This could get good!
GOP leaders met with President Obama today, and Sen. Dick Durbin, who was not at the meeting, claimed that one GOP leader told Obama to his face that he “cannot even stand to look at you.”
Durbin: A GOP leader told Obama "I cannot even stand to look at you" http://t.co/s4XpR1kFTL
— POLITICO (@politico) October 23, 2013
Durbin’s claim was denied by both the GOP and the White House:
.@SenatorDurbin who gave you a false account of the meeting between President Obama and House Republicans?
— House Republicans (@HouseGOP) October 23, 2013
OOPS! Jay Carney refutes Dick Durbin, says exchange between GOP House member and Obama "did not happen" http://t.co/FOo0iGaARu
— Right Scoop (@trscoop) October 23, 2013
Dick Durbin, call your office. MT @samsteinhp: Carney denies Durbin account of congressman saying he can't stand looking at obama
— Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) October 23, 2013
In spite of these claims that Durbin’s account of the meeting is fiction, Salon’s Joan Walsh is taking the Illinois Senator’s side:
Until Sen. Durban retracts his claim, I'll be believing him #standwithdurbin
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) October 23, 2013
Lapdog mutiny!
So, you're calling Jay Carney a liar? RT @joanwalsh Until Sen. Durban retracts his claim, I'll be believing him #standwithdurbin
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 23, 2013
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! RT @joanwalsh: Until Sen. Durban retracts his claim, I'll be believing him #standwithdurbin
— Ben Howe (@BenHowe) October 23, 2013
Here’s how Joan Walsh might respond to Joan Walsh’s insinuation that the White House is lying if the person doing so was not named Joan Walsh:
Racist. RT @AmericnElephant: @BenHowe @joanwalsh JOAN WALSH CALLS WHITE HOUSE LIARS!!!!!!
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) October 23, 2013
Durbin’s not budging on his claim:
Sen. Durbin now accusing Jay Carney of lying. This is just so damn entertaining.
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) October 23, 2013
Please pass the popcorn.
@flyoverangel Durbin said GOP member told Obama "I can't even stand to look at you." WH denied. Now Durbin's spox says he stands by claim.
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) October 23, 2013
There is one element of surprise in this story:
The shocking part of this whole dustup is that either Dick Durbin or Jay Carney is actually telling the truth.
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) October 23, 2013
