A quick question: Would anyone still consider it news if we reported that White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs is a bit of a jerk?
In this clip, he belittles World Net Daily correspondent Les Kinsolving because the reporter had the nerve to criticize President Obama’s remarkable lack of press conferences.
A quick question: Would anyone still consider it news if we reported that White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs is a bit of a jerk?
In this clip, he belittles World Net Daily correspondent Les Kinsolving because the reporter had the nerve to criticize President Obama’s remarkable lack of press conferences.
The highlight? When the other reporters cheer as Kinsolving offered Gibbs some constructive suggestions on the proper way to handle briefings and press conferences.
Wolf Blitzer noticed something very odd about President Obama’s Nuclear Security Conference press conference. The President only called on men. American men. The kind of big, brawny, broad chested men that Barney Frank might also call on.
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Wolf Blitzer noticed something very odd about President Obama’s Nuclear Security Conference press conference. The President only called on men. American men. The kind of big, brawny, broad chested men that Barney Frank might also call on.
The difference, of course, is that Barney would bring roses when he calls on them.
President Obama thought he could add some “balance” to his most recent press conference by calling on MSNBC.
According to a recent poll, FOX News is the most “trusted name in news,” no matter what CNN’s advertising department might say.
Yet somehow the President Obama thought he could add some “balance” to his most recent press conference by calling on MSNBC.
We’re just afraid that Obama’s version of balance means the previous question came from someone so liberal that MSNBC only seemed conservative by comparison.
Source: Bluegrass Pundit
It seems that Huffington Post reporter Nico Pitney and the Obama team has preplanned the question and answer on Iran at today’s Press Conference.
The self-described “most transparent administration in history” took another step toward self-immolation at the President’s press conference today.
Just moments before the press conference began, Huffington Post reporter Nico Pitney was personally escorted from the nether regions of the White House Press Room by deputy press secretary Josh Earnest. Pitney was awarded a prime spot just inside the barricade.
Miraculously, President Obama not only singled out Pitney for a question, but seemed to know exactly what the question would be, setting off alarms for all the other reporters present.
“Nico, I know you and all across the Internet, we’ve been seeing a lot of reports coming out of Iran,” Obama said. “I know there may actually be questions from people in Iran who are communicating through the Internet. Do you have a question?”
Pitney pretended to ignore Obama’s introduction and asked his question as if the President hadn’t tipped it: “I wanted to use this opportunity to ask you a question directly from an Iranian.”
Of course, Chris Matthews will say this just proves that the president has added clairvoyance to his other remarkable talents he has exhibited as The Greatest President In the Universe.
Source: RealClearPolitics.com
By now you’ve probably heard that those fascists at Fox refuse to carry The One’s Wednesday night primetime press conference and Celebration of Self.
Of course, the left would like you to believe this sort of thing would never happen if a white Republican were president.
Unfortunately for those obscurers of truth, it actually did happen the last time a white Republican was president. President George W. Bush, to be exact.
In 2001, Fox chose not to air a primetime speech by President Bush. Then, three years later, it joined all the networks in decllning to air his May 2004 speech on Iraq.
Quick. Call Al Gore. It’s another one of those inconvenient truths he likes to talk about. No, wait. This may not be one of the ones he likes to talk about.
Source: Entertainment Weekly
But…but…but how will we know the difference?
Wednesday is the President’s 100th day in office and he’s “requested” another hour of the TV networks’ evening schedules.
“It’s an arbitrary day in which presidents are measured. We get that. We’re playing along,” said White House press secretary Robert Gibbs.
However, this request is more painful than previous ones because it comes during “sweeps week,” the time of year when ratings are measured and advertising rates established for the coming quarter. The networks roll their top programs during sweeps week. So they are loathe to give up their most valuable time for what Gibbs admits is an arbitrary date.
But in keeping with his other actions during the previous 99 days, the president has shown that his TV face time is more important than the networks’ advertising time.
Wednesday’s press conference will be the president’s third conducted in primetime. At the current pace, he is on track to hold one a month.
This guy obviously wants his own weekly TV show. So let’s just make him the only contestant on American Idol each week.
Randy can say, “Barack is in the house, dog.” Kara can say, “Is Paula sober tonight?” Paula can say, “You know, you really made America your own.” And Simon will be deported for being honest.
Press secretary Robert Gibbs tried to tap dance around a question yesterday, but in a major surprise, the press didn’t let him get away with it.
AP reporter Jennifer Loven and ABC’s Jake Tapper pressed Gibbs to explain why President Obama bragged about saving $100 million in his proposed budget when he had downplayed $8 billion in earmark spending several weeks ago.
It wasn’t pretty. Gibbs eventually adopted the strategy of talking and talking and talking until everyone forgot what the question was.
Source: ABC News via RealClearPolitics.com
You’re the press secretary for the most powerful man on the planet. You’re in the middle of the greatest financial crisis in generations. Terrorists threaten the future of the world. Under the circumstances, people hang on your every word.
Unless you’re Robert Gibbs, the president’s press secretary. He smirks, he snarls, he smears, but even that isn’t enough to keep reporters from falling into deathlike trances during his daily press briefings.
One member of the White House press corps actually fell asleep yesterday. You can see her over the left shoulder of the reporter asking the question in this video.
It’s still a bit of a mystery who the heavy-lidded journalist may have been, but press corps observers say it appears to be Wall Street Journal reporter Laura Meckler, who is pregnant.
Our first inclination is to say, “Cut her some slack. She’s pregnant.” But upon further reflection, we’d like to amend that to, “Cut her some slack. She was listening to Robert Gibbs.”
Source: WJNO Radio and Gawker
The press corps was gathered at the White House for President Obama’s first primetime press conference. They were on the edge of their seats, hoping to be called on by the Boy Prince.
The press conference started normally enough. Then, as the Wall Street Journal reports, the President started asking the questions.
Looking around the room for NBC’s White House correspondent, the President said, Continue reading “Wall Street Journal questions Obama’s selection of questioners”
When Ed Schultz, floundering left-wing radio host, was booted off the air in Washington, DC yesterday, observers wondered where he would end up next.
The surprising answer? In the front row at President Obama’s press conference.
As if to segregate the unsuccessful and the unattractive in one small area, Schultz was seated next to aesthetically-challenged reporter Helen Thomas. Miffed network correspondents were relegated to the second row.
“What’s the problem,” Helen Thomas thought to herself. “This dough-faced lunatic is just as impartial as I am.”
Network TV was seduced by the sound of Obama’s voice. But now they’ve had about enough of it in primetime.
At a time when the network are struggling for every rating point and fighting for every advertising dollar, President Obama is making the situation even worse.
When the president speaks, networks go to commercial-free coverage. Obama’s repeated primetime appearances are costing the networks millions of dollars in advertising revenue they desperately need.
“His economic stimulus package,” noted one network executive, “apparently does not extend to the TV networks.”
All we need here is a little creative product placement. How about if Obama does his next primetime address while wearing one of those funky blankets with arms. Run a little graphic down at the bottom of the screen that says, “This presidential address brought to you by Snuggies.”
Problem solved. Thank you very much.
