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Displaying all articles tagged:
Robert Gibbs
the vast left-wing conspiracy
Oct. 7, 2012
Robert Gibbs Addresses Unemployment Rate Conspiracy Theories
The real jobs report is in a safe in Nairobi with President Obama’s Kenyan birth certificate.
By
Caroline Bankoff
convention dispatch
Aug. 28, 2012
Robert Gibbs Infiltrates RNC, Gets Out Unscathed
“It’s hard to be incognito.”
By
Dan Amira
stuck in the mittle
Aug. 5, 2012
The Republicans Have Just About Had It with Reid
Which means it’s not going away.
By
Caroline Bankoff
jeopardy!
May 21, 2012
What Stumped
Jeopardy!
’s D.C. Power Players?
What are categories about 21st-century lingo and great American women?
By
Sarah Frank
2012
Feb. 26, 2012
Obama Campaign Adviser Robert Gibbs Throws Gasoline on GOP Race
Gibbs says this race will last until the end of time.
By
Brett Smiley
revolving doors
Mar. 28, 2011
Mark Zuckerberg Wants Robert Gibbs to Become Facebook’s Own Press Secretary
Ahead of their IPO in 2012.
By
Nitasha Tiku
early and often
Jan. 31, 2011
Health-Care Reform Will Dog Romney, With the White House’s Help [Updated]
At least four times over the past year, they’ve noted the similarities between RomneyCare and ObamaCare.
By
Dan Amira
suspense
Jan. 19, 2011
Everyone Read This Anonymous Blog Post!
This is how Simon & Schuster got everyone to care about its Obama novel.
white house the new class
Jan. 5, 2011
Robert Gibbs to Officially Step Down As Press Secretary
“He’s had a six-year stretch now where basically he’s been going 24/7 with relatively modest pay,” says Obama.
By
Chris Rovzar
white house the new class
Jan. 4, 2011
Robert Gibbs Tired of Trying to Not Answer Questions All Day
The press secretary may be on his way out.
By
Dan Amira
do the shuffle
Dec. 24, 2010
Obama Locking Down Staff Changes For Next Year
Axelrod: “This is a bubble.”
By
Mike Vilensky
cable news catfights
Nov. 17, 2010
Roger Ailes: Obama ‘Just Has a Different Belief System Than Most Americans’
Is that “socialism”? Or “Islam”?
By
Chris Rovzar
death and taxes
Nov. 11, 2010
Obama Caved on the Bush Tax Cuts Last Week, Not Yesterday
Yeah, but it wasn’t last night.
By
Dan Amira
obama in india
Nov. 8, 2010
Robert Gibbs Risks Own Foot for the American Press
His own foot!
By
Chris Rovzar
2012
Oct. 14, 2010
Joe Biden Reveals President Obama’s Secret Plan to Run for Reelection
As Robert Gibbs pretends he has no idea what Obama is thinking.
By
Dan Amira
the midterm snapshot
Oct. 12, 2010
The Midterm Snapshot: October 12
A look at what’s happening in the race for Congress right now.
By
Dan Amira
midterm snapshot
Oct. 7, 2010
The Midterm Snapshot: October 7
A look at where the race for Congress stands today.
By
Dan Amira
ground zero mosque
Aug. 13, 2010
Will Obama Stand Up for the Ground Zero Mosque?
He may or may not say something about it tonight.
By
Dan Amira
early and often
Aug. 10, 2010
Updated: Robert Gibbs Says Liberal Critics of President Obama Should Stop Doing So Many Drugs
The White House is angry with the “professional left.”
By
Dan Amira
the post-racial world
July 21, 2010
Robert Gibbs Apologizes to Shirley Sherrod
Sorry for firing you for no reason.
By
Dan Amira
early and often
July 14, 2010
Nancy Pelosi Has No Idea Who This ‘Robert Gibbs’ Fellow Is
She slams Gibbs for saying the GOP could win the House.
By
Dan Amira
nasa
July 12, 2010
Just to Clear Things Up, NASA Is Not Charged With Muslim Outreach
Gibbs says NASA administrator misspoke.
By
Josh Duboff
obama is a human person
July 12, 2010
President Obama Would Beat LeBron If He Were Just a Little Bit Taller
That’s Robert Gibbs’s excuse.
By
Dan Amira
cable news
June 16, 2010
Robert Gibbs Defends Obama, Takes Shot At Cable News
Speech garners fewer viewers than previous addresses did.
By
Josh Duboff
checking in on voles
May 21, 2010
Robert Gibbs Has Never Heard of a Vole, Is Bad at Identifying Rats
He’s pretty sure that thing was a rat, which it wasn’t.
By
Dan Amira
May 4, 2010
Gibbs Lashes Out at Fox News When Asked If Oil Spill Is ‘Obama’s Katrina’
Press secretary responds to Michael Brown’s assertion that Obama wanted the oil spill to happen.
By
Josh Duboff
you can’t hug your children with nuclear arms
Apr. 8, 2010
Robert Gibbs Seems Kind of Worried About the Nuclear Arms Treaty
Can it actually pass the Senate?
By
Dan Amira
jokes that will never get old
Mar. 25, 2010
Robert Gibbs Likes Comparing People to His 6-Year-Old Son
Adult people. Even really old adult people like John McCain.
By
Dan Amira
march madness
Mar. 17, 2010
President Obama Not Immune to March Madness
His picks are classified information.
By
Josh Duboff
the supremes
Mar. 10, 2010
The Long-Running John Roberts–Barack Obama Feud Continues
Roberts finally gets around to taking umbrage at Obama’s State of the Union criticism.
By
Dan Amira
health carnage
Mar. 9, 2010
Abortion, Suddenly, Is Not Going to Destroy Health-Care Reform
Stupak and the White House think an agreement is just around the corner.
By
Dan Amira
terror trials
Jan. 31, 2010
Robert Gibbs: KSM Will ‘Meet His Maker’
The White House Press Secretary says KSM and his cohorts are “likely to be executed.”
By
Adam K. Raymond
built ford tough
Jan. 12, 2010
Harold Ford Jr. Takes His Case Directly to the People
Despite increasing hostility to his run, Ford pushes forward with an op-ed today.
By
Dan Amira
early and often
Jan. 12, 2010
White House: Beat It Ford, We Like Gillibrand
Not that Harold Ford cares.
By
Adam K. Raymond
polls and the politicians who pretend not to read them
Dec. 8, 2009
Gallup Chief Thinks Robert Gibbs Should Care About Their Polls, Actually
After Gibbs calls the poll “meaningless,” the organization fires back. Sort of.
By
Dan Amira
what the fox
Oct. 28, 2009
Fox News and White House Decide to Get Along
For now, at least.
By
Adam K. Raymond
imaginary conversations
July 15, 2009
Inside the Obama Team’s First-Pitch Preparation
The planning, the practice pitches … the conspiracy.
By
Dan Amira
government is fun
June 26, 2009
White House Press Corps Gets Robert Gibbs All Wet
Reporters and congressman forget their troubles at the White House luau.
By
Dan Amira
early and often
June 4, 2009
Slideshow: Obama in the Middle East
The highlights of the president’s brief trip to Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
By
Chris Rovzar
in other news
June 3, 2009
So Who Made the Most of Last Night’s NBC White House Special?
Let’s stack it up.
By
Chris Rovzar
today in torture
May 28, 2009
Pentagon: Nope, No Rape in Photos
The Pentagon denies an earlier report about the content of prisoner-abuse photos.
By
Dan Amira
the supremes
May 12, 2009
Obama Has Grown Tired of Your Supreme Court Suggestions
Robert Gibbs tells annoying interest groups to chill out.
By
Dan Amira
the politics of media
May 1, 2009
Ari Fleischer: Robert Gibbs Doesn’t Have It Any Easier
The former Bush press secretary talks to us about his current successor.
By
Darrell Hartman
media deathwatch
Apr. 24, 2009
NPR, Hachette Cut Back
Today in media metamorphoses: The caterpillar becomes … a caterpillar with fewer legs.
By
Kathryn H. Cusimano
early and often
Apr. 10, 2009
A Brief History of the Bushite-Obaman Feud
Chronicling the entertaining squabbles among Rove, Biden, Cheney, Gibbs, Card, Axelrod, and Obama.
By
Dan Amira
international intrigue
Apr. 10, 2009
Robert Gibbs Is Being Kind of a Jerk About the Bowing Thing
The press secretary pees on our leg and tells us it’s raining.
By
Dan Amira
ink-stained wretches
Mar. 26, 2009
Washington
Post
Reporter Unleashes Giggly Bitterness on Robert Gibbs
It didn’t go over well among the press corps when Obama bypassed many major newspaper reporters for smaller outlets. One such journalist cornered Robert Gibbs about it.
By
Chris Rovzar
early and often
Feb. 20, 2009
Roland Burris Undermined by Governor, Chief of Staff, and White House
All in one day! Beat that, Blago!
By
Chris Rovzar
talking heads
Feb. 20, 2009
The White House Would Be Happy to Tutor Rick Santelli If He Needs It
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs batted off the CNBC reporter’s attack with the aplomb of Regina George.
By
Jessica Pressler
early and often
Feb. 4, 2009
Does Robert Gibbs Need to Take the Same Public-Speaking Crash Course Obama Did?
A snarky YouTube videographer has already edited together a clip reel of the press secretary’s hems and haws.
By
Chris Rovzar
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