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Democrats Defend Big Bird and Hammer Romney’s Plan to Raze Sesame Street
In order for Romney to determine that he needed to fire Big Bird, surely he did some math. Why won’t he tell us about his secret tax plans?
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Obama Campaign Slams Romney For Embarrassing America
Obama senior campaign adviser Robert Gibbs took Mitt Romney to task today for embarrassing the United States during his gaffe filled stop in London.
The White House Gives Glenn Beck A Big STFU
At his daily press briefing today White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was asked about Glenn Beck’s attacks on Obama’s Christianity. Gibbs said, “People are entitled to their own opinion as ill informed as it may be, but they’re not entitled to their own facts. The president is a committed mainstream Christian.”
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The White House Delivers A Reality Check to the Obama Bush Comparisons
After Press Secretary Robert Gibbs suggested that those on the Left who claim that Obama is just like Bush need to be drug tested, the howls were fast and furious. Gibbs walked back his statements, but by attacking their cynicism, he exposed the Left’s unrealistic expectations, and their annoying habit of pushing the Right’s talking points.
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The Obama Administration Slams MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann
At his press briefing today Obama Press Secretary Robert Gibbs took a not so thinly veiled shot at MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann and other pundits on the Left who are complaining about Obama’s speech last night. Gibbs said of cable TV, “I don’t actually think that is where all of real America lives.”
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The White House Calls Out More Fox News Bias
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was on CNN’s Reliable Sources today, where he took aim squarely at Fox News and their coverage of Obama’s nuclear polices. Gibbs said that instead of being a news organization, Fox News is, “feeding an audience that they know wants to see and hear a certain side of that argument.” It looks like the Obama/Fox News war is on again.
The White House Calls Pat Robertson’s Haiti Remarks Utterly Stupid
At his daily briefing, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was asked about Pat Robertson’s comments that Haiti was cursed, because they had made a pact with the devil. He said, “It never ceases to amaze that in times of human suffering somebody could say something so utterly stupid.”
The White House Fires Back at Dick Cheney on Afghanistan
At his briefing today, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs had a tough response to former vice president Dick Cheney’s criticism that Obama is dithering on the decision to add more troops in Afghanistan. Gibbs said that the vice president seems to have forgotten his role in the last seven years of Afghanistan.
Gun Opponents Target Obama
Today as President Obama and his family toured Yellowstone National Park, gun control advocates criticized the president for signing a bill that will allow guns to be carried into the national parks. As some on the left fume, it is becoming clear that this president has no interest in taking away anyone’s guns.
Debunking the Obama is Closing GOP Car Dealerships Conspiracy Theory
Today, Fox News joined the parade of right wing media who claim that Barack Obama is targeting Republican car dealerships for closure, so I think that it is time that we look at some facts to debunk this right wing myth.
Obama Won’t Reinstate Assault Weapons Ban
When asked today during his daily briefing if President Obama would reinstate the assault weapons ban, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs made it clear that Obama was looking at other strategies, such as hiring more police officers, instead of reinstating the ban on assault weapons.
Republicans Unveil the World’s First Postmodern Budget
You really have to wonder what is going on over at Republican headquarters as today, the GOP released their alternative to President Obama’s budget, which contained lots of charts and graphs, but no actual numbers or budget, so the Republicans managed to put out the world’s first postmodern budget. It is a budget that transcends the need for numbers.
Robert Gibbs Smacks around CNBC’s Rick Santelli
Today, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs wasted little time putting the smack down on CNBC’ s Ri
The White House Turns Up the Heat on Roland Burris
In another uh-oh moment for troubled Sen.
The White House Fires Back at Judd Gregg
After Judd Gregg withdrew his name from consideration for the Secretary
Obama Stands By Treasury Nominee
After Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley rose questioned about Obama Treasury Sec. nominee Tim Geithner’s taxes and household help, Obama’s press secretary Robert Gibbs put out a statement sticking by their nominee.