From yesterday but too good to pass up.

(Politico) — White House spokesman Jay Carney on Tuesday brushed off griping from prominent black leaders that President Barack Obama is taking African-Americans for granted while focusing on reaching out to white independent voters.

Responding to a question about a POLITICO story in which members of the Congressional Black Caucus took shots at Obama, Carney framed the issue as one that impacts all job-seeking Americans and said the issue of race is old news.

“A lot of people have suffered through this great recession . . . this is not a political issue,” Carney said. “The American economy is the primary focus of this president and he’s very committed to assisting African-Americans and all Americans.”

He added: “The expressions of frustration that people have over the need to create jobs. We feel obviously as well. But the political analysis you are making is one I remember as a journalist being made when Sen. Obama was running for president. It certainly did not bear out then and it doesn’t bear out now.”