I'm grateful to have a Press Secretary who is Intelligent and not just a Mouthpiece

[berni_mccoy]

There's a difference between knowing how and what to communicate and being a great speaker. Being Press Secretary requires the former not the latter. Being a great speaker is a plus, but not a requirement.

Too many here at DU are missing this fundamental point.

[tabatha]

1. Agree.

[rvablue]

2. I think "too many" is an exaggeration really

It's seems to be a couple who did the OPs and a very small handful who agreed.

Gibbs is fine and I think well respected right now by 99.5% of the DU community.

[phleshdef]

3. Some people want an episode of American Idol, not a WH press conference.

[Occam Bandage]

4. I, uh...I, you see, agree, uh...with your...state...uh...statement.

[Cha]

7. So

what?

[berni_mccoy]

17. Thanks for providing an example of those DUers who completely don't get it

[politicasista]

5. I don't care if he "uhs" alot

Just get out there and tell the truth and make the media look bad with their spin. Mr. Gibbs is doing pretty good so far.

[MADem]

6. I don't think most of the recent press secretaries were stupid.

Ari wasn't stupid. Neither was Scott. Dana was stupid--she had an incomplete grasp of American history and current events.

They all were mouthpieces, though, and that's what made them good Press Secretaries.

I hope Obama's press secretaries, and he will likely have more than one, because the job is a burnout, are both intelligent AND good mouthpieces. See, I'm uninterested in hearing what THEY think. I could give a shit about their opinions or views or attitudes. I'm interested in hearing what Obama thinks. That's their job--to put out the PRESIDENT's message.

[NYC_SKP]

8. Rec. #5. Missing the point is a kind way of saying what I feel about the...

...the concern about his manner of speaking.

Whoosh. Over their heads.

:eyes:

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[Best_man23]

9. To date, this is my favorite Gibbs moment

The interview where Gibbs pwned Klannity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM-KjMz7PyU

[LisaM]

10. Wait and see on Dana Perino

It's my guess that when she gets a crack at writing her memoirs, Scotty's won't come close to what she'll have to say. She got hung out to dry so much that she has permanent clothes pin marks on her shoulders - and while she was flapping in the breeze, you could pretty much see the tire tracks from where she got run over by the bus they threw her under.

She always seemed to me to be quietly seething.

[meli224]

11. I think he has been doing a great job

In the beginning he was uh-ing alot more, but it has been getting alot better. Sometimes people don't even realize they are doing that.

[AtomTan]

12. Obama "Uh"s frequently too. Big deal.

[bigwillq]

13. I like Gibbs.

I'm liking him so far.

[ohtransplant]

14. Agreed.

After a little bit if a rough start, he's doing nicely.

He's a stark improvement over his predecessor!

and oh yeah...K&R!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

15. Well said, and Gibbs is getting better by the day. The guy was terrific in the campaign and . . .

will accel in his new role. Obama knew what he was doing in appointing Gibbs.

[Forkboy]

16. Half agree. He IS a mouthpiece.

I don't mean that as an insult. It's their job. :shrug:

If by mouthpiece you mean the complete toadies the Bush Admin used, then no, Gibbs isn't that kind of mouthpiece. But overall he wont deviate from the Obama line. Unlike Perino and Ari and McClellan, Gibbs shouldn't have anything to lie and obfuscate about. :)

The agreement comes on the matter of speaking ability. For me at least, the point is more important than how it's delivered.

[berni_mccoy]

18. Key words: "Not *JUST* a Mouthpiece"

[Forkboy]

19. Oh that.

Sorry. :)

[RubyDuby in GA]

20. Well, he's not CJ Cregg, but he'll do

Isn't it nice to have an intelligent administration again?

And on edit: Robert Gibbs is doing a great job!

[Clio the Leo]

21. me too! me too! NT