Posted on 05/11/2009 11:18:26 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
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.
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This is nothing new...
2003: Eight years after NPR’s Nina Totenberg, on Inside Washington, wished death upon Senator Jesse Helms (“If there is retributive justice, he’ll get AIDS from a transfusion, or one of his grandchildren will get it"), on the same show over the weekend she seemingly desired to hasten the death of Army General Jerry Boykin for having supposedly expressed the view that the war on terrorism “is a Christian crusade against Muslims.” Totenberg hatefully advocated: “I hope he’s not long for this world.”
And wasn't there another talking head who wished a bad diet and heart attack on Clarence Thomas or a similar figure?
You can thank the Clintons for helping import the Fort Dix terrorists from Kosovo.
he reminds me of a kid who has been invited to a party for the first time on his life.
especially how he acted over in Europe, he was like a giddy kid and his angry racist wife was like a charging bull when she entered the room to meet the Queen
I’m sure the WH knows that the guests are booked by whomever is in charge of the WH Correspondent’s Association. How that person is chosen by them, I don’t know.
hoping someone would die because they have a different view is just about what the left is like, no class, and for the president to laugh about hoping someone would die just shows what we know about the man.
still the left will be laughing like the media were and when he said I know you voted for me , he was serious and they cheered and clapped him for mentioning it.
sick and disgusting
to any media folks on here who are trolling, Someday when you are out pushing your propaganda I hope I get the chance to tell you what I think of you and do not be surprised that others will as well.
You have failed in your jobs, you have shown no class or maturity and certainly no professionalism.
Yes, that took courage. I’m proud of him.
The central executive authority overshadowing a diminished representation of human liberty...
yeah, I get it.
It's fairly common for leftists to wish death upon their political opponents, but here we have a case of a leftist president and his spokesman either approving such behavior, or not approving something that took place a few feet away from them, or approving by their silence.
Why would Gibbs know who invited her? He’s probably not ‘in the loop.’
you posted Ayers
notice how he can attend a so called church for 20 years which preaches hate towards the west , this country and whites(yes dumb arse whites still voted for him because it was cool they thought) Idiots)
but he has only been to church once and that was for Ester like he will be going to all religions holidays while he is on
maybe he still hasn’;t found a church yet , I mean he must be busy what with the town hall meetings, the press interviews, date nights, golf, weekends off and going though the I-pod
correct me if I am wrong but isn;t tradition for the president to be laughed at not the people who are having different views
Bill Ayers and "reverend" Wright are linked through the "Black Liberation Movement". It's a revolutionary communist movement. NONE of the media ever made this connection known to their viewers and/or listeners.
Jennifer Loven of AP booked Sykes.
Jennier Loven of AP booked Sykes. She’s the WHCA President.
Notice nobody has asked Loven for comment.
Was she the one dressed like a hooker with a birds nest on her head and hubcaps hanging from her ears?
“we could always check his birth certificate”
How many jokes did they tell about that issue?
Gibbs is playing damage control.
His problem is that we have all seen the video of Zero laughing at Sykes “the Racist’s” comments.
Aside - Why is it that when liberals try to pretend that they didn’t do what they did, they forget about the DBM who gives them the publicity they are so starved for . . . . . . . . until they aren’t??
is there anything they do know except throwing money at problems?
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