The thing that I try to remember is that in the briefing room it's not a debate. I'm not supposed to go in there and win a debate with the press corps. If that's what I try to do, then… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
didn't come from a particularly political family. My parents were regular voters. My parents didn't make enough money to contribute to campaigns, and they… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
The biggest challenge of being the press secretary is trying to be aware of all of the things that are happening, both around the… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
The walk-in privilege, to walk into the Oval Office and have a conversation with the president, is not something that everybody gets. — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
My mom and my grandmother definitely were (Democrat supporters). It wasn't a sense that, "Well, we vote for Democrats no matter what," but it… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
I still remember vividly watching television coverage of the Democratic National Convention in the summer of 1992 (when he was 17) when Bill Clinton… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
If it gets to a situation where it turns into a debate, look, the person that I'm debating is the person that is writing… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
have a lot of respect for the responsibility that journalists have to ask tough questions, to hold the administration accountable and to be advocates… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
There was always this sense, even early on in the campaign, that if the senator Obama could score this upset victory in Iowa, that… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
Even now, hearing the debates about Medicaid, the suggestion that somehow we could save money by cutting Medicaid strikes a chord in me personally.… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
My mom's younger sister was born with Down syndrome. I was close to my grandmother when I was growing up. I remember talking to… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
I think that there have been a number of situations in which you've seen this administration intervene in a meaningful way, that has substantially… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
When the president offered me this job, he told me that if there were situations in which I needed to speak to him or… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
