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16 Mar 2009 23:09

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Politics, U.S.: Why we like Obama’s press secretary, Robert Gibbs

  • Well, I guess Rush Limbaugh was busy, so they trotted out the next most popular member of the Republican cabal.
  • Press Secretary Robert Gibbs • On Dick Cheney’s recent criticism of the Obama administration. Dude’s totally a straight-shooter. When asked whether this was the administration’s official position on Cheney, he responded, “Sometimes I ask forgiveness, rather than for permission.” Nice show, chap. Bush’s press secretaries were never near this off-the-cuff. • source

22 Feb 2009 21:10

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Biz, U.S.: CNBC’s Rick Santelli: He’s Internet famous now

  • 1.7 million Internet viewers can’t be wrong! Santelli, who went on a memorable (though polarizing) tirade against Obama’s foreclosure plan on Thursday, has drawn millions of viewers and a White House response to all that stuff he said. Press secretary Robert Gibbs bluntly proclaimed that Santelli “doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” Which should be a compliment to him at this point. Who knows? He may get his Chicago Tea Party yet. source

06 Feb 2009 20:17

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U.S.: Well, isn’t that a dramatic quote about jobs and the economy

  • Last month the economy lost 598,000 jobs. That is the equivalent of losing every job in the state of Maine.
  • Robert Gibbs • White House press secretary, on the economic crisis. This quote may have been a not-so-subtle ploy by Gibbs to get Maine’s two Republican senators on board for the economic stimulus plan. If nothing else, it’s striking, dude. • source