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President Obama spoke with Commerce Secretary John Bryson on Tuesday for the first time since Bryson was involved in multiple car accidents in California this past Saturday.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters that Obama called Bryson to offer his encouragement after the cabinet official suffered from some size of seizure that contributed to the accidents.
In the short conversation, the president encouraged Bryson to, "focus his thoughts on his own health, on his own family." This comes after the commerce secretary informed the White House last night that he would be taking a medical leave of absence from his position.
There is currently no timetable for the secretary’s return to his post and, in his absence, Deputy Secretary Dr. Rebecca Blank will act as the secretary of commerce.
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Here's to a full & speedy recovery, Mr. Secretary!
Hi Feisty,
I agree with you. This is what Karl Rove sent on a twit as soon as the news of his accident went public:
Karl Rove does not waste any time for the opportunity to smear anybody that is not at the service of the GOP.
Irespond,
That what despicable... but would we expect anything less from the turd-blossom?
Then his little drones jumped right on the smear band-wagon!
I saw that tweet from Rove's despicable bunch. They later apologized, but you know what? Too little, too late. The way that accident was described, you had to assume it was a medical issue.
It must have been awfully frightening for Secretary Bryson, his family, and those involved in the accidents.
Best wishes for a good recovery.
Rove politics knows no limits...a true reptile, seeking twisted warmth in the vilest way.
Secretary Bryson, Get Well soon.
Wasn't it the Republicans who coined the term "compassionate conservatives?" There was some compassion from Karl Rove. Must be wonderful to live in his perfect world.
We have a Commerce Secretary?????
Here's the nice "apology" from American Crossroads:
"Earlier Bryson tweet with hashtag #skills attempted levity (before facts known) and failed miserably. We took it down and regret the tweet."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/11/american-crossroads-apologizes-john-bryson-tweet_n_1586647.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
Let's see.....Attempted levity - check. Before facts known - check. Failed miserably - check.
I KNEW they were behind half the lame posts around here lately.....
Okay, in all seriousness, let's hope this is something treatable. I'm sitting here waiting for a call from a neurologist about my Mom as we speak. Scary times, and I needed a quick diversion. Hope things go better for Secretary Bryson.
Must be a slow news day at MSDNC.
What's next??
This headline:
Obama patted Bo on the head and scratched his ear before leaving for the Oval Office this morning.
LMAO!!!!
face it he was drunk of his ass....
Don't you idiots ever get tired of the conspiracy theories?
Nevermind...
I suppose the cops & hospital personnel are all in on the cover-up!
even if he turns out braindead he still fits right in....
or smokin crack weed vicoden...
There is something called karma - I hope it catches up to YOU real soon...
And we are allowing our school books to be written by this state!
This dumbass can't even spell it correctly!
i think everyone in office should be drug tested..the private sector has too...why not them??
it
I can remember like it was yesterday.
When Gabby Griffords was shot in the head, how many here, chastised the right? Both sides do it, and both sides where wrong.
You guys should really try and remember these things.
not even in texas any more bimbo...guess you know nothing about screen names and the ones that are takin...
Uh, how about this - Mr. Commerce Secretary of the US of A: What up with driving a Lexus?
How does purchasing a vehicle manufactured and assembled in Japan help our commerce?
Oh, wait, never mind. American cars are for the little people. Like paying taxes.
Mark Murray - just caught you on the TEVE at the Gym. So, uh, where is the list of all the documents that Obama has withheld?
Alll we all want is full disclosure - taxes, transcripts, medical records.
Say perhaps, ion your capacity as an intrepid reporter you should go to that vault, under the sea that Obama stores his colleges records and papers in?
gee feisty....guess your battries died...kinda grumpy today
Maybe you should change your name to, "don't mess with dumb a$$es."
So Shawna - O make any calls to Holder?
Holder's kinda having a bad day too.
Shoot gang, if we took a poll who's having a worse day - Bryson, Holder or O?
Oh and Obamacare has about 6-7 days left. And then of course the ruling upholding the Arizona immigration bill will come down.
Damn, I am almost starting to feel sorry for poor O.
So Steeler - is that enough empathy for you? You got your time sheets in for the day?
$300 per hour = $2400 per day = $48,000 per month, or $500k plus per year.
Man, Steeler, you sure can buy a lot of empathy for that, eh?
Secretary Bryson was on his own time & had no security detail with him.
Police report said there was NO acohol, NO drugs in his system whatsoever.
So Mr. Rove can just Tweet Off.
Martin Bashir is great!.....humor with facts, dissecting issues/lies from the TeaPeople/Willard!
I love Martin Bashir!
Me too!
The day he roasted the head of the Koch Brothers legal council was classic!
Did you hear...Dylan Ratigan is leaving a week from Friday? YAY!
Even better news is Martin's show will be expanded to two FULL hours! Double YAY!
Who's that chilled?
Backhouse - So, um, how is that relevant to anything? Dude crashed his very expensive Lexus into multiple vehicles.
Of course it'll be a paid leave, correct?
Thanks Feisty,
I did see that Dylan is gone, bWho's that chilled?ut didn't know what or who would replace his hour....Triple Yay for Martin!
Martin Bashir is in the mid-afternoon slot......2 CST!....You might like him!
Never been in an accident Saint Petunia?
Chauffeur getting expensive?
That post got really messed up.....sorry......
It combined two posts all wrong!...Gremlins?
old fat guy lotsanumbers wrote:
Straight from Rush Limbaugh's mouth. Good for you. Why don't you go on and give us the rest where Limbaugh said he was drunk.
It is rather sad that you right-wing crazies can't think for yourselves, but that you pick an amoral lightweight as your role model is beyond pathetic.
Feisty, I have to disagree with you. I really liked the Dylan Ratigan show. I am currently reading "Greedy Bastards" If they are going to replace him with Martin Bashir that will be two hours I won't be watching MSNBC.
Michael Jackson didn't need anyone to attempt to smear him......He did a darn good job all by himself.
… and so Romney’s pandering love affair with the conservative right takes the ugly shape we have come to fondly know today …
“Former governor Mitt Romney’s administration in 2006 blocked publication of a state antibullying guide for Massachusetts public schools because officials objected to use of the terms “bisexual’’ and “transgender’’ in passages about protecting certain students from harassment, according to state records and interviews with current and former state officials.
The question of Romney’s sensitivity to antigay bullying was raised anew recently after the Washington Post published an account of Romney’s days in prep school in 1965 when Romney allegedly held a fellow student down against his will and, along with classmates and to the cheers of others, forcibly cut off his long, bleached-blond hair. The student was gay, although not openly, and it was unclear to some whether Romney knew the boy’s sexual orientation at the time. “
… Wayward Willard goes on to claim he had no memory of that incident. Really? Where there others and that one got lost in the crowd?
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2012/06/12/mitt_romneys_administration_stifled_antibullying_guide_over_language_on_bisexual_transgender_youth/?p1=News_links
don't mess with texsas -
You can't fool me. You are really Mitt Romney incognito, I would recognize that spelling anywhere!
....“Amercia”, “Ronald Regan”, “Sneak-Peak”, “2012 OFFICAL GEAR”… and now "Texsas"?
JoAnne in PA -
I wish you the best of luck with your mom, along with my thoughts & prayers.
whoops ... I posted the above in the wrong thread ... will repost so that ya'll can love or hate it all over again.
The Republican smear machine really jumped the shark on this one. Almost as bad as Sarah Palin and the "blood money" comment after Rep Gabby Giffords was shot. Why are these people still relevant?
Amy, dear, now we know you don't even own a car, but seriously, are you ok with the Secretary of Commerce for the United States of America tooling around in a Lexus? [Tooling of course being the operative word].
Say, maybe one of you super smart libbies could advise us as to the job description of the Comm. Sec.? heaven knows our intrepid reporter Shawna failed to fill us in. Excellent work Shawna.
Then you can tells us just how tooling around in said very expensive Japanese luxury car bolsters said Tool's credibility is his job?
Anyone? Amy, care to take a stab?
I always like Ratigan, although he is a tad bombastic.
He was great back when he was the MSNBC morning guy, before Chuck and Savannah [I miss Savannah] took over the time slot.
He at least gets the money side of things, and is actually a libertarian.
JoAnne in PA - keeping good thoughts for your mom. I know waiting can be the hardest part.
TNSEVOL and Seeking Sanity -
Thanks so much, I really appreciate the kind thoughts. It's been a long couple of days and I don't have much heart for the usual pettiness here. Hope to be back soon.
JoAnne in Pa, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Lisa,
Isn't choice great?
I'm thinking of you & your Mom, JoAnne!
If you need anything, you kno how to find me...
Romney's train wrech is worse than Bryson's auto wreck.
The kind of seizure that has been described may be something relatively minor- easily controlled by medication- or indicative of a serious, underlying problem.
Let's all pray and hold good thoughts for the former, rather than the latter.
So speaks our resident neurologist. A new field of claimed expertise for no jo.
Bryson: "Please Barry, give me a waiver on obamacare so I can get real help and not go bankupt!"
Obama: "Now, Now John.... just calm down, we're here to help you"
Bryson: "That's why I'm worried..... ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
Memphis - clearly you should get your head checked. You're a total jackass!
I hope and pray he has a speedy recovery.
Obama promised to cut the deficit in half . . .
The U.S. government posted a budget deficit of $125 billion in May, more than twice the level registered in the same month last year.
So far this fiscal year, the budget deficit stands at $844.5 billion, narrower than at the same time a year ago.
Under the government's accounting system, October is the opening month of fiscal 2012. During fiscal 2011 which ended Sept. 30, the budget deficit totaled $1.296 trillion.
Read more: #ixzz1xbyYsBSr
Maybe he was trying to say that he promised to double the deficit - he's not very good with numbers - but, dont worry, I'm sure he is "fine" with the deficit!
Bo-
What does your senseless post have to do with this article?
Record Deficts and a lying president - TNSEVOL says its senseless
Wow - just wow
TNSEVOL - Bo's posts NEVER have anything to do with anything. I thought they'd put him down by now.
What dodogs usually do? Oh yeah. They eat sh!t and die.
President Barack Obama is rapidly losing support among African-American voters in North Carolina, a new poll out today from the Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling shows.
The poll finds that Mitt Romney would get 20 percent of the African-American vote if the election were held today, compared with 76 percent for Obama. Overall, Romney has a 48 percent to 46 percent lead on Obama in the crucial swing state.
Obama received 95 percent of the support from African-Americans in North Carolina in the 2008 election, compared with just 5 percent for Republican nominee John McCain.
Totally irrelevant to the article, but you couldn't help yourself.
Get a life!
Bull @!$%#
Spike Lee -
"I can't say to all the people that are unhappy with him that they're racist people,” Lee said of Obama’s critics. “People ain't got jobs, people are hurting. So I don't care what color you are, if people are out of work, it's tough. And then when you're the first African American president, that's not helping either.”
Apparently Spike Lee didn't get the memo that everything is "fine"
I hope he's recovering, prayers out to him and his family! I would suspect that a job of this calibre has got to weigh heavily on a humans brain/body/soul...
Wingers, spare us the space. The voters know who Obama is now. Your recycled lies are but farts in the wind.
I'm just confounded by this:
1. You're driving a car and have a seizure that "contributes" to an accident.
2. You then go on and drive and have a second accident.
By now I think any sane person would stop driving the car. Not this guy though. He continues.
3. He has a third accident.
Yes, this is clearly a person that should be the secretary of commerce. He's got very good judgement.
Why, he should be promoted to secretary of transportation by our fearless leader BHO.
Quick cover before any tests could be performed
OMG!!!! It must have been awfully frightening for those involved in the accidents. I pray they are uninjured....3 accidents in 5 minutes, unheard of.