focused on the economy. take a listen. >> if we're not there yet. it's still too hard for too many but we're coming back because america's greatness comes from a strong middle class, because you don't quit deieierer doess ?? >>>>ooou tnk t tt's the right message? >> absolutely. the republicans have no comeback to that message. >> well except for you are not better off than you were four years ago. >

do you think that was a bright spot in jay carney's career? i would put in my home videos and show my kids. jay on occasion was wonder a littlait will -- what happenedee bit. they are ducking away from occupy wall street. i'll make the point. i support occupy wall street. they're exactly right. rich people make it and poor people don't. democrat is incorrect again. erroneous i'm going to dana perino. >> dana: my lowlight reel from the white house would be extensive and something you could make fun of for days. sometimes you get a question where you are like, when you are answering it you think like what is the three days from now what are they going to ask me? i think three months ago when occupy wall street was all that and they were living in the rei tents, that was longer ago i guess. maybe in the fall. but now it look like they're tarnish and they back away and sometimes you don't have a good answer. >> bob: time for greg to talk about defecating. >> greg: okay. anytime? here is the thing, i am beginning to sympathize with the democrats at

so i posed a question to jay carney.y it for you and david and then tell you what happened. >> the recall election in wisconsin, tom barrett, the democratic candidate. governor scott walker. has the president endorsed tom barrett? does he plan to? >> you might ask the campaign. i'm not allowed to take the question. not that i'm aware of. >> bill: jay carney says not that i'm aware of. elizabeth, i was surprised at that. i got home and i had an e-mail from jay carney who said in fact, the president had endorsed tom barrett, that jay carney just didn't know about it. did you know about it elizabeth? >> no. the obama and the democrats in some ways had been pretty m.i.a. in wisconsin especially when you look at -- into all of the money and research that the republican party has poured into wisconsin. but i think that happens for two reasons. >> bill: i still want to probe this a little bit. did you know that president obama -- do people in wisconsin know that president obama has endorsed tom barrett? >> i think many people g

. >> the comments of jay carney earlier today. the headline from the washington times, sparks fly at a white house meeting. joining us live on the phone is susan crabtree who posted the story a short while ago. thank you for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> we have the he said she said statements from the speaker of the house, john boehner, reaction from nancy pelosi saying the speaker's characterization of the meeting wasn't quite right. as you indicated and others indicated some rather tense words, if you want to say tense, between the president and the speaker on the debt limit vote. what have you been able to glean from the session? because nobody spoke on the record after the session. >> it seemed like the white house portrayed it in a friendly light when jay carney came out for comments saying it was a friendly meeting and he was emphasizing his to do lists and goals he was trying to get accomplished or passed by the end of the year. but during the briefing you got a read out from boehner's office and it was saying

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. >> i think we should point out that jay carney, white house briefing today he said at no point duringequest political asylum in the united states zblb he was able to call into a house committee today. >> they also knew, i'm not sure jay carney --. >> bob: if he is in trouble with chinese, do you think they would let him make a phone call to the house. >> i think journalists are following it and i am the radio free asia, you can read a lot more about this. they are on the ground and have a lot more information. got it? coming up, politico tries to take a cheap shot at us. we're going to have some laughs about that in a minute. ♪ ♪ ♪ my love, over the borderline ♪ borderline let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... medicare supplement insurance pla

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. >> moments ago, jay carney refused to comment on any change in the personal views on marriage equality but said this about the vice presidents. >> i have no update on the president's personal views. what the vice president said yesterday was to make the same point that the president has made previously. the committed and loving same sex couples deserve the same rights and protections enjoyed by all americans. >> nbc news correspondent kristen welker joins me live from the white house. they're definitely walking a fine dance around this one. what the vice president came out and i believe authentically said over the week, at least his feelings about what he views for marriage equality. now the white house seems to be doing its best job at trying to keep itself in the conversation but respectfully so when it comes to its politics. >> reporter: absolutely. the white house taking the tactic that, look, there is not a lot of daylight between what the vice president said and the president has said in the past. interestingly, thomas, what the obama campaign is trying to do is to sort of shift

they want the media to say no, jay carney is wrong or, yes, jay carney is right. there are all sorts of things now like fact checking things from newspapers, like the washington post and others, who try to arrive at a -- >> are you a columnist, and you can say whatever you want. if you are a strit reporter or editing reporter as you are now, is that the role of the press is that this guy is lying. >> i think that the white house is asking for was to not listen to the other side's point of view, which is never going to happen, and i think both sides in this happens increasingly in a very partisan city. both sides discount the other side's point of view as being in any way credible, and so they're demanding you only listen to them. that's obviously not going to happen. i think any story will have the perspective of both sides, but i think even regular reporters are under some responsibility to try and figure out what the basic truth is. it may not be as easy when it comes to things like -- >> i agree with that totally, and you can't play he-said-she-said. our role i

. >> i think we should point out that jay carney, white house briefing today he said at no point duringolitical asylum in the united states zblb he was able to call into a house committee today. >> they also knew, i'm not sure jay carney --. >> bob: if he is in trouble with chinese, do you think they would let him make a phone call to the house. >> i think journalists are following it and i am the radio free asia, you can read a lot more about this. they are on the ground and have a lot more information. got it? coming up, politico tries to take a cheap shot at us. we're going to have some laughs about that in a minute. ♪ ♪ ♪ my love, over the borderline ♪ borderline ♪ seems like i'm going to lose my mind ♪ recently, students from 31 countries took part in a science test. the top academic performers surprised some people. so did the country that came in 17th place. let's raise the bar and elevate our academic standards. let's do what's best for our students-by investing in our teachers. let's solve this. >>. >>> in washington the big story the diplomatic argument over a chinese dissiden

jay carney was asked about it. he said no. whether jay carney didn't know or not.ell the press secretary. but people are asking did the administration, why would they say they didn't have information about this? were they trying to not cloud the bin laden anniversary so he could spike the football? did they put politics over the fact they knew this was coming, there was a bomb plot? a question to act. >> bob: they did not know it was coming the. double agent had been working for several years. >> dana: i don't know if the administration, but you to make distinction. they knew the individual was there the whole time. he was under our control. and that it was under our control at all time. >> bob: you know as well as i do, white house, maybe a handful four or five people who would know about this. the president of the united states, maybe the vice president. national security advisor, his deputy and that's about it. the idea somehow it's generally known -- >> andrea: but they did ask brennan. >> dana: i think the leaker will turn out lower level person somewhere, u.s

. >> jay carney says the answer is balance of spending cut and tax increases.l ryan says it will send the country backwards. >> we'll lose the come pettive race. will lose economic growth. >> republicans blame uncertainty for tax rate holding back business and consumer spending but there was modestly good economic news. americans are seeing release in gasoline. shares of furniture and electronics in rose in april. >> neither the white house say it will not be where they'd like it to be by the time they go to polls. running on vision rather than achievement can be risky for incumbent. it leighs you open to the reagan question are you better now than you were four years ago? >> stocks were down again today. the dow lost 63. the s&p 500 was off eight. nasdaq dropped nine. the top republican on capitol hill is drawing a line in the sand on the tet ceiling. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel reports on an opening shot of the war on the borrowing limit. >> boehner is ready for a fight. >> when the time comes i will again insist. principles are greater tha

spokesman jay carney was preesed todayy about how a nobel eacc prize winner can justify the program &,,"the preeident also made clear from the outset offhis administration that we weee at all times going tt act in a manner that &pwwssboth llwful and consisten with our values." the adviser, john brennan, laidd out that legal justificatiin in a speech last month brennan says, "as a matter of international law, the united states is in an armed conflict with al-qaeda, the ttlibann and assoccated forcee, in response to the 9/11 attacks, and we may alss useeforce coosistent with our inherent riggh of national self- defense." llnguage former bbsh administration officials note &pis strikingly familiar to the republican justifications pandidate ooama ripped in 2008. represents a one-eighty in hhs direction so yes, hypocritical in the sense that he continues to criticizz those who believe in, for instance,,enhanced does this which is far more republicans also question the timing of this massive leak to the new york times, and whhther it was aimed at making the president look mooe whiton

spokesman jay carney said the u.s. is doing what they can. >> our hearts go out to him and his family. we condemn the kidnapping and call for his immediate release but we cannot and will not negotiate with al qaeda. >> reporter: this is coming out as a trial of those at guantanamo bay are getting underway. >> let ease take a look at your consumer alert. several brands of dog food manufactured by diamond pet food are being recalled. now the centers of disease control and prevention said it is investigating the outbreak. cdc officials said the people in nine states were sickened after having contact with dogs that eat the food. all of the affected dog food was manufactured in south carolina and sold under the brand names chicken so you for the pet lovers soul. diamond, premium edge, case of the wild and kirkland's signature. >>> chrysler is recalling vehicles because of an issue with the braking system. it affect the chrysler 300 and dodge sedans. chrysler said a fuse could overheat causing the antilock brakes to mal fuf

. >> a lot of prayer is going out this evening. 1 now spokesman jay carney said that the united states is working hard to safely return him to his family but said again that the united states does not negotiate with terrorists. >> we have more details on the story as well as the video in its entirety right now on our website, wjla.com. >> breaking news from the cia this evening. the agency has stopped a plot by al qaeda to blow up a passenger airplane down for the u.s.. the bombing was planned for the anniversary of osama bin laden's death but the would-be suicide bomber had not chosen which like to bring down. it was an upgrade of the underwear bomb that fell to blow up a plane in detroit in 2009. the fbi now has that device and is looking at whether it would have passed through security. >> some of the deadliest crime the city has found in recent memory. five member found guilty of a shooting spree in march 2010. 14 people were shot, five were killed. it all began as a dispute over piece of missing jewelry. relatives of the victims were in court today for the verdict. >> it gave us t

jay carney says president obama is aware of the video released over weekend that shows warren weinstein for his life. carney says the president is greatly concerned about wine steep's safety but it is not u.s. policy to negotiate with terrorists. the 70-year-old was kidnapped nine months ago in pakistan. al-qaeda says they will free weinstein only if obama meets all their demands. demands. >>> a look at this morning's other top stories. an alexandria woman is facing felony hit and run charges. police arrested gloria mcmillan yesterday in connection with the deadly case of suspected road rage. authorities say mcmillan hit and killed shalinda arrington on friday. witnesses say she got out of the car and got into an alter indication with another driver and that when is she was hit. investigators don't know what caused the disagreement. >>> five men have been found guilty for their roles in a series of shootings that left five young people dead and several others wounded. the 2010 spree started because of a stolen bracelet. they included this mass shooting scene on south capital street. thr

how did jay carney do today? how did he do? >> i think he should have been a little bit more on point and answered a little more forcefully. >> bill: did that answer make sense to you? do you have any idea what he was saying? >> what i would have said is i would have -- >> bill: we don't really care what you would have said. how did he do? >> i don't have that gift. >> bill: i would say he did -- i would give him a c. i think what he focused on -- >> bill: pretty generous. are you doing it on a curve? are you marking on the curve? >> let me say what he talked about was the frustrations. >> bill: i know. everybody is frustrated. ok, now, look we know you don't like the occupiers. we know you're conservative. i don't understand why barack obama now with a police officer being stabbed, the city of oakland almost being burned down, ok, doesn't come out and say, you know, in the beginning, it was ok. a citizens protest but now, this is unacceptable. and i repudiate it. because if i were mitt romney, i would be all over the airwaves

jay carney. >> let me be clear. vice president said what the said about the protection of rights with citizens is consistent with the president's position on this issue. the president has spoken about this. the president is the right person to describe his own personal views. he, as you know said his views on this were evolving. >> jon: ah. [ laughter ] so with regards to gay marriage the vice president's new position is consistent with the president's position which has not changed and is also changing. [ laughter ] that's not a social policy that's a zen cone. mr. carney -- >> it is as it was, yes. [ laughter ] >> jon: it is as it was. [ laughter ] and what master is the sound of one man sweating? and why are they sweating physical so hard. >> so sensitive to biden doing this because number one gay money in this election has replaced wall street money. >> jon: you know the only difference between gay money and wall street money is when you put gay money in one of them tacky develop crow wallets, it rolls its eyes.

>> stephanie: jay carney the president's press secretary. >> many americans are still understandably about the economy that we have and about where it's going for them personally and where it is going nationally. >> stephanie: you wouldn't like harry reid when he's angry. >> republicans can grandstand all they want. the fact is any agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff facing us at the end of this year must not gut programs that support the middle class. >> i'm sorry to be behaving like this. i'm enraged right now. >> only congress of course can act to raise the debt limit. we hope they do it this time without the drama and the pain and the damage they caused the country last july. >> stephanie: hmm. speaking of drama, the ron paul campaign. i love this. chance of winning the nomination, they want to bring a large active delegation. they're active to the republican national convention promoting fears of an ugly confrontation with mainstream g.o.p.ars a scenario the paul campaign wants to avoid. >> like chicago and 68. >> stephanie: insist voters show respect. we're emphasizing decorum

jay carney was asked whether this would become a little bit awkward at lunch. take a listen. >> there are, certainly, political differences as there were between president george w. bush and former president clinton when president clinton and his family came for the unveiling of his, and first lady hillary clinton's portraits. there were differences, i'm sure, in the past. it's a small collection of people who know what it's like to sit at the desk in the oval office and have to make the kinds of decisions that a president makes. and, again, the commonality there transcends politics. >> reporter: now, you see we now have a live picture inside the east room where this portrait in just a few moments of former president george w. bush will be unveiled. both parties have come together before. in fact, george w. bush helped unveil the official portrait that hangs in the residence of the white house behind me of former president bill clinton. and so this tradition goes back and forth, and it's interesting as well because i asked jay carney whether or not at lunch pre

megyn: listen i think jay carney had a brain freeze as i said.ure if he had to redo it again he probably would have said something different. i will say this. look you can't blame the occupy movement any more than you can blame the tea party movement over hurling racist insults. megyn: do they stab police officers? >> you can't -- megyn: sexual assaults at several of these things, use ago machete, threatening a machete against another person. >> i'm saying it's inexcusable. the same way that dick armey was the founder of the tea party movement did he go out there and condemn racist comments? >> there were no racist comments. megyn: i'm not going to get back in that debate again. >> i went to these tea party part taoefplts i eyewitnessed firsthand people going out -- megyn: you're pointing out bad behavior by pointing out other bad behavior. >> i'm not justifying it at all. in the same way you had a few bad actors. the wack os going out and saying barack obama is adolf hitler. megyn: i've got to go, i've got to go. thank you ladies as always. taki

right now at the white house briefing jay carney is asked about the case of chen guangcheng. >> are you concerned at all that this case could open him up to criticism, though, from republicans who have seen some republicans saying that the president now the u.s. has a responsibility for chen's safety. >> i can assure you that the president is not concerned about political back and forth on this issue. he is focused on the need to advance u.s. interests in our broad-based relationship with china, very important economic, diplomatic relationship with china. he has and will continue to make a priority in that relationship or part of that, an open and frank discussion about our concerns about human rights. that's his focus. it is absolutely in our national interest for us to pursue that kind of broad-based agenda with the chinese. >> why release the documents now at this time to the anniversary of his death? >> two things. this morning west point's combatting terrorism center released 17 al qaeda -- >> as jay carney continues on to talk about other subjects, the bin laden documents, we'll t

. >> and by monday afternoon, jay carney took a beating at the white house press briefing? >> i would simply say his views are evolving which is what he said. i don't have an update on this issue. this president has been extremely aggressive in supporting lgbt rights. i don't have an update for you on the president's position. his views have not changed. i have no update to give you on them. >> e.j., the president is saying he planned to come out at some point and make this announcement before the convention he made that decision personally some months ago but was pushed a little bit. does the timing matter if it was before the election anyway? >> first of all, i think the happiest person in the world today is jay carney, the white house spokesman, doesn't have to engage in all those complicated answers. i think joe biden did him a favor. the definition of a gaffe is when a politician says what he really thinks. i think it's much better for obama to get this out there now and to deal with it and to have a clear position than to be evolving for another four months. so i thin

those aren't the people mitt romney needs. >> jay carney expressed a little frustration today.o that. >> it is widely accepted now, although regrettably not universally accepted that the primary stumbling block to bipartisan cooperation on this issue is the absolute intransigence, the review fall of republicans to accept what bipartisan commissions accept. what democrats, independents and republicans in the country accept, which is that we need a balanced approach to this. >> alex, if they can get the electorate to accept that it is the republican's fault. this is just all points for president obama and for congressional democrats in their campaign. >> yeah, as richard said, the debt debacle was not good for the republican party. this is coming at a time when mitch mcconnell and john boehner are doing delicate dances with their caucus. they are in danger. the leadership issues are endangered. john boehner had has to tread a very careful line. the rhetoric around this event is very much an effort to show, hey guys, i'm still with you. and he's speaking to the most radical elemen

how did jay carney do today? how did he do? >> i think he should have been a little bit more on point and answered a little more forcefully. >> bill: did that answer make sense to you? do you have any idea what he was saying? >> what i would have said is i would have -- >> bill: we don't really care what you would have said. how did he do? >> i don't have that gift. >> bill: i would say he did -- i would give him a c. i think what he focused on -- >> bill: pretty generous. are you doing it on a curve? are you marking on the curve? >> let me say what he talked about was the frustrations. >> bill: i know. everybody is frustrated. ok, now, look we know you don't like the occupiers. we know you're conservative. i don't understand why barack obama now with a police officer being stabbed, the city of oakland almost being burned down, ok, doesn't come out and say, you know, in the beginning, it was ok. a citizens protest but now, this is unacceptable. and i repudiate it. because if i were mitt romney, i would be all over the airwaves

and just moments ago, white house press secretary jay carney asked if u.s. be needed. >> we do not believe that militarization, further milit y militarization in syria is the right course of action. we believe that it would lead to greater chaos, greater carnage. >> nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins me now from israel. kofi annan met with assad to discuss the massacre. do we know details of what came out of that how al assad is explaining their actions? >> reporter: we know what the syrian government claims happened, consistently again today said that it condemned this massacre says it wasn't responsible it was foreign terrorist running rampant in hit terror. the foreign terrorists were responsible for that. now the witnesses in the town do not believe that, the united nations investigators do not believe that. and the u.n. said today that, of those 10 8 people, majority of them women and children, only about 20 were killed by shelling, that is, when the syrian government surrounded the town of hula and started firing artillery and tan

all press secretary jay carney was asked about yesterdays press briefing and his answers weren't necessarily revealing. >> as you know, he said his views on this were evolving. his personal views were evolving. i would say his views are oh involving. i don't have an update for you. i don't have an update to provide you. i have no update to give you on it. the president expressed his views. >> he did. >> no. the spokesperson said that. >> i don't have an update to provide you on the president's position. it is what it was. >> you know, one other thing to keep in mind, one thing jay carney did say, the president is against this referendum that's taken place in north carolina and was noted, he's the, the president now is against bans on gay marriage, not yet for them. point out, nbc/"wall street journal" poll, 49% favor same-sex marriages, 40% oppose. those numbers flipped in '09. how nontoxic is this views in american politics? almost silenced from the republican side of the aisle in the last 48 hours. by the way, the white house aren't the only ones off message. romney's message supposed to b

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