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progressoid

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59. Could be. Considering Rahm thinks liberals are "fucking retarded".

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 11:23 AM

Oct 2012

Edited to add this,

Gibbs Stands By His 'Professional Left' Critique

Speaking publicly for the first time since he disparaged the "professional left," White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said he stands by his comments, has no plans to resign and that he fully expects progressive voters to go to the polls in 2010.

"I don't plan on leaving and there is no truth to the rumor that I've added an inflatable exit to my office," the press secretary said during Wednesday's briefing, referencing the recent incident in which a Jet Blue flight attendant bolted his plane in frustration.

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Does he stand by the comments? "Yes," he replied.

It was suggested that the remarks may have been part of a cynical strategy to depict the White House as not beholden to the progressive base. But the press secretary insisted that there was nothing underhanded in his interview with The Hill. He had said what he said in a bout of frustration.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/11/gibbs-stands-by-his-profe_n_678811.html

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last Wednesday, the President pissed me off [View all] scheming daemons Oct 2012 OP

After seeing how all this turned out... nc4bo Oct 2012 #1

scheming daemons, what you posted here is something ywcachieve Oct 2012 #2

I agree..send this to the President but INdemo Oct 2012 #13

President Obama does read the mail of the people. ywcachieve Oct 2012 #15

I thought I saw that he only reads/responds to 10 letters a day. MessiahRp Oct 2012 #24

Then everybody send it. OriginalGeek Oct 2012 #29

Snort GeorgeGist Oct 2012 #3

Thank you for this! Ignore the whiners who will now call you a troll!!! Logical Oct 2012 #4

We need Joe Thursday night to deliver a CLINTON! napkinz Oct 2012 #5

Regardless of what Joe does, the President can't have another debate where he is essentially bluestate10 Oct 2012 #69

I'm looking at it as a well-timed fail BeyondGeography Oct 2012 #6

I hope you are right .. cilla4progress Oct 2012 #43

Looks to me like the "lack of enthusiasm" is the product of right-wing boosters among "progressives" Scootaloo Oct 2012 #91

I was at the dump - librarylu Oct 2012 #7

Take a voter registration form with you--just in case he's not registered. mnhtnbb Oct 2012 #10

Amygdala joke! RitchieRich Oct 2012 #51

President Obama needs to get his sh*t together. Otherwise he WILL lose. swayne Oct 2012 #8

I don't believe a debate will cause supporters to jump ship, ywcachieve Oct 2012 #18

I don't think anybody will jump ship, any more than Romney's 180 will cause those supporting him gateley Oct 2012 #60

+1000% mazzarro Oct 2012 #80

Whatever. n/t Dawgs Oct 2012 #9

>> The President has a VERY good record to run on, Tom_x Oct 2012 #11

Huhn? TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #31

Here: ProSense Oct 2012 #12

I often wish Obama would go to sleep with FDR's speeches in his head mountain grammy Oct 2012 #37

I'm not that confident about the angry black male thing treestar Oct 2012 #14

Nobody really cared when Herman Cain loudly/angrily spewed. Maybe they WANT some Samuel L. Jackson! kysrsoze Oct 2012 #40

I didn't see Cain do that treestar Oct 2012 #41

Supposedly the independents' rating of Pres. Obama went down during the one ecstatic Oct 2012 #75

Yeah and another thing bugging me is answering all of Rmoney's lies treestar Oct 2012 #76

that's so true! nt ecstatic Oct 2012 #78

Obama was just giving Romney the rope that will destroy him in the next debate. n/t sasquuatch55 Oct 2012 #16

After overcoming the odds of defeating numerous oppponents in the primaries in 2008... George II Oct 2012 #17

hey , lets take a break, hockeynut57 Oct 2012 #34

He pissed me off too but... johnny156 Oct 2012 #19

Fucked up? brush Oct 2012 #33

+1 treestar Oct 2012 #42

including obama and his staff.. frylock Oct 2012 #62

I hear you, though, in his defense...The polls are already showing Romney's bounce to be silvershadow Oct 2012 #20

ABM heaven05 Oct 2012 #21

last Wednesday, the President pissed me off Mockingjay Oct 2012 #22

So wonderfully said! Glitterati Oct 2012 #23

ABM, maybe not brush Oct 2012 #25

Thank you, brush! You are the Winner of this thread, imv. n/m Cha Oct 2012 #71

See ... TahitiNut Oct 2012 #26

I'm an Angry Black Woman ready for some Angry Black Male!!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2012 #27

sounds like an honest reaction Enrique Oct 2012 #28

He actually does rank high on skill. It's just a different kind of skill.. Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2012 #35

Wow - timing is everything - I was way more pissed off jsmirman Oct 2012 #30

he won't dissapoint - he rarely does Whisp Oct 2012 #32

IMO-Anyone who is worried fredamae Oct 2012 #36

No presidential candidate of any color can afford to look angry treestar Oct 2012 #45

I don't think it was as bad for President Obama as the spin. Cary Oct 2012 #38

You pissed me off... R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2012 #39

"Professional left" does sound like a fox news talking point. progressoid Oct 2012 #44

I thought it femrap Oct 2012 #50

Could be. Considering Rahm thinks liberals are "fucking retarded". progressoid Oct 2012 #59

Why should the left be anything else than professional? R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2012 #55

I agree 100% GumboYaYa Oct 2012 #46

Oh ye of little faith and even less understanding... Sekhmets Daughter Oct 2012 #47

Actually, you're pissing me off, for real frazzled Oct 2012 #48

I agree brush Oct 2012 #63

Well said. I saw no failure. What i see is people willingly Solomon Oct 2012 #68

I agree w/ you... femrap Oct 2012 #49

The President knows he didn't have a good debate andym Oct 2012 #52

The remaining debates come way too late to make the difference. BlueStreak Oct 2012 #54

In a divided country, the the debates closest to the election may be the most important andym Oct 2012 #56

I am more disappointed by what happened since BlueStreak Oct 2012 #53

this scheming daemons Oct 2012 #58

Agreed theglammistress Oct 2012 #61

Big Bird... ibegurpard Oct 2012 #88

I view Obama's debate disaster, like I did his statement about Hillary in 2008 Larkspur Oct 2012 #57

Let's hope so. I've never heard as many lies as the R's offer--not even at a used car lot. mnhtnbb Oct 2012 #64

Criticisms defended.. Vietnameravet Oct 2012 #65

+1 tallahasseedem Oct 2012 #66

I agree with everything that was written. bluestate10 Oct 2012 #67

lol nt ecstatic Oct 2012 #74

I can accept this criticism from you flamingdem Oct 2012 #70

I have mixed feelings Jake2413 Oct 2012 #72

Sorry. You are wrong. The last debate was a setup. brindis_desala Oct 2012 #73

Fuckin' A! ClusterFreak Oct 2012 #77

could`t disagree more... madrchsod Oct 2012 #79

It's not going to happen. Obama just can't handle face-to-face confrontation. Azathoth Oct 2012 #81

If polls can change this much in a few days B Calm Oct 2012 #82

While it is NICE that you have now given yourself permission to criticize Obama... Bonobo Oct 2012 #83

Beautiful post. woo me with science Oct 2012 #84

+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! - K & R !!! WillyT Oct 2012 #85

thank you. ibegurpard Oct 2012 #87

So how do you beat a bully? world wide wally Oct 2012 #86

I think that their strategy was to coast ibegurpard Oct 2012 #89

The media was going to 'create a new narrative' Summer Hathaway Oct 2012 #90