Jay Carney Quotes Obama On Guns, Twitter Goes Crazy: ‘If One Child’s Life Can Be Saved, We Must Take Action’
Addressing President Obama’s planned announcement on measures to reduce gun violence tomorrow, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney made a comment that raised some eyebrows both inside the briefing room and on Twitter.
Carney pushed the president’s plan for action over the status quo, paraphrasing a comment Obama made at his press conference yesterday as “if even one child’s life can be saved by actions taken in Washington, we must take these actions.”
Veteran CBS News Washington Correspondent Mark Knoller was the first to quote Carney’s statement on Twitter and it quickly garnered a barrage of outrage from conservatives who took exception:
Then ban cars “@markknoller: Carney says if even 1 child’s life can be saved by actions taken in Washington, we must take these actions.”
— Brian Lerch (@bdlerch) January 15, 2013
Halt aging. RT @markknoller: Carney says if even 1 child’s life can be saved by actions taken in Washington, we must take these actions.
— Drew Cline (@DrewHampshire) January 15, 2013
So ban football? ow.ly/gPUcL MT @markknoller: Carney says if even 1 child’s life can be saved by Washington, we must take actions
— Brad Dayspring (@BDayspring) January 15, 2013
BAN PLAYGROUNDS! RT @gaypatriot: BAN CARS!!!!MT @markknoller: Carney says if even 1 child’s life can be saved, we must take these actions
— Redness (@maryclimer) January 15, 2013
BAN POOLS! MT @maryclimer BAN PLAYGROUNDS! RT @gaypatriot: BAN CARS!!!!MT @markknoller: Carney says if even 1 child’s life can be saved….
— Giles (@GilesMcK) January 15, 2013
Ban abortion! RT @markknoller: Carney says if even 1 child’s life can be saved by actions taken in Washington, we must take these actions.
— Steven Ertelt (@StevenErtelt) January 15, 2013
Ending use of drones? RT @markknoller: Carney says if even 1 child’s life can be saved by actions taken in D.C., we must take these actions.
— Mikayla Hall (@MikMarieHall) January 15, 2013
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