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GoLeft TV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-12-10 11:57 AM
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Ed Schultz: Robert Gibbs Drips Arrogance
 
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Robert Gibbs says that he isn't sorry for his comments about the Democratic base needing to be drug tested. As Ed Schultz points out, these are the people who knocked on doors, worked campaign rallies, and donated money to get President Obama elected, and Gibbs thinks that it is just fine to insult the Democratic base. Ed is "Fired Up" over these comments and offers his one-of-a-kind commentary on the subject.
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Bitwit1234 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-12-10 12:02 PM
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1. A press secretary is just that
a press secretary who is supposed to give the facts and OBAMA'S opinions on subject. You can see that Gibbs thinks he is the center of attention and his opinions are what matters. Remember Ari Fleisher he didn't last long with Bush.
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mod mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-12-10 12:02 PM
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2. Man someone doesn't like Ed's assertion, my rec didn't count!
watched this last night & thought Ed was spot on.
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JJW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-12-10 12:19 PM
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3. BIG Distraction
Who cares what Gibbs says. We need to refocus on the Gulf Oil and how the administration claims the oil vanished.

We need to discuss that island of ice four times bigger than Manhattan. Solutions for global warming.
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daleanime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-12-10 12:43 PM
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5. Unfortunely...
we have to pay attention. If his attitude is reflective of the WH attitude, then our opinions on any issue is just meaningless noise to them.:grr:
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-12-10 02:26 PM
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Phlem Donating Member (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-12-10 12:29 PM
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4. This is coming from top down
Don't hate the messenger hate the person where this original message came from.

-p
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-12-10 12:51 PM
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6. Robert Gibbs: arrogant drip.
Worse, wrongheaded, dangerous drip. A loose cannon at best.
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truthrocks Donating Member (160 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-12-10 01:08 PM
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7. Gibbs is singularly the WORST press secretary in my lifetime
Edited on Thu Aug-12-10 01:11 PM by truthrocks
... and I'm 66 years old! In an era when we face the relentless and unprecedented character assassination of a President by the opposing party, Gibbs' "cute" and "joking" persona has been devastating to this administration's narrative. This guy has the bully pulpit every day and instead of using it to support Obama's agenda, he wastes it away with either being in a snit or practicing his stand-up routine. Gibbs is a big part of the reason Obama doesn't get the credit he's due for his achievements in the last 18 months. I hope this current incident will start a process of getting this joker out of the seriously important role of being THE MOST DIRECT LINK BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT'S WORDS AND THE PEOPLE. Amen.

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GreenTea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-12-10 01:50 PM
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8. Ari the Liar?
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jefferson_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-12-10 10:13 PM
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16. Really?
Edited on Thu Aug-12-10 10:14 PM by jefferson_dem
You say you're 66 but seem to have forgotten the last eight years.
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madfloridian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-12-10 02:20 PM
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9. Recommended.
Good for Ed.
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Frisbee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-12-10 05:04 PM
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11. Last line summed it all up quite well.
"Hell, you treat us worse than you treat the republicans".
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Marr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-12-10 07:38 PM
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12. The thing that cracks me up here is that people are acting like
Edited on Thu Aug-12-10 07:42 PM by Marr
this was some sort of off-the-cuff, thoughtless statement. This kind of casual insult to the left is something they do regularly, and intentionally. It's part of their larger political pitch.

The Obama Administration has been sending signals like this one since before his Inauguration. They want to make it clear that they are not part of "the left" and will not work with us. These signals are intended for big money interests-- not you and me. Team Obama doesn't give a shit about you and me and our support. They care about impressing the Wall Street crowd. That's where the cash is.
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Yeahyeah Donating Member (741 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-12-10 07:41 PM
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13. So is Obama going to dump this guy or not?
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-12-10 09:49 PM
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jefferson_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-12-10 10:12 PM
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15. I hope not.
Haters be damned. Gibbs is doing a swell job.
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Chisox08 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-12-10 10:50 PM
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17. He is doing a heckava job turning the base of the party agains him
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Yeahyeah Donating Member (741 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-13-10 07:25 AM
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19. He's swelling the disapproval,that's for sure.
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lfairban Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-13-10 01:17 AM
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18. Que the Who!
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flpab Donating Member (210 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-13-10 10:10 AM
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20. Gibbs is Ignoranus
My new favorite WP word of 2010! stupid and an arse
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Yeahyeah Donating Member (741 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-13-10 08:21 PM
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23. ./
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Yeahyeah Donating Member (741 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-13-10 11:12 AM
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21. Laugh it up,Gibbs,while you can.
Edited on Fri Aug-13-10 11:20 AM by Yeahyeah
He 'doesn't plan on leaving'.I guess he's his own boss.
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Yeahyeah Donating Member (741 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-13-10 11:23 AM
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22. Aren't you supposed to wear a brown suit with yellow teeth?
The yellow suit does make them pop,though.
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ncteechur Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-15-10 12:47 AM
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24. and Ed Shultz' ego grows by the day.
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