With Robert Gibbs, Facebook would add to impressive roster of D.C. insiders

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By Aaron Couch, Contributor / March 28, 2011

The Internet helped propel President Obama to the White House in 2008. Now his former press secretary, Robert Gibbs, could be headed to the one of the Internet's most dominant companies.

Mr. Gibbs is in talks to join Facebook's communications team, a job that could be worth millions in salary and stock options, according to The New York Times. If Gibbs accepts the job, he would be one in a string of Washington veterans to join the Facebook team as it continues to beef up its presence on Capitol Hill.

Since 2009, Facebook's Washington team has grown from two to eight members, with a roster including former Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy Muris, who served under President George W. Bush; Catherine Martin, a deputy assistant for Mr. Bush; and former Obama White House staffer Marne Levine.

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1. The bipartisan face of Facebook.

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[SoCalDem]

2. Better be careful facebook.. ...get too "corporate-politic-y" & you could end up like myspace

& aol...

People can be very fickle and are always looking for the next new thing:)

[global1]

3. I Thought Gibbs Was Going To Be Involved In The Running The Obama 2012 Campaign.......

what happened?

[bemildred]

4. Yawn. nt