Robert Gibbs has not improved his "Uhh's". Distracting and Unimpressive

[SuperTrouper]

He is good at what he does but definitely not looking impressive at his briefings. They gave hell to Caroline kennedy for her "you knows" but Gibbs get a pass for his "uuhhs"

[RaleighNCDUer]

1. from a Kennedy you expect eloquence -

from a Gibbs you expect pop songs.

[Eric Condon]

26. I expect him to answer reporters' questions in a piercing falsetto n/t

[Every Man A King]

2. Who fucking cares?

He answers the questions doesn't he?

[deminks]

3. Uh, Dubya was distracting and unimpressive.

No one else, uh, will every come close.

[firedupdem]

4. What should his punishment be? n/t

[SuperTrouper]

10. Send him to Linda Douglas to get ..uhh...intensive lessons..uhh.. in speech

and public speaking. ;)

[otohara]

5. What?

He is good at what he does but definitely not looking impressive at his briefings.

Uuhhh....maybe if you took a moment and muttered uhhhh before typing that sentence, you might have reworded it differently. You know....like...umhmm.. and it would make sense.

[Cant trust em]

6. This is something Republicans would gripe about.

I really don't care.

[ecstatic]

7. Only distracting if you can't keep up

:shrug: I don't even hear the uhs anymore. The content of his responses is what I tune into.

[DeepBlueC]

15. can't keep up?... I can't wait for him to get on with it

I guess I am more impatient than many people.

[Kahuna]

8. Some people get distracted by such petty things. nt

[PopSixSquish]

9. Robert Gibbs Does a Fine Job IMHO

He takes the time to think about answering questions which where the pauses and uhhs come from. He's also from the deep South and this is also somewhat of a cultural thing. We Southerners take our damn time getting there but when we do, ya'll better be ready...

[mshasta]

11. he's tie is distracting

[TeamJordan23]

12. who cares. Obama says a lot of 'ums' and 'uhhs' - does that make him a bad speaker. nm

[tekisui]

13. Who cares? He gets the message out.

Would you rather have tony snow or dana perino or ari fliescher?

[tabatha]

21. Exactly. Dana Perino exhaled fast BS.

[DeepBlueC]

14. It is definitely distracting

I don't care if he is on our side, it is annoying to listen to him.

[ericgtr]

16. Better "uhh" than "insert foot in mouth" but it is a trade off

Obama can be the same way but I would much rather hear him critisized for that than saying the wrong thing. There is something to be said about taking a couple of seconds to think before spouting your mouth off.

[mshasta]

17. gibbs stuff

Gibbs...said " if the automakers goes bankrupt the government will honor the guarantee.."

well reporters will have a field day about this statement....sounds very "socialist"

reporters are mad because more consideration for AIG than for automakers

Gibbs said " president thank GM CEO for the years of service "

(funny thanks but no thanks)

and the fake reporter from India still present in the room ...so I guess he still have the press pass.


Gibbs is a car sales men he said....- " Chevy Malibu car of the year"
reporters just laugh .

[stillcool]

18. Form over function...

kind of reminds me of tv news..doesn't matter what you say, as long as you look good saying it.

[geiger]

20. he even looks like a dweeb, what do you mean? he's awful all around

i don't know what they see in him.

There are issues about relations with the press, vocabulary and issues definitions and wordings, and more. I think he is out of his league. He doesn't have to be evil, but I would like him to grow up and into some strategic, geometric thinking, instead of all of this linear crap.

[stillcool]

22. Looks like a dweeb?

you want a pretty face with some memorized pablum to feed the press, so they can feed it to us. Got it! Form over function, indeed.

[geiger]

24. that's not what I said by any stretch of the imagination, and, my point was...

that, in my opinion, he serves neither form nor function.

I like your avatar name.

[Every Man A King]

25. What exactly does a Dweeb look like?

Asshole!

[Zomby Woof]

19. You wouldn't last 5 seconds up there

[Barack_America]

23. He's not an American Idol contestant fer chrissakes.

:eyes:

[freemarketer6]

27. He's horrible. I can't even watch him. Why couldn't we have

a Rachel Maddow type up there who speaks succintly, confidently and says a lot. Gibbs is like listening to a coffin salesman.

[asphalt.jungle]

28. there is a big difference between "uhs ... uhms" and "you know"

"you know" shows that you can't even come up with the words you want to say and impressing upon the person that is interviewing you that they should figure out what you mean. once in a while is ok when it's obvious, but not many times. uhs and uhms is meant to let the listener know that you aren't finished and are putting your thoughts together. it's quite typical in a Q&A format. president obama uses uhs and uhms. sec clinton uses them (the last interview she did with andrea mitchell was peppered with them). they are called hesitation markers, you can read about them in this book called Power and politeness in action by Miriam A. Locher.

[Thrill]

29. Who cares? He just likes to think before he speaks

[truebrit71]

30. Your concern is duly noted

*handjob* :eyes:

[depakid]

31. Wow I just saw a clip of today's press briefing

That guy is THE worst public speaker I've ever seen in a position like this anywhere- much less one of this stature. The stumbling nd yannering is literally and painful empabarrassing to watch.