Jay Carney deflects question about Russian commentator’s threat to ‘vaporize’ America

From Glenn Beck.com (March 18):

During a press briefing yesterday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney brushed off a question from ABC News’ chief White House correspondent Jon Karl about Russian state television anchor Dmitry Kiselyov’s comments that “Russia is the only country in the world realistically capable of turning the United States into radioactive ash.”

Below is a transcript of the back and forth between Karl and Carney:

KARL: And let me ask you just something on — it was on Russian television, state-controlled television, the main state-controlled channel. Dmitry Kiselyov, a prominent Russian television anchor, posed in front of a mushroom cloud and warned that Russia is the only country in the world capable of turning the U.S. into “radioactive dust.” I mention this because this is state-controlled Russian television, which, as we know, doesn’t generally broadcast stuff that is not signed off by the government of Russia. What is your sense when you hear something like that?

CARNEY: I mean, that people say crazy things on TV all the time.

KARL: Yes, but this is Russian state-controlled TV. I take your point entirely, but — (laughter) — but this is –

CARNEY: We’re focused on the actions of the Russian government. We’re focused on the support we’re providing to the Ukrainian government. We’re focused on marshaling a strategy with our partners around the world, especially in Europe, for how to deal with this challenge posed by Russia. And we are making sure that Russia is incurring costs for the provocations it has engaged in and the actions that it’s taken. That’s what we’re focused on right now, and those costs are real and they will increase if Russia continues down this path.

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What Jay Carney and the rest of the lame stream press doesn’t get is that Russia’s press, like most state owned presses, are the gov’ts press secretary. The press doesn’t say anything that the State in this case Putin doesn’t agree with. Or else the press goes to jail or worse.

Also, the Russia’s press is saying what Putin is thinking. That he doesn’t fear Obama. Hence, he doesn’t fear America. That’s what that “radioactive dust” remark means. Not that Putin would actually start a nuclear war with America.

In contrast with Obama, is Ronald Reagan. The enemies feared America and our allies respected America when he was president. Not so with Obama. When Reagan made that off-the-cuff remark that bombing would begin in 5 minutes—meaning bombing the USSR—the Soviet leaders crapped in their pants. Well, not literally of course. But I bet you their hearts skipped a beat momentarily.