Robert Gibbs on Wanda Sykes: 9/11 is not 'comedy'

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Gibbs on Sykes: 9/11 is not 'comedy' By: Alexander Burns May 11, 2009 02:01 PM EST

In his daily briefing Monday, Robert Gibbs distanced the president from comedian Wanda Sykes’ joke comparing Rush Limbaugh to a 9/11 hijacker at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.

"I don't know how the guests get booked,” Gibbs said, adding that he hadn’t “talked specifically” with Obama about Sykes’ crack.

“I think there are a lot of topics that are better left for serious reflection rather than comedy. I think there's no doubt 9/11 is part of that,” Gibbs continued.

[Sub-Driver]

So why did Uhbama laugh?

[Old Teufel Hunden]

Maybe Gibby should explain this to his boss...

[cvq3842]

On top of everything else, Obama just seems very immature.

hard to believe he’s 47, not younger.

But maybe a life sheltered from the business world will do that.

[jersey117]

This is good. He just undermined zero.

[OCCASparky]

That's what I was wondering. Seems that her crack about she hopes his kidneys fail was even more disgusting than the 20th hijacker crack.

Anyone here still think libs were going to improve the discourse in politics?

[chuck_the_tv_out]

“hard to believe he’s 47”

we could always check his birth certificate

[frogjerk]

If 9/11 isn't funny according to the White House, then why did they not know that buzzing NJ/NYC with a 747 would be a major no-no?

[Ann Archy]

ichelle and Bammy were KNEE-SLAPPING!

[MrB]

We’re going to look back on 9/11/2001 as a “trivial precursor to” the attack that the current admin’s policies will lead to.

[RaceBannon]

LOL!!!

Now THAT’S one of the most obvuious answers NO ONE will ask!!

[McGruff]

Gonna need a bigga bus.

[a fool in paradise]

In his daily briefing Monday, Robert Gibbs distanced the president from comedian Wanda Sykes’ joke comparing Rush Limbaugh to a 9/11 hijacker at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. "I don't know how the guests get booked,” Gibbs said, adding that he hadn’t “talked specifically” with Obama about Sykes’ crack.

Obambi laughed. Going to have a hard time ducking that.

And to laugh at Limbaugh's prescription use of oxycotin... he should be aware he's a sitting target for his own admitted cocaine and pot use.

[Conservative Coulter Fan]

[a fool in paradise]

“Get get get get get on get down, 9-1-1 is a joke in your town...”

[True Republican Patriot]

Obama seems to act more like an 18 year old with arrested development. His actions and responses are truly juenile and terrifying. This is a sad time for our America.

[SlowBoat407]

He looks like an ad for some gender neutral personal care product in that shot.

[Winstons Julia]

This is a scary time. When someone can be repeatedly wished dead for exercising free speech.

[ltc8k6]

Obama liked Wanda’s joke, but under the bus she goes.

This may be the quickest trip under the bus ever...

[McGruff]

I am extremely disappointed in you, Wanda!

[jessduntno]

The only 10 seconds they weren’t all laughing at one of the empty headed slack jawed moron’s inane jokes...the idotic, infantile musings of this mouth breather are always so lame it would embarrass a Junior High student...these briefings are sick...