Who Is Jay Carney Kidding?

Who Is Jay Carney Kidding?
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 15: White House Press Secretary Jay Carney takes questions from reporters during a press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House May 15, 2013 in Washington, DC. Carney faced more questions related to the Justice Department's subpoena of two months of Associated Press journalists' phone records, the Internal Revenue Services' scrutiny of conservative organization's tax exemption requests, and other topics. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 15: White House Press Secretary Jay Carney takes questions from reporters during a press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House May 15, 2013 in Washington, DC. Carney faced more questions related to the Justice Department's subpoena of two months of Associated Press journalists' phone records, the Internal Revenue Services' scrutiny of conservative organization's tax exemption requests, and other topics. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

During a press briefing on Tuesday, White House spokesperson Jay Carney mechanically repeated a line when asked about the Justice Department’s seizure of the Associated Press’ phone records, suggesting President Barack Obama supports a “balance” between freedom of the press and national security.

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