Gibbs stepping down as White House press secretary

The Washington Post ^ | January 5, 2011 | Anne E. Kornblut

[2ndDivisionVet]

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs confirmed Wednesday that he is leaving the administration in the coming days, saying he will play an outside advisory role and give speeches before helping President Obama gear up for the 2012 campaign.

Gibbs, addressing reports of his departure at his daily briefing for the first time, said the major staffing changes about to hit the White House will benefit Obama.

"You have to admit there's a bubble in here to some degree," Gibbs said.

The decision to leave the White House for the private sector came as something of a surprise: Gibbs, 39, has worked by Obama's side for nearly seven years, and other advisers had expected him to move into a senior advisory role. One of his colleagues said just a few months ago that Gibbs could be counted on to last all eight years if Obama were reelected - and would be the one to "turn out the lights."(continued)

[2ndDivisionVet]

I seem to recall reading that he got on the wrong side of Valerie Jarret and The Empress.

[dragonblustar]

Is he reprising his role as Sloth in the move, “The Goonies”?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Gearing up for 2012.

[jra]

Without Rahm, they’re without a rudder/enforcer. Without Gibbs, all they have is Bill Burton...and he’s AWFUL.

Great news.

[Palladin]

He’s only 39?

I thought he was about 50.

Good Riddance to bad rubbish!

[aces]

Maybe the high slothess and the Hitlery beast were eyeing him for a threesome..

[Right Wing Assault]

Agree on both points.

[Nervous Tick]

Good Riddance to our "favorite" 39-year-old junior high school wuss. If this world were just, you'd spend all your remaining days stuffed into a gym locker.

[Nervous Tick]

>> Maybe the high slothess and the Hitlery beast were eyeing him for a threesome..

Thanks a bunch!
I launched my lunch.
:-)

[bgill]

Another rat flees the ship.

[vpintheak]

Don’t let the door hit ya, where the good Lord split ya!

[70th Division]

the real reason he is leaving is that he just plain flat out ran out of LIES!

[cherry]

he’s got to be one of the stupiest looking people in the world....I wonder how if feels to look at yourself in the mirror everyday and realize that not only are you ugly but a fat, despicable liar as well...

[FlingWingFlyer]

Now that the “smartest man ever to hold the job” is stepping down, it looks like Barry is going to have to rely upon the world’s second smartest man/woman to lie for him. Ain’t “lookin’ good” for Barry.

[MissDairyGoodnessVT]

Do you remember where you read that? I’m curious

[SlightOfTongue]

...he will play an outside advisory role and give speeches before helping President Obama gear up for the 2012 campaign.

This guy's not the sharpest tool in the shed. He'll be another "gift that just keeps giving!" Yeah, that's the ticket, Obozo, let this mope help you off the cliff in 2012!

[Revolting cat!]

Boy’s in the money, now to annoy you forever at a major network like all his recent predecessors.

[pillut48]

OMG, Boehner is third in line THANK YOU GOD! to the presidency, SanFranGranNan is OUTTATHERE (TEEHEEHEE!) and now Robert "Beltway Bob" Gibbs is bugging out?!?!?

I don't know how much more my heart can stand. ;-)

[pillut48]

Ewwwwww!!
< chases aces around FR with the nerf bat >

Some things are better not spoken out loud!!! Man, where is my brain bleach?!?!

[aces]

Yea that was pretty rough, maybe Borax would be best..