Why So Indignant?

ABC’s Jake Tapper: “He ran a lot of commercials in 2008 about gas prices. It was a big part of his reelection campaign so I don’t understand – there seems to be a tone of indignance from the White House about the fact that people are talking about gas prices – this is one of the reasons why you guys have your jobs.”

Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest: “If I I - I’m showing a sign of indignance maybe it’s because I’m a little nervous in my first time. I’m not trying to demonstrate that there’s some indignance up here - ”

Tapper: “I actually meant the President.”

Earnest: “I appreciate that. It’s very generous of you.”

(White House Press Briefing, 2/24/12)