Report: Gibbs May Step Down From WH Press Secretary Post
- Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:03pm by
Meredith Jessup
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White House press secretary Robert Gibbs is seriously considering taking a new position outside the White House, Politico reports. The chief spokesman for the Obama administration is reportedly considering filling in as a media surrogate for Obama’s upcoming 2012 re-election campaign.
Senior administration officials say Gibbs has not solidified his plans yet and the administration has not found a replacement for him yet. If he decides to leave, Gibbs’ departure will likely come as other White House positions are being moved around, including senior advisor David Axelrod who is expected to leave to begin work on the campaign within the next month.
The two top candidates to replace Gibbs are his deputy, Bill Burton, and Vice President Joe Biden’s spokesman, Jay Carney – although White House officials haven’t ruled out the possibility of other candidates, sources say, which could delay the handover for a few weeks.
Gibbs had discussed staying at the White House, possibly as a senior adviser, with interim chief of staff Pete Rouse and Obama himself, but they concluded he could best serve the president from the outside – as an occasional cable TV commentator and as a political adviser unconstrained by the demands of briefing the press or the responsibilities of serving as a central member of Obama’s kitchen cabinet present at most major policy decisions.
Even after he leaves the White House, Gibbs will remain in close contact with the president and is likely to be included in many major decisions, an official told POLITICO. …
The selection of a Gibbs successor has proven to be harder than originally envisioned. Burton, a favorite of Obama’s who is popular with the press and West Wing staff, has been Gibbs’ stand-in on the road or at the podium during the press secretary’s intermittent absences. But some in Obama’s inner circle view him as too young and inexperienced for the job of delivering Obama’s message and serving as the face of the White House on a day-to-day basis.
I personally hope the Burton rumor is true, especially since we would have more episodes like this to look forward to:
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Comments (130)
matinva
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 9:27pmLong overdue, IMHO.
Report Post »workin4alivin
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 9:20pmeven puppet liars can only take it for so long…
Report Post »HippoNips
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 9:03pmEither way, if he stays as press secretary or becomes a media surrogate for the next campaign, Obama’s opposition benefits.
Report Post »Burton and Gibbs are the worst.
Plankchapel
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:59pmOMG! Megyn chewed him up and spit him out! And then stepped on him!
Report Post »eteme
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:56pmNo NOT GIBBY!! He was like the chubby guy who is always in the corner of the local bar play’in darts…well he will be missed, where is he going? To help Rahm perhaps..
Report Post »HairRazor
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:56pmOl Bill sure can tap dance.. impressive
Report Post »scout n ambush
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:52pmChris matthews big o ‘s new press s>ckretary wait msnbc already has that job.
Report Post »cranes
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:45pmThere is a GOD! He has to have less intelligence than a turtle.
Report Post »Ron Staiger
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:44pmDo you think that maybe Obama can find a press secretary who can speak for five minutes without interrupting his dialogue with an unbelievable staccato of fillers? Have you ever heard anyone speak at any function who uses every filler known to man as many times as Gibbs does? What do you think when you ask your child if he spilled the milk and he responds; er, um, ah, um, ah, um, ah, ahem, er, ah, um-guilty as charged. Good riddance Gibbs, er, aahhhh, um don’t expect a job in public speaking- no one has the time to listen to your lies!
Report Post »HairRazor
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:44pmGet along gibby and don’t let the door hit your fat ass on the way out. You were a pretty good liar in training.
Report Post »jerryod1627
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:43pmHe is just more of the Chicago political mob, and we all know what they are!
Report Post »Pocono Countryboy
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:41pmEverytime I see Gibbs I can’t help thinking “Baghdad Bob”
Report Post »pamela kay
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:37pmHow can they deny this if they are asking for e-mail addresses? I do not want them to have mine. As far As far as I am concerned it is frankly none of their business unless I choose to e-mail them or willingly give it to them. This is wrong, and I am angry that it could even happen to anyone. I guess since the FCC passed the net neutrality law today, we can expect further invasions of our privacy. As for Gibbs, this guy is such a puppet but I have to admitt comical as a spokesperson for obama. He lacks tact, and does not come off as a professional. His temper and arrogance show clearly when anyone opposes the administration’s agenda. He hasn’t proven to be effective in any way. This other younger man Burton, seems to be out of the same mold as Gibbs. Must be a tough job to try to defend the destruction of your country. Both Gibbs and Burton have obviously been tramed to avoid direct answers to questions. The progressives need to start plotting and schemeing now to re-elect obama, though their efforts will be in vain because America is waking up to this administrations plan and are not going to support loosing our freedom any longer.
Report Post »Moonbat
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:48pmPamela, net neutrality isn’t about invading your privacy. The idea is that service providers treat all content the same. In other words, Verizon can’t give you faster access to mediamatters.com or block theblaze.com just because they want to. That’s how the internet works now, and net neutrality aims to keep it that way. Please check this out for yourself — Glenn is being really misleading on this one.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 10:32pm@MOONBAT – If that is the way the net now works (I am certainly no expert) why do we need a law to tell us to do what we are doing?Are there providers that have been accused of manipulating content? If we try to make laws against what people or companies “might” do there would be no end to it.
Report Post »Mikeyyy
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:25ammoonbat is EXACTLY wrong. i work as an admin in the IT sector. Net neutrality is about controlling the internet where major players are able charge more money, fees etc to the consumer if they start using more bandwidth. Basically, it is about crushing the competition. Don’t believe me? I can certainly elaborate and give examples and links that explain these concepts in greater detail if desired.
Report Post »Ron Staiger
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:33pmer, ah, um, um, um, ah, er, ummmm, ahhh what was the question?
Report Post »8jrts
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 9:12pmYour forgot….side step…side step….
Report Post »Bluegill
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:32pmTries to be funny but he’s not, tries to act smart but he is not, he will not be missed.
Report Post »watcher77
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:31pmGibbs probably got tired of the stench. What did Obama say today to the GOP ? Plenty of time to campaign for the 2012 election in 2012 ? So, he’s sending all his cronies to get HIS campaign up and running now. Shouldn‘t these people be helping in the white house instead of getting Obama’s campaign up and running ? NO………he wouldn’t do that…….
Report Post »Thighmaster
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:30pmWhat a dumbass that guy is, he fits in nicely.
Report Post »eteme
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:58pmYour going by Thighmaster….does that show your intellect as well as your age??
Report Post »SnapTie
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:27pmUh,uh,uh,uh,uh,oh never mind.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:25pmThat’s a real shame…….He is soooo entertaining!!!! Mr.Gibbs: Don’t take a job that requires telling the truth or talking about any subject that you have to have knowledge of.
Report Post »Moonbat
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:25pmI just watched this video. So let me get this straight, FOX — the White House sets up a website to address your concerns about the healthcare plan. To you, though, it’s just a plot to get your email address so they can… what? Is Obama going to round up healthcare dissenters? Seriously.
This kind of paranoid BS is the reason we can’t solve our actual problems.
Report Post »Thighmaster
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:31pmMaybe if they speak slower you’ll pick up on it…
Report Post »Plankchapel
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:58pmRemember the request for “fishy” emails to be sent to the White House? More of the same, MOONBAT. They might not be making a list as such, but you can bet your rosterium that they will have them STORED. Think about it — the “census takers” GPS-ed your house and PHOTOGRAPHED your front door! I have been unable to get a response with a reason for that yet. The government can search the texts in your cell phone and put a GPS tracker under your car without a warrant. And, don’t even mention airports to me!
Report Post »Moonbat
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 9:20pm@ Plankchapel
I understand your concern, but this seems like much ado about nothing. Isn’t it possible that this is simply an attempt to communicate with the people about legislation, and not a conspiracy? Again, do you really think you’re going to be rounded up? I’m a liberal, and I’d fight for your right to disagree.
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 9:56pmMoonbat, I have to compliment you. Usually people from ‘the other side’ Come to this site and name call and spew hatred. I like reading your posts as I find every viewpoint interesting unless it is accompanied by alot of vitriol. Thank you for the civillity.
Report Post »Moonbat
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 10:13pmLikewise, Kate. Obviously, this site is kind of a troll magnet. There are a lot of liberals out here, though, that are decent, thoughtful, and paying attention, just like you.
Report Post »Kasey
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 11:33pmI both agree and disagree with you. I don’t think many people on here are anticipating internment camps, but I think things like this are an actual problem. But, yeah… If you go nuts over everthing like this, you’re not getting anywhere.
Seriously though, history is one long list of actual conspiracies. I wouldn’t put it past an enormous government, like our own, to use a tool like this. *shrugs*
P.S. I also had to come back to compliment you on being cordial, instead of an unrelenting a@#-hat like broker. And if you are Broker, be nice all the time, Slick.
Report Post »NancyBee
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 10:19amThe question is…Why would they want e-mail information?
Report Post »xm-1774u
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:24pmand the rats are fleeing the sinking ship dont worry we have a long memory
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 12:36amI wonder what his next job will be? … can’t think of anything besides government where he could be this inept and keep a job for 2 years.
Report Post »Multiple Arms
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:21pmI wonder if Gibbs’ replacement will be as incoherent as Gibbs. I heard that Gibbs didn’t really stutter, that he was just quoting Obama verbatim.
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:44pmLOL! Kind of hard, though. In two years, the Teleprompter Reader has spoken his mind about three times — rudimentary commie stuff all of it.
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:17pmGosh, I miss him already……NOT!!
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:55pmThink they’ll hire a man this time?
Report Post »LibertyWon
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 5:22amIn a statement recently to Politico, “From now on, I want to be called Loretta and have babies”
Report Post »So
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 8:48amDon’t let the door hit you on the way out.
Self-important idiot.
Report Post »FToth84
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:16pmWOOO HOOO! We can only hope!
Report Post »Kurty C Wipe
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:34pmGood , replace him with a brick!!!
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:46pmGibbs has been the most arrogant, elusive, and integrity deficient press secretary in the history of the United States. Whenever I see or hear him talking I immediately figure he is lying about something or another. Good riddance to him and his drivel.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:49pmGood riddance, maybe the next talking head will actually answer a question.
Report Post »750Shadow
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 9:04pmOne more “Obama is rule” DC talking head spewing the same ol…same ol… does it really matter who face it is that spews the spin??
Report Post »750Shadow
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 9:05pmPS…Love that Megyn!!
Report Post »@leftfighter
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 9:16pmNO, GOD! PLEASE! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Baghdad Bob Gibbs has been my favorite Twitter whipping post for two years now. I don‘t know what I’ll do if he quits!
;-)
Report Post »broker0101
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 9:21pmDo you Beck-Bots have any idea that your obsession with Beck and the Blaze is keeping you from being informed of anything important that is actually happening in the world? This site is pure 100% propaganda for Mercury Radio Arts. When Glenn offers to sell you all one-way tickets to his new place in Guyana, for a very reasonable price, of course, I hope you all pony right up. What a bunch of Lifeless, Brain-Dead, Loser, Rubes!
mtnclimberjim
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 9:22pmLater meat head.
Report Post »click4cheapandeasyweb
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 9:25pmThe new year is looking great!
Report Post »click4cheapandeasyweb
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 9:26pmbroker0101… Eat poop and die.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 9:34pm@ broker0101 – Let’s, for arguments sake, say you are 100% correct: Do you honestly think your name calling and 100% negative tone will sway anyone towards your way of thinking? Any real difference of opinion I could understand – I welcome that. The junk you post does not qualify.
You are here quite a bit so there must be something to this site. Or are you just as stupid as you accuse a lot of us as being???
If your latest post is the best you have to offer maybe you should curl your lip up/make a mean face take your toys and go home.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 9:46pmNOOOOOOOO.
Report Post »Bhagdag Bob can’t step down, who will speak the lunacy of the Choosen One (squish). (Reference Kung Pow).
Maybe he can get Kathy Griffin for a press secretary.
Xcori8r
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 9:48pmNow he can go back to playing PC on the Apple commercials.
Pillsbury might have a suitable replacement available.
Report Post »Keith Wilson
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 9:52pmWe need Obama to step down!
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 10:11pmAbout time. He’s demeaned himself and us enough.
Report Post »shorthanded12
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 10:23pmThats the complete total problem with Barry and Gibbs the “Propoganda in Chief” are more concerned with 2012 elections. Barry dont give a sh_t about jobs and debt reduction. That incompentant Gibbs cant give a straight yes or no answer during his press briefings, hes like every other Progressive ends up giving a ten minute answer for a simple yes or no question. Has anyone noticed since Gibbs along with Saddlebags has gained weight since being in office. They better take up alittle Jenny Craig. Practice what they preach.
Report Post »@Poli_Mis
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 10:36pmDude, seriously. PLEASE DON’T GO. You are the most incompetent, intellectually lazy, and therefore most humorous press secretary there has ever been. You and President Borat are like cuff links. Please don’t break up the set.
Report Post »wash1776
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 11:36pm@BROKER0101: If you think the rest of us are sick and nuts for being on here—-what are you doing on here so MUCH?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 11:50pmbroke — you are on here a lot more than I am … and most everyone else I see posting as well.
Report Post »jbl8199
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 12:39amThank god. I can’t stand this guy. Every time a member of the press asks him a question he always responds with “I’m sorry, we can’t comment on that” or something to that effect. Good riddance!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »shorthanded12
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 9:55am@broker0101 Grandmas calling you for supper, so get up off your ass and leave the cellar for din din. Your mind set is just like what I just flushed down the toilet. Get a life!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Derfel Cadarn
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 10:46amReplace him with Mr. Potatohead there will be a marked improvement in the quality of information imparted and the potus will have someone around to treat vwith on an equal intellectual level with help from a teleprompter
Report Post »ozz
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 6:15pm@broker0101 Kinna angry some one is finally telling the masses the truth eh. You should be afraid…very afraid :D
Report Post »TruthTalker
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 8:13pmI hope he sticks around. He is wildly entertaining.
Report Post »CYCLONE
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 10:26pmyepp… guy is a GD bufoon…. would like to see him around for more.though…hhhee…hhhhee….hhheeee
Report Post »C.C.D.
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 10:42pmWhat um, but um, where um, that um, who is um, going to um, say um now, um?
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 11:10pmWho Gibbs – is entertaining – wildly – I can’t stand him. He does this pause with his speech and says uhh and it drives me crazy. It time for someone else. http://maboulette.wordpress.com
Report Post »AngryMobOfOne
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 11:10pmHe could easily be replaced by a 15 year old stoner (think Spicoli). Fully qualified to stammer, make stuff up and lose the thread of conversation repeatedly.
Report Post »jhaydeng
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 11:19pmAgreed
Report Post »quiet little lamb
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 11:46pmI would never go up against Meghan. NEVER! and if this guy is the new guy…i will be watching …NAY TIVO’ing all the press conferences. what a d**che
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 11:48pmI agree I would miss him … I think he has kept his job this long because everyone just assumes he is “dumb” when he can’t/won’t answer a question … I don’t know if it is an act or not .. but it has been “entertaining”.
Report Post »arjundawg
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 12:35amI love Megan Kelly
Report Post »Fox, please move her to Sheppard Smith or Hanity’s time slot.
Lantern
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 1:58amBye…………………………………………………moron.
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 2:16amI don’t blame him if he steps down…can you imagine day after day trying to explain what the heck obama and his minions are up to…its got to be exhausting
Report Post »UPSETVET
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 6:10amI hope Gibb’s replacement will have the ability to finish a two word phrase without saying “a” at least five times. One thing is for sure, he won’t be hard to replace as the White House press secretary, but it will be difficult, if not impossible, to replace him as a comedian. Ha He’ll be missed like a stomach virus.
Report Post »jettson
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 10:08amAll I can say is CYA
Report Post »pajamash
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 10:58amYou gotta love Megyn Kelly! She is one of the few broadcasters that holds politicians and thier underlings feet to the fire. That was awesome the way she showed Bill Burton that there is no way they (The White House) can delete (or not keep) the e-mail information.
Report Post »NeoFan
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 2:10pmDon’t worry broker0101 they will find a new retarded idiot to take Gibbs place. At the white house you can’t walk two feet before bumping into another deviant anti-American ******. The place is full of them.
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