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Home Front: Politix
Carney: There Are No "Secret" Email Accounts, Only "Alternate Email Addresses"
2013-06-06
[Real Clear Politics] Following an Associated Press report that Obama administration appointees have "secret government email accounts," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney argued Tuesday that the accounts aren't secret and, in fact, prior administrations have followed the practice of appointees having second government accounts.

"Having alternate email addresses for cabinet secretaries and other high-profile officials makes eminent sense. If they are inundated in one account with either public emails, or spam or the like, then they can continue to use their other account for normal work," Carney added.

"There's nothing secret," Carney added. "It's about having a public e-mail address, as well as a one for internal, you know, workings. But they're all available for when FOIA requests are made and congressional inquiries are conducted."
Then his lips fell off.

I have an "alternate" email account. It's my work account. It doesn't feature an assumed name.
Posted by:Fred

#11  Why would anyone believe Carney or for that matter his don?
Posted by: JohnQC   2013-06-06 19:11  

#10  Government Nostra.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2013-06-06 12:11  

#9  CF, there are folks at ACORN who will teach you how to do that...
Posted by: Steve White   2013-06-06 12:03  

#8  Does this mean I can legally sign up for Welfare and SSI under 30 different 'alternate names'?

(Not that I would... but I would guess some liberals would not have a problem doing so).
Posted by: CrazyFool   2013-06-06 11:15  

#7  Well just file your taxes on an Alternate pay scale...
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2013-06-06 10:02  

#6  You cant suppena email records of an account you dont know about.
Posted by: Rjschwarz   2013-06-06 08:43  

#5  An old quote form somewhere. My bracketed insert:

"The danger to America is not Barack Obama, but a citizenry [LIV's...Limited Information Voters] capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency. It will be far easier to
limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the
necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate
willing to have such a man for their president. The problem is much
deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of
what ails America. Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind
anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince. The
Republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool.
It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools, such as those who
made him their president."
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-06-06 05:00  

#4  But they're all available for when FOIA requests are made and congressional inquiries are conducted."

....only if you know wat foking name to request information on. Welcome to the new shadow gov't.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-06-06 04:18  

#3  "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"

Translation of Carney:

"The government is not transparent accountable email, so thus there is a hidden administration of government"

Posted by: Omoger Smith5236   2013-06-06 01:35  

#2  Lie so you don't get caught, and if caught lie.
Posted by: DarthVader   2013-06-06 01:11  

#1  That's just it. why the assumed names? And why take classes under an assumed name? And why under the opposite gender?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2013-06-06 01:05  

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