[Obama Press Secretary] Robert Gibbs Is Being Kind of a Jerk About the Bowing Thing (With Video)

New York Magazine ^ | April 10, 2009 | Dan Amira

[2ndDivisionVet]

Because the White House's first explanation about President Obama's bow to King Abdullah — that he was bending down to shake hands — would only make sense if Obama were nine feet tall, CNN reporter Dan Lothian brought up the controversy again yesterday, this time to press secretary Robert Gibbs. Surely, once the White House had time to reflect on the fact that we have actual video of the moment in question, they would admit that the president had indeed bowed as a simple show of respect to an international counterpart, blamed the "shaking hands" excuse on a well-meaning White House aide, and moved on. But instead Gibbs stuck to the far-fetched story, even sassily dismissing Lothian for asking about something that happened a whole week ago and that Americans weren't even concerned about because they were too busy losing their jobs. Of course, it wouldn't still be a story if Gibbs and company weren't insulting our intelligence with outlandish fairy tales.

(VIDEO AT LINK)

[Aria]

I wish that was funny...

[USAFJeeper]

How dare you insult Peter Griffin!

[Exit148]

I wasn’t being sarcastic. I really don’t know what you mean.

Would standers-by look down at a simple handshake?

[tanknetter]

Gibbs: "That's old news."

Watch this carefully, because this is (and is going to be) their MO for situations like this.

Obama makes a serious faux pas. The MSM ignore it until, a week or so later, it's propagated all over the internet to the point where they feel they HAVE to cover it.

So they ask the question, get a brush-off under the auspices of it being "old news". Nothing to see here folks, move on.

In the meantime, the Left-wing hit squads within the talking heads and the nutroots blogosphere are busying lashing out at the evil Republicans/Conservatives for even raising the issue.

[50mm]

The picture is a joke. It’s ridiculous that zero would deny the obvious, so I manufactured a reason for him. He claims he always bends for short people. Mikulski is the shortest politician I could think of so I put her in the picture as a munchkin.

[IrishCatholic]

OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH MAN!!!

THANK YOU!!!!

I knew Gibbs looked like someone and it's been crawling around in my head for weeks. I couldn't place the resemblance no matter how hard I tried.

Screamingly funny.

Peter Griffin is the White House Press Secretary!!!

[hinckley buzzard]

From the comments following the article, New Yorkers are as oblivious to the implications of interpersonal behavior as one would expect. They never ask why, if the bowing is "no biggie," the administration stubbornly lies about it.

[mcshot]

I believe the election outcome was determined by fraud as futures one will be with ACORN and the Chicago machine at work.

[GOPJ]

You lie about the small stuff, how can you be trusted with the big stuff???

You're right - but this is much worse. It's an arrogant high handed lie. We have the video - everyone who cares to look can see that he bowed. They're almost challenging us to speak the truth to them...

[Zeppo]

CNN reporter Dan Lothian brought up the controversy again yesterday, this time to press secretary Robert Gibbs...

Make that press secretary Robert "Baghdad Bob" Gibbs...

[manc]

LOL nothing like a typo

[manc]

Believe me I will join you

I agree on your post.
I called the republican office and said /asked questions, their reply was mostly arrogance. I do not know if it is because I am in a red county but they just never seemed interest.

Now I say this not to all but to some

do you know that the Dem party office is still open here, obviously trying to make head way into this red county.

[windcliff]

LOL

[odin2008]

[LiteKeeper]

When you shake hands with someone shorter than you, you still look them in the eyes. In the above photo, he is looking straight down at the floor. And from the side, his left had is by his left knee. Further, in the side on video, he moves forward, and then takes the Kings hands with his, after the bow.

And the White House feels compelled to lie about this. Do they really think we are that stupid!!!

[50mm]

Or maybe he was waiting for a “visit” from his buddy, Rahm!

[50mm]

Do they really think we are that stupid!!!

Of course not, but those who voted for zero will buy it. They are stupid.

[Beckwith]

Gibbs is a POS, lying, scumbag.

Core requirements to serve as Obama’s press secretary.