White House Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest, November 14, 2011

Honolulu, Hawaii–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011 – 10:40 A.M. HAST

        MR. EARNEST:  Good morning, everybody.  I see that we’ve all taken Hawaiian casual to heart this morning.  (Laughter.)

        Q    I think some of us didn’t even wear pants.  (Laughter.)  I’m wearing pants.

        MR. EARNEST:  I admire the restraint of those who did.  (Laughter.)

        We’ll try and keep the briefing brief today.  So in that spirit, I don’t have anything to start with.  So are…