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Robert Gibbs Cites Jet Blue-er Steven Slater In Response To ‘Professional Left’ Flap

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In his first briefing since his remarks on the “professional left” set the liberal world’s phasers on “whine,” Press Secretary Robert Gibbs opened today’s briefing with one of his trademark wisecracks. Responding to Associated Press correspondent Jen Loven, Gibbs referenced folk hero flight attendant Steven Slater‘s infamous avionic egress. In addition to being topically funny, Gibbs’ crack also seems to prove that he reads his Twitter feed, as this was the premise of many a tweet yesterday.

Here’s the clip, in which Gibbs denies having an inflatable exit in his office, but makes no mention of a beer-stuffed mini-fridge. He’s here all week, remember to tip your waitress:


We’ll have more on Gibbs’ response to the firestorm later.

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  • Bootleghaircut

    “twitter feed”

    Ye gods! I so fear for the future and weep for the present.

  • http://apostrophejones.com Apostrophe jones

    Has there ever been a bigger weasel in that job ? The answer is no .

  • NORBIT

    What 3-letter vehicle did Shirley Sherrod, Charlie Rangel, Maxine Waters, and the Professional Left find themselves under after running afoul of the Obama Administration?
    lol!

  • extraordinary

    Apostrophe jones said:
    Has there ever been a bigger weasel in that job ? The answer is no .

    Oh god, how quickly we have forgotten the Bush Administration. Were you high? The answer I’m afraid is yes, ye there has.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Kyle-Mcloughlin/784825290 Kyle Mcloughlin

    Is it just me or is Robert Gibbs a dead ringer for Sloth from The Goonies?

  • http://apostrophejones.com Apostrophe jones

    The picture . He’s not drinking water . Alabama Gibbs needs that cup because he’s chewing tobacco .

  • juan

    Gibbs is going DOWN, just like Obama!

    Oh, Happy Day!

    Let’s CELEBRATE!

  • juan

    Thoughtcrime: D.C. Reporter Suspended for Accurate Report on BP’s Donations to Obama

    http://bigjournalism.com/rbluey/2010/08/11/thoughtcrime-d-c-reporter-suspended-for-accurate-report-on-bps-donations-to-obama/

    Brought to you by Breitbart!

    Many thanks, Andrew!

  • MichelleF

    Come to think of it, I do the resemblence between Gibbs and Slater; they are both pathetic whiners that can’t do their job right!

  • lazzzlo

    I would assume his sore throat is OK now…just in case.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    All this bitching about the far left from Rahm and Gibbs just underlines the fact that this administration is moderate, despite what Beck and the foxbaggers say.

  • MichelleF

    Big_F-ing_Deal says:
    August 11, 2010 at 4:14 pm Big_F-ing_Deal(Quote)
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    All this bitching about the far left from Rahm and Gibbs just underlines the fact that this administration is moderate, despite what Beck and the foxbaggers say.

    And as I said yesterday, that’s the game they are trying to play, to convince people they are moderate. Those of us with brain in our head’s know their routine by now.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    MichelleF said:
    And as I said yesterday, that’s the game they are trying to play, to convince people they are moderate. Those of us with brain in our head’s know their routine by now.

    LOL…if they embrace the far left they are far left, if they condemn the far left they are far left.

    Got it!

  • MichelleF

    No, like I said yesterday, they’ve boxed themselves into a corner. BO ran as a moderate, but he’s run full speed to the left since he got elected. He knows that he has to win back some of the I’s he’s lost ( and according to the polls, he’s lost ALOT of them), to get re-elected. Well, the only way to do that is to try to appear moderate again. Well, when he does that, it makes the lefty loons mad. This is what happens when you aren’t honest and sincere in what your intentions are. He’s painted himself into a corner and now has NO idea how to get out. It’s quite fun to watch actually.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    MichelleF said:
    BO ran as a moderate, but he’s run full speed to the left since he got elected.

    Except for Afghanistan.

    And DADT

    And Gitmo

    And a Public option

    And……

  • MichelleF

    Yeah, he really wimped out on those, didn’t he BFD. We all know he didn’t get what he wanted in those areas, but that’s because he wasn’t man enough to do it. He got into office and realized, “guess what, BUSH WAS RIGHT ON THESE THINGS!”, (talking about GITMO and the patriot act here) now what do I do!?

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    MichelleF said:
    He got into office and realized, “guess what, BUSH WAS RIGHT ON THESE THINGS!”

    You are arguing with yourself right now that Barack is indeed a moderate. lol

  • MichelleF

    No, I’m saying Palin is right, he doesn’t have the manhood to do what he actually wants to do. He’s a coward!! And why doesn’t he do it, because he knows he’ll NEVER get re-elected if he does. Although, really what are the chances of him getting re-elected at this point? He’s told the left he’s with them, but in the real world, only about 20% are truly leftist loons, so he’s having trouble keeping those promises to the loons. He should have saved himself the grief and ran on the lefty agenda he wants. Of course, he never would have gotten elected with that. Therein lies his problem. The moral of the story is, be honest about your intentions and let the people decide if they want it or not. Don’t portray yourself and something you are NOT just to get elected. And I don’t just mean BO here, I mean ALL politicians. Wouldn’t that be refreshing?

  • Latin2

    Gibbs should grab 2 beers out of the Whitehouse refrigerator, pull the escape cord and tell the kooks on the far left (Daily Kos, MSNBC, MSM, and Big_F-ing_Deal) “I’m outta here you crazy whining Bee-otches”

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dave-Be/1751243136 Dave Be

    juan said:
    Thoughtcrime: D.C. Reporter Suspended for Accurate Report on BP’s Donations to Obama
    http://bigjournalism.com/rbluey/2010/08/11/thoughtcrime-d-c-reporter-suspended-for-accurate-report-on-bps-donations-to-obama/
    Brought to you by Breitbart!
    Many thanks, Andrew!

    Campaign contributions to candidates for federal elections are subject to campaign contribution limits. The money donated to the President’s campaign came from individuals that work for BP, not from BP itself, just like the 2 million or so (compared to 1 million for dems) they gave to Republican candidates since 2000. The story was biased because the reporter made no mention of that fact, or the fact that donations to Republicans by the BP PAC and BP employees are significantly higher than donations to Democrats. Still, it seems a little heavy handed to suspend him over it.

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