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Carney: 'We do not control the ad'
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WH response to super PAC video backlash
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- Date Aug 10, 2012
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The president's Press Secretary was on the firing line today over the Obama's super pac ad blaming Mitt Romney for the death of a steel worker's wife.
Our chief White House correspondent Ed Henry tonight on the denials.
And the backlash.
We do not control the the week ended where it started with aides are refusing to say whether President Obama condemns a democratic added I don't think Mitt Romney understands.
When he's down to normal people's lives which accuses Republican Mitt Romney of being responsible for the cancer death of the wife of -- laid off steelworker do you really think that podium that it's fair.
For someone to suggest.
They're candidates actions led to someone's death that I I appreciate the efforts to get me to play.
Political pundit but that's not my job and it's not quite -- do not.
Any.
Role.
In third party groups that there is he says.
Except top White House aide David -- -- raised money for the democratic super pac priorities USA which is run by former White House -- Bill Burton and with the Obama campaign in Chicago now backpedaling on its original claim.
It knew nothing about steelworker Joe's -- story.
Top Romney advisor Eric first of today ripped into the president.
Claiming mr.
Obama has squandered his credentials as a different kind of politician.
-- -- telling reporters they've gone from what started as -- distortions and untruths -- unbelievable exaggerations.
That diminish the office of the president and insult the American people.
Jay -- fired back the democratic super -- that has -- that run on TV it is living off the media talking about it.
While the Romney camp itself as an ad falsely charging the president is gutting welfare reform.
It is being.
Broadcasts.
In states across the nation to the tune of millions and millions of dollars the Romney had got four Pinocchio is from the Washington Post.
Although that -- does not accuse anyone of being responsible for a woman getting cancer.
With the White House noting there are far more Republican super pac ads as if on cue American crossroads has a new one.
What you do you know that we don't have anything to do with priorities USA.
They're not telling me.
-- we learned today the Obama campaign's web site briefly featured the steelworkers story earlier this year on top of holding a conference call with him -- Now the RC is pointing out the back in May Jay Carney had a different view on all this demanding that.
The Romney camp -- -- -- Republican donor who was just thinking about super pac ads tying the president to the reverend Jeremiah Wright.
John lot of interest in developments on this story Ed Henry bringing them to us tonight Ed thanks.