Study: Jay Carney Has Avoided Answering Press Questions 9,486 Times

What is just as amazing as all the obfuscating and refusing to answer questions that Carney has done during his tenure is that the White House press corps continues to put up with his shifty behavior. Had a Republican employed a press secretary who was so utterly dismissive and patronizing to the media, you can bet we'd never hear the end of it.

As NewsBusters recently reported, Carney has lately held fewer news conferences since the Obama administration has been the subject of several scandals, including accusations the Internal Revenue Service has been targeting conservative organizations that have applied for tax-exempt status, and questions regarding the assassination of four Americans in the Nov. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.



"I don't have the answer … " 1905 times
"I would refer you to … " 1383 times
"You already know the answer … " 1125 times
"I'm not going to tell you ... " 939 times
"Not that I know of … " 927 times
"I don't want to … " 588 times
"I'm not sure ... " 549 times
"I won't speculate ... " 525 times
"No comment … " 429 times
"I'll get back to you ..." 387 times
"It's a good question … " 381 times
"See yesterday's nonresponse … " 231 times
"The President won't tell me ... " 117 times
Total: 9,486 evasions

That's not surprising either, is it?

...from "The Most Transparent Administration In History".

Do I really need a "roll-eyes" smilie?