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Robert Gibbs reveals Obama so enraged over BP oil spill, he actually said 'Damn!'
Los Angeles Times ^ | 6-1-10 | staff

Posted on 06/01/2010 8:35:41 PM PDT by mlizzy

When it comes to the BP oil spill disaster, the White House press corps wants blood and raw emotion.

They want President Obama to throw a tantrum worthy of being featured in a Coors Light commercial.

Think Dennis Green. Or Jim Mora ...

They don't want Tom Landry or Tony Dungy. They want Ditka. Even better Hurricane Ditka.

You could tell that on Tuesday at the White House ... Robert Gibbs was repeatedly asked about President Obama's robotic or perhaps Vulcan-like response toward the oil spill.

"Have you seen the President enraged about this?" asked one reporter.

"Throughout this process, absolutely."

"Do you think that that has come through to the American people?" the reporter followed.

"I think the American people are frustrated. I think the people of the Gulf are frustrated. I think the President is frustrated. I think the White House is frustrated. I don’t see how anybody could look at what’s happening in the Gulf and not be frustrated and heartbroken -- absolutely," Gibbs said.

Expect a follow-up? Yep. Don't say frustrated and heartbroken when the reporters are talking about rage. They aren't asking him to write a country song. They want to know about jugular-popping, chair-flinging across the Oval Office, Bobby Knight-like rage.

"You said earlier that the President is enraged. Is he enraged at BP specifically?" asked CBS reporter Chip Reid.

"I think he’s enraged at the time that it’s taken, yes," Gibbs answered. "I think he’s been enraged over the course of this, as I’ve discussed, about the fact that when you’re told something is fail-safe and it clearly isn’t, that that’s the cause for quite a bit of frustration."

There he goes again. Gibbs mentions the word "frustrated" but reporters want to know about rage. Shirt-tearing, Lou Ferrigno exploding, Christian Bale screaming RAGE.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimesblogs.latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: deepwaterhorizon; enemedia; gibbscomedyrevue; obama; oilspill
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To: mlizzy; Revolting cat!

“This is a big DAMN f***in’ deal!” - Barack Insane Obama


21 posted on 06/01/2010 8:54:46 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Throw the bums out in 2010.)
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To: CajunConservative

You shouldn’t be ashamed. Everybody is doing it.


22 posted on 06/01/2010 8:55:56 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("A Republic, If You Can Keep It" - Benjamin Franklin)
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To: al baby

Damn my poll numbers are plummeting...


23 posted on 06/01/2010 8:56:01 PM PDT by Freddd (CNN is down to Three Hundred Thousand viewers. But they worked for it.)
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To: mlizzy

We had similar words to say about Obama’s election.


24 posted on 06/01/2010 8:56:36 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland
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To: mlocher

Carter II


25 posted on 06/01/2010 8:56:49 PM PDT by ignoramus2010
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To: Deagle

I’ve noticed in the past few days that CNN is covering this even more thoroughly than Fox, or at least when I’m tuning in, that is the case. In fact, when they had Jindal on today [tape is at the first comment on this thread], they aired it for quite some time, while Fox was busy with Beck ... so this is good news ...


26 posted on 06/01/2010 8:58:01 PM PDT by mlizzy ("Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person" --Mother Teresa.)
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To: mlizzy

This ‘explosion’ has exposed or at least should have exposed the fear mongers claim that this earth is about to run out of oil.... Now that is enough to enrage any liberal.

And BamBamKennedy appears to be more robotic than human. I do not think he was plugged in, in time, to respond in the manner required to continue the ‘imagery’ of his campaign.

It looks to me as if a couple or more of this tethers have been freed, and he is about to become a blow away balloon, like those Colorado parents tried to hoax US with last year.


27 posted on 06/01/2010 8:59:39 PM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: mlizzy

He’s pissed that after he took credit for stopping it, they didn’t get it done.


28 posted on 06/01/2010 9:00:12 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: mlizzy

I want to see Zer0 Jack Bauer enraged!

So enraged that he pokes his pencil all the way through his golf scorecard!

So enraged that he tells Pelosi to take a flying F#%K!

So enraged that he tells Rahmbo to get aboard the “peacekeeper” ship heading toward Gaza, and don’t come home until all the commando’s are dead!

So enraged that he finds his long form Kenyan birth certificate, and throws it into the fireplace!
(Well, maybe not that enraged.)


29 posted on 06/01/2010 9:00:44 PM PDT by Noob1999 (LOOSE LIPS, SINK SHIPS)
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To: mlizzy

I want to see Zer0 Jack Bauer enraged!

So enraged that he pokes his pencil all the way through his golf scorecard!

So enraged that he tells Pelosi to take a flying F#%K!

So enraged that he tells Rahmbo to get aboard the “peacekeeper” ship heading toward Gaza, and don’t come home until all the commando’s are dead!

So enraged that he finds his long form Kenyan birth certificate, and throws it into the fireplace!
(Well, maybe not that enraged.)


30 posted on 06/01/2010 9:01:18 PM PDT by Noob1999 (LOOSE LIPS, SINK SHIPS)
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To: mlizzy

Hmmm... I have also been checking out CNN lately to see just how they are handling this affair. I have to agree with you somewhat that they do seem to be trying to show the “other” side. Now don’t get me wrong, I really think that their left flank is raising heck and they are just responding. I really do not believe that they are changing their ways - both sides of the issue.

Just in case they are, I will continue to monitor their activity. Heck, even CNN cna change to increase their ratings...heh.

Oh, I don’t think that they are really covering the oil spill more thoroughly - it’s just that they don’t cover the other news (that they don’t want to cover). That does free up a lot of time...ha.


31 posted on 06/01/2010 9:05:57 PM PDT by Deagle
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To: mlizzy
"Have you seen the President enraged about this?" asked one reporter.

WTF kind of question is that moronic softball question?

C'mon what's Baghdad Gibbs going to say?

"Oh no! I haven't seen him mad about this. In fact he couldn't give a dump about the situation, he has his golf game, where's Lebron going to play next year and vacations to worry about."

32 posted on 06/01/2010 9:19:11 PM PDT by A message
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To: truthandlife

Since when is “being mad” a substitute for actual leadership in a crisis?


33 posted on 06/01/2010 9:20:40 PM PDT by Hoodat (.For the weapons of our warfare are mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.)
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To: mlizzy
Thanks for posting the article. What utterly phoney drama, both on the part of the MSM and Gibbs. The MSM knows Obama looks VERY bad in his non-handling of this disaster. They are trying to prompt/guide Obama into at least pretending to care. Problem is, if anyone bothered to pay attention to Obama's whole working life (such as it is), they would see someone who never took any job very seriously.

For gawd's sake, Obama is a guy who used a U.S. Senate seat as nothing more than a bus stop on the road toward his (and his puppet masters') ambitions. He doesn't give a flying f**k about that oil disaster. Heck I'd wager he's already lost interest in the JOB of being president, although I'm sure he enjoys the luxury living aspects of it.

34 posted on 06/01/2010 9:25:15 PM PDT by Wolfstar (Note to rigid ideologues: Your own point of view in a mirror is quite a limited window on the world.)
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To: mlocher

Did you hear the part where Gibbs says: “He’s been enraging all over the place. Enraging all the time he’s been in Chicago, playing golf. And enraging at the soccer game. And really enraging on the beach when he picked up that tar ball. Doncha know how enraging those tarballs are? He’s just been so enraging he’s all the way up to becoming frustrating!”


35 posted on 06/01/2010 9:27:25 PM PDT by milagro
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To: mlizzy

Certainly would like to have someone look into this....TOO many unanswered questions....Are we being manipulated?


36 posted on 06/01/2010 9:49:08 PM PDT by hoosiermama (ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW.......I am swimming with Sarahcudah! Sarah has read the tealeaves.)
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To: mlizzy

Really... I am enraged

37 posted on 06/01/2010 10:27:57 PM PDT by Outlaw Woman (Blessed Is The Nation Whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: mlizzy

A managed crisis gone awry? I would not doubt this one bit. They want all drilling stopped in The USA.


38 posted on 06/02/2010 1:24:00 AM PDT by Bellflower (If you are left DO NOT take the mark of the beast and be damned forever.)
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To: olrtex

I guess he couldn’t get a cone!


39 posted on 06/02/2010 1:29:15 AM PDT by Always Independent
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To: FlingWingFlyer
“...I never say the big D word.”

“What never?”

“No never!”

“What never?”

“Well.....hardly ever!”

Pirates of Penzance. Gilbert and Sullivan. (Damn fine song too!)

Life imitates art.

40 posted on 06/02/2010 1:31:11 AM PDT by vimto (To do the right thing you don't have to be intelligent - you have to be brave (Sasz))
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