Robert Gibbs, Along With Everyone Else, Is Not Feeling ‘Overly Sorry’ For BP CEO Tony Hayward

After news broke of BP CEO Tony Hayward‘s ignominious exile to Siberia, Hayward took the fall and acknowledged his role in the BP oil disaster. Kidding! He obviously blamed it on the American Lamestream Media™. Shockingly, asked by Mediaite White House correspondent Tommy Christopher to comment on Hayward’s departure, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs wasn’t feeling Hayward’s pain all that much. 

Responding to Hayward’s claims that his treatment was not fair, Gibbs retorted that “what’s not fair is what’s happened on the Gulf. What’s not fair is that the actions of some have caused the greatest environmental disaster that our country has ever seen.” He also accused Hayward of not being accessible enough to the American government and the media (a prime example? Hayward’s not-so-chatty encounter with Christopher on the White house lawn), using as an example of “not living up to your obligations” the fact that “if Congress seeks to talk to him about the actions he and his company undertook as part of what led up to, what caused, or the response to that spill, our belief is that Mr. Hayward should make himself available for that.”

He also added that he did not believe his lack of sympathy for Hayward was unique, or that “a lot of people in any country are feeling overly sorry for the former CEO of BP.”

Gibbs’ full response to the question below:

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