Posted on 08/12/2010 6:15:43 PM PDT by Nachum
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, known for his smoothness and precision, seems to have erred egregiously twice in just weeks.
First, he speculated on TV that Democrats might lose the House, an inexcusable blunder because it is his job to omit the truth — not lie, just omit the truth — when the truth hurts. Then, there he was in print this week, deriding “professional liberals” who label President Barack Obama too moderate, saying they need “to be drug tested.”
Gibbs should have expected this would enrage liberals. Maybe that’s just what he planned.
Facing reporters Wednesday, Gibbs neither apologized nor backtracked. Instead, he doubled down. He was angry at the liberal TV pundits who bash the president, Gibbs said, standing by his words. Then he said he wasn’t the only one at the White House that felt this.
If Gibbs is purposely picking fights with the left, it’s not too surprising. In fact it’s consistent with the White House effort to position Obama closer to the center — where he traditionally needs to be for a reelection victory in 2012.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
You bet the whole thing is feigned.
Bubba could pull this sort of thing off. Bambi just doesn’t have the touch.
Gibbs, known for his smarminess and idiocy...
No deep verbage needed here. Whatever “Politico” utters is pure “Obama” spin. Not worth reading or commented upon!!!
Obozo is too much of a marxist ideologue to move to the center and his own marxist horde will rip him to shreds if he tries.
ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!
What a joke. Obama is no clinton.
Politco begins dropping LSD.
“Obama is beginning to move to the middle.”
My middle finger is beginning to move.
There is nothing in 0bama's history that would ever suggest he has any propensity at all toward moving toward the political middle. Clinton at least could fake it. Moderation isn't in 0bama's DNA.
I am sure that this..Obama is not liberal enough stuff from the left... is being orchestrated by the White House
Yea, well good luck with that.
Just minutes after pissing way 26 billion in a payoff to the teacher unions...Yeah, lets see how this plays out, ObamaRamadan
Obama isn’t moving to the middle...he’s just finding out how truly retarded his base is.
Serves him right.
Gibbs had better quit slipping up and telling the truth, or he’s gonna find himself under a bus.
Obama is beginning to move to the middle.”
My middle finger is beginning to move.
LOL. Yeah, Obama, you “move to the middle”.
Like Rush said the past two days—we’re getting “Trotskyite Communism” instead of the “Stalinesque Communism”...just for the election.
Hussein, you’re not fooling us—people realize YOU hate America, and we’re gonna take it out on the pissants in your party first. Your turn comes next election cycle.
He has violated the public trust! He can no longer be trusted. CENTER, MIDDLE, RIGHT, LEFT, ITS OVER JOHNNY!
Bwahahahaaa. I can't imagine what kind of gymnastics that is going to require.
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