“The Professional Left” Deserves Robert Gibbs Smackdown!

[Political Tiger]

Robert Gibbs made a clarification of his comments that were reported by The Hill where he, heaven forbid, criticized some people he referred to as the “professional left”. Sam Stein said The Fuckington Post received a statement from Robert Gibbs and prints it with all his snarkiness surrounding it. I won’t link to that piece of shit rag, but I will copy and paste from it…

In a statement to the Huffington Post, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs acknowledged that his recent broadside against the “professional left” was inartful, and called for renewed unity among the Democratic community.

Referring to statements he made in an interview with The Hill published Tuesday, Gibbs reiterated his belief (which served as the basis of his initial remarks) that the president had achieved a host of legislative accomplishments for which he was not getting proper credit. But he said that Democrats, “me included,” need to “stop fighting each other and arguing about our differences on certain policies, and instead work together to make sure everyone knows what is at stake because we’ve come too far to turn back now.”

Robert, don’t take it back, those assholes like Jane Hamsher, Glenn Greenwald, Cenk Uygur and the rest of the “Firebagger Brigade” don’t ever want to work with President Obama. Just like the asshole Republicans, don’t reach your hand out to those PINO’s “progressive in name only”. They and their rabid followers have an irrational hatred for President Obama, I get their troll comments all the time. Their goal is to help bring down President Obama to “prove” that Hillary or Dennis Kucinich should have been president. I think it just pisses them off more when the president accomplishes something. Nicole473 commented at Bob Cesca’s place that brings this home to me…

These Firebaggers are nuts, IMO.

There is a hatred that I think started during the election when Hillary and Barack were at the peak of their battle. I had many friends who were very angry and bitter that Obama was beating her, they became irrational. Thankfully most of them came down after the heat of the battle, but some who have the power of the pen like Hamsher, never did. They have clung to this irrational hatred and are still fighting Hillary’s lost battle. Was that Jane Hamsher dodging sniper fire with Hillary on that runway in Bosnia? Back to the Fuckington Post piece…Sam Stein makes a bold statement “The vast majority of the reaction, however, was sharply negative.” He then quotes the one and only Janey Hamsher…

“Spiro Agnew — sorry, Robert Gibbs — says “the professional left is not representative of the progressives who organized, campaigned, raised money and ultimately voted for Obama” emailed Jane Hamsher of Firedoglake.com. ” Well, the Obama in the White House is not the Obama who organized, campaigned, raised money and ran for office, so I guess its’ a wash.”

How clever, Jane. Is that like a twist on words that you thought up all by yourself. Wow, I wish I were that clever. Jane Hamsher does not represent very many people on the left…if you go to her site and read the comments, which can lower your IQ so be careful, but if you read her commenters, not very many are progressive. They use the exact same talking points as Fox News. Firebaglake does not represent the progressives. There may be a few sane people there who are progressive but most of them are with the hate Obama crowd and consumed with an irrational hatred for President Obama. I don’t want to call them racist, but man, that irrational hatred they have smells very much like the same stench that comes from racism.

http://extremeliberal.wordpress.com/2010/08/10/the-professional-left-deserves-robert-gibbs-smackdown/

[babylonsister]

1. WHOA! Nice find. Now, if people actually read this, they might

get a taste of the side they are not on. aka the logical side.

Thank you.

And rec'd, fwiw. I imagine, not much now. :spray:

[spiritual_gunfighter]

4. Net recommendation: 0 votes (Your vote: -1)

We are legion.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

2. Net recommendation: 0 votes (Your vote: -1)

[babylonsister]

3. Did you do that? nt

[Political Tiger]

7. Well, of all the people who have replied so far

you are the only one I don't have on ignore, and I can only imagine the phony outrage being expressed. Your post, I don't understand, but I never figured this post to make it to the Greatest Page.

[Kalun D]

5. Fu*k YOU Robert Gibbs

and fu*k you "extreme-liberal-blog" cuz you're no liberal if you blindly support the corporate White House.

UNREC

[MannyGoldstein]

6. So I should support slashing Social Security?

And secret prisons, warrantless wiretapping, banker bailouts, endless war without a definition of victory, gays as second-class citizens, and the whole pile of other Republican crap that Gibbs and his boss are forcing on us?

Fuck that.

When a "Democrat" attacks working Americans, he is not a Democrat. No unity from me given that giant pile of Republican shit they're promoting.

[Betty]

9. if you don't support slashing Social security,

and all the other stuff you mention, then apparently you are a racist. We must never criticize Obama.

Yes, I am being sarcastic.

[sandnsea]

8. PINOs

This guy is funny and that picture of Jane is a riot. Look at me, look at me, I'm an attention seeking tool!!

[Ramulux]

10. Hows it feel to be out there by yourself?

What exactly do you believe? I dont quite understand the point you are trying to make.

So, when progressives like Hamsher and Uygur criticize Obama for continuing Bush's policies in many ways its a bad thing?

What exactly do you want the left to do when Obama acts like a republican and fully embraces conservative ideology, applaud him?

You seem to be saying that when a democrat is president, liberals aren't allowed to say anything when he does things that are bad because that might make me people less likely to support him.

[Ruby the Liberal]

11. Seriously? I'm no fan of Jane, but could we self implode any more?

Unrec.

[mr_liberal]

12. I don't think Hamsher was for Hillary.

Hillary was more to the right of Obama. So that doesnt make sense.

I think she wants Obama to be more liberal, just like most of the blogosphere does. I disagree. I basically agree with Gibbs. If Obama is to win in 2012 he's going to have to pull a (Bill) Clinton and move to the center. Thats the only way to get the independents back. Its deja vu all over again. Clinton had the same problem after his first two years. He seemed too liberal, so he moved right, signed welfare reform, worked with a Republican congress, etc... and won a second term.

[Amonester]

13. Wake up soon, mr_? This is not the '90s anymore...

Good paying jobs where a plenty then... (96-97). Not.Any.More.

Thanks.