White House Fact-Checks Itself: Verdict — Carney Doesn’t Know What He’s Talking About…
Oh, Lord.
Via Politico 44:
From today’s briefing:
MR. CARNEY: Well, I believe the phrase from the Bible* is, “The Lord helps those who help themselves.” And I think the point the President is making is that we should — we have it within our capacity to do the things to help the American people.
The White House adds in the official transcript:
* This common phrase does not appear in the Bible.
Posted by ZIP on Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at 6:30 pm | 
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Perhaps Carny hasn’t read the bible lately.
Hey, numbfu*k!! That was Ben Franklin that said that. Franklin, who, by the way, we know more about than we do the current occupant of the White House!!!
It’s actually the moral to one of Aesop’s fables, “The Gods Help Those Who Help Themselves.”
Just pitiful, like I just said in the following Carney spot.
It’s official now! Obama speaks with the voice of God.
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Obama: God backs jobs plan – Yahoo News
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-presses-republicans-bridge-scheme-151914720.html
President Barack Obama Wednesday said even God wanted to put Americans back to work, invoking divine blessing for his joust with Republicans over measures designed to slice into high unemployment.
Obama also taunted his foes with historic arguments in favor of repairing vital infrastructure once made by conservative icon Ronald Reagan, as he stumped for a $60 billion infrastructure bill being taken up by the Senate.
The president rebuked the House of Representatives for passing a bill reaffirming the US motto “In God We Trust” rather than getting to work on his stalled $447 billion jobs program.
“That’s not putting people back to work. I trust in God, but God wants to see us help ourselves by putting people back to work,” the president said.
Obama’s spokesman Jay Carney denied that Obama had perhaps gone too far by dragging the Almighty into a fierce political spat.
“I believe that the phrase from the Bible is ‘the Lord helps those who help themselves,’” Carney said.
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Umm ummm ummm.
That ain’t G_d talking in your ear zer0.
Perhaps the whole adminstration should review the actual words of God…
“Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain”.
Very bad things happen to those who break the original ten laws.
“President Barack Obama Wednesday said even God wanted to put Americans back to work, invoking divine blessing for his joust with Republicans over measures designed to slice into high unemployment.”
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An opposition party has been part of the American political process for 224 years. Why is this the first president who couldn’t make the formula work? Why is this the first president who couldn’t reach any sort of compromise with those who hold different views?
Wow, this whole administration needs to be removed
A guy that has never seen a Bible, should not try to quote from it..
All hail the PROPHET OBAMA! /sarc.
Carney has truly sold his soul to the devil.
The bad guy in the Chuck Norris movie “in the name of God” says that line…
How about when barry the exalted shithead invoked G*ds name today?? How ironic is that? This Admin is going down “fast and furiously”. Moochelle may be buying her shoes at Payless Shoestore’s pretty soon..lol
Appearently the smartest people on the planet do not have time to consult wikpedia. They would not need to if they had the benefit of a strong liberal (and I don’t mean liberal in the political sense) education based on the Western cannon, but nope, can’t have that. Wouldn’t be modern at all.
Potif Barry reigns
20 years of mentoring from a bigoted G_d hating preacher.
According to his eminence, Barry, God wants us all to send the president all of our money.
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Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:18
If Cain gets us out of this shitstorm I really don’t give a rats ass about his past “so-called” indescretions. It would be a breath of fresh air to have him in office. I find solace in the fact that Herman was propostioning women, as opposed to the skinny little prick in office now. Kal Penn, Reggie Love, need I say more.
Duh, Carney’s a dumbass. Why should anyone be surprised?
Can Carney read anything other then HEATHER HAS TWO MOMMIES
I think that was Benjamin Franklin.
In a nation founded by ancient greek bible translators, it’s unbecoming not to know what’s in it.
@GeorgeMasonIV
Here’s another choice quote from the same author:
“A wise man’s heart inclines him to the right, but a fool’s heart to the left.”
- Ecclesiastes 10:2
Is this boy’s mama still proud of him?
Here the lady’s been working double shifts on 14th Street all these years just to pay off his student loans and this is what she gets?
ACTUAL words from God: Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Goods.
ACTUAL words from Saint Paul: Those who don’t work cannot eat.
Carney – what an idiot. Don’t expect Obama to know anything about the Bible – he is a Muslim. The guy has no morals or integrity. He will do and say and lie about anything to get a vote. He disgusts me. He needs to be thrown out of our White House NOW. His Chicago politics are nauseating. So is he. I can’t stand to watch or listen to him. All he does is lie.
Isn’t a Carney someone who works in a carnival? Oh wait…he does.
Why would the Kenyan or anybody he hand picked know anything about the Bible?
re: Carney’s quote “we have it within our capacity to do the things to help the American people”….that’s true. Resignation comes to mind!
BWAHAHAHA!
Turd. All of you Democrats. And any of you Vichy collaborators.
You liberals mock religion and any (Christian) believers relentlessly, then have the arrogance to (supposedly) quote from our holy book???
My friends, the Almighty won’t be mocked, or used: in His own time, in His own way, each of you immoral and arrogant bullies will reap what you sow. God doesn’t have to lift a finger – you will bring your ‘rewards’ upon your own heads, for mocking then using religion in the ways it’s not supposed to be used and abused.
Bammy did say we aren’t a Christian country; remember?
it’s the *opposite* concept (God helps those who are humble enough to admit they *can’t* help themselves) that is what’s in the Bible
buck schotte says:
November 2, 2011 at 7:43 pm
Is this boy’s mama still proud of him?
Here the lady’s been working double shifts on 14th Street all these years just to pay off his student loans and this is what she gets?
I get what you mean Buck. I lived in Laurel and Severn, Md for 3.5 years, and was in DC many times. For all of you not familiar with DC, 14th Street is where all the hookers mainly work, and they are not the higher class of call girls either.
Carney you are a FI speaking for the devil himself.
Sure it’s in there, right there where it also says, “Take from the rich to give to the poor.”
I’m tellin’ ya, we have a genius in the White House.
Obama and his toadies (like you, Carney) have pretty much
helped themselves to everything they could grab…money,
power…..and Mooch’s fantasies have been indulged. Taxpayer
money comes back to you to dole out to your big-money
supporters…to “help” with your campaign. I’d say it’s about
time the Lord cut off your monetary spigot, you vain Chicago
thug.
“Be still and know that I am God.”
I wish I could remember chapter and verse.
@REF: you can almost picture them saying, “Americans like God and Christian stuff. Let’s quote some Bible verses at them.”
And then, of course, not bothering to find an actual Bible verse.
Actually, if they could be bothered to read scripture they would find that the essence of the Gospel is that God helps those who cannot help themselves.
Ephesians 2:8-9
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”
It’s always fun (i mean stupid) when people try to politicize the Gospel.
The long, narrow, and bumpy path to God’s grace and rewards has sent Mr. Carny back to the end of the line. And he will not be first! Very few will cross the finish line.