Robert Gibbs back on Obama payroll
Politico
By GLENN THRUSH
1/29/12
Robert Gibbs back on Obama payroll
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Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs is back on the Obama payroll as a roving surrogate and strategic consultant for the president's reelection effort, two campaign sources tell me.
Gibbs, who left the West Wing about a year ago, will continue to take other consulting and speaking jobs, but for months has been present on conference calls with Obama, campaign manager Jim Messina, senior campaign strategist David Axelrod and senior White House adviser David Plouffe, the sources said.
The contract represents a 'formalization' of the relationship between the Chicago-based campaign and Gibbs, who has had an informal relationship with the campaign since last May. It's not clear how much he'll be paid, but that's what quarterly campaign filings are for.
The Alabama-bred Gibbs is known for his blunt style and candor with Obama, and a person close to Obama said one of the reasons he was being brought closer to the campaign is his willingness to deliver tough messages to the president, a role he's played for five years of governing and campaigning.
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http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/01/robert-gibbs-back-on-obama-payroll-112709.html
I always liked Gibbs.