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Gibbs is Resigning as White House Press Secretary
Yahoo.com ^
| Jan. 5, 2011
| Ben Feller
Posted on 01/05/2011 8:01:04 AM PST by Jess Kitting
WASHINGTON Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary and one of the most visible and forceful advocates for President Barack Obama, is quitting his job to become an outside political adviser. The change is among the many expected in the coming days as Obama redefines his leadership team to get ready for a re-election bid and a more powerful Republican Party. Gibbs said he would be leaving the White House by early February. The top contenders to replace him are two of his deputies, Bill Burton and Josh Earnest, and Jay Carney, who is the press secretary to Vice President Joe Biden.
The move allows Gibbs to leave the grinding pace of the press secretary's job, make money giving speeches and spend more time with his family. But it also will change the dynamic of the White House, particularly combined with the coming departure of senior adviser David Axelrod, who, like Gibbs, has been at Obama's side for his entire presidential run.
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KEYWORDS: 2012president; bhopress; buhbyebaghdadbob; congress; gibbs; obama; palin
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To: Jess Kitting
Good. Every time I see him standing behind that podium I picture Tony Snow standing there and it sickens me how far we have been lowered by these people.
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posted on
01/05/2011 9:18:21 AM PST
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Jess Kitting
Oh why did I have a sudden vision of Obama making Ed Schultz Press Secretary
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posted on
01/05/2011 9:22:45 AM PST
by
Domandred
(Fdisk, format, and reinstall the entire .gov system.)
To: Jess Kitting
Pretty common... even the current occupant notwithstanding, nomatter who it is, it is a pressure cooker of a job. People burn out quickly.
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posted on
01/05/2011 9:28:42 AM PST
by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: Jess Kitting
He was as inept as his boss.
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posted on
01/05/2011 9:30:39 AM PST
by
theDentist
(fybo; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
To: Jess Kitting
Maybe to be replaced by Donna Shalala?
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posted on
01/05/2011 9:35:39 AM PST
by
DBrow
To: theDentist
He was as inept as his boss.And he still is.
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posted on
01/05/2011 9:42:08 AM PST
by
b4its2late
(Ignorance allows liberalism to prosper.)
To: 2nd Amendment
Just so you know - Pravda today has NOTHING at all to do with the present Russian govt. It is a freaky tabloid (always was).
Quite fascinating - its history...
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posted on
01/05/2011 9:45:45 AM PST
by
eleni121
(MY HERO GREGORY THE V - a living saint hanged and dragged by the ungodly muslims and their allies)
To: Jess Kitting
His ability to be dimmishly smug with his vacant responses is impressive.
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posted on
01/05/2011 9:46:35 AM PST
by
Vision
("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)
To: Jess Kitting
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posted on
01/05/2011 9:48:53 AM PST
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: Jess Kitting
Jonah Goldberg at NRO is rooting for Keith Olbermann as Gibbs’ replacement.
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posted on
01/05/2011 9:50:45 AM PST
by
Redcloak
(What's your zombie plan?)
To: Jess Kitting
Good riddance to an embarrassing buffoon.
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posted on
01/05/2011 9:56:36 AM PST
by
Gabrial
(The Whitehouse Nightmare will continue as long as the Nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
To: All
Seems that Axe - Gibbs and all will just get the new obama 2012 campaign ready don’t you think? I don’t believe the nice chicago team is desolving - don’t believe that one second. Just getting ready for the final death punch to America in 2012. Your thoughts?
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posted on
01/05/2011 9:58:04 AM PST
by
American Dream 246
(Open your eyes. Freedom is not a one day fight. Enemies of Freedom are legion.)
To: Jess Kitting
His next press secretary:
To: Redcloak
I'm still holding out for Alan Colmes. I think that Obama trying to do a "Tony Snow" by raiding Fox News again would be interesting. And especially given how Colmes can justify anything that liberals do with a straight face, he would be a hoot as the face of the Obama administration.
-PJ
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posted on
01/05/2011 10:00:39 AM PST
by
Political Junkie Too
("Comprehensive" reform bills only end up as incomprehensible messes.)
To: Jess Kitting
There once was a fellow named Gibbs
Whose job was to lie for the Libs
He'd say "they're not lies, they're just fibs"
To: theDentist
He was actually a pretty sly “wordsmith”, maybe even as good as Slick Willy. Dodge, weave, deflect...he must wear tap shoes.
I won’t miss Gibbs one little bit, as I find him difficult to watch for more than about 30 seconds. I dread finding out who will replace him. Obama’s picks are a continual stream of disappointments.
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posted on
01/05/2011 10:05:10 AM PST
by
Zarro
(Hands off Our Junk!)
To: Jess Kitting
I am going to wait for the media to call Gibbs a quitter for resigning..
To: Jess Kitting
This is one moron that I have never liked and surely will not miss him.
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posted on
01/05/2011 10:08:13 AM PST
by
mandaladon
(PalinGenesis)
To: Jess Kitting
I’d be willing to bet that his negatives are high. And he had to go with the 2012 election less than 2 years away. Like Obama, he comes across as arrogant.
Look for him to be replaced with someone who is “likeable”.
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posted on
01/05/2011 10:10:21 AM PST
by
proudpapa
(Proudpapa)
To: Jess Kitting
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posted on
01/05/2011 10:12:25 AM PST
by
a real Sheila
(2012 CANNOT GET HERE SOON ENOUGH!)
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