Jay Carney and the 'Terry Family'

Jay Carney can't remember Brian Terry's name, the American border patrol agent killed with guns from Fast and Furious.

Answering a question at today's White House press briefing, Carney says "the family that you referred to" when he can't recall the dead agent's name.

That's cold.

Here's video:



Transcript

Q Jay, just one last question. The family of Brian Terry, the slain Border Patrol agent at whose murder scene at least two of these guns were found, they disagree with your characterization about these investigations. They say that the Attorney General’s refusal to fully disclose the documents associated with Fast and Furious and President Obama’s assertion of executive privilege serves to compound this tragedy. It denies the Terry family and the American people the truth. That’s a statement from the Terry family lawyer.

MR. CARNEY: Look, we absolutely agree with the need to find out the truth about why Fast and Furious happened, why the tactic that, again, was employed in the previous administration in different operations and was stopped by this Attorney General -- why it came about. And that’s why the Attorney General referred it to the Inspector General. That is why we have provided Congress every document that pertains to the operation itself that is at issue here when you talk about the family that you referred to. And --

Q The Terry family.

MR. CARNEY: The Terry family. And, and, uh....

Carney's inability to use the dead agent's name is inexcusable, especially since the reporter used it repeatedly in his question.

Furthermore, his spin, bringing up the "previous administration" rather than taking responsibility, is disgusting. Very, very sleazy.