Tag Archive 'Press Secretary'

Press Secretary Gibbs perfectly exemplifies nanny state thinking

At first, when I watched White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, I thought he was a buffoon. I then began to think that his gibberish was a rather clever approach to hiding unpalatable news. I’ve now realized that Gibbs is, above all, the perfect symbol of the Nanny State:  he believes that he and his [...]

The incoherence emanating from the White House *UPDATE*

One of the best things George Bush did during his presidency was to appoint the late, great Tony Snow as his press secretary.  Snow was a dream press secretary, straight out of central casting:  handsome, intelligent, erudite, informed, charming and witty.  Even the savagely anti-Bush press appeared to enjoy his statements and, once he was [...]

Gibbs emerges from cave after 8 years to make indescribably stupid comment

I’m rather enjoying Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, who is proving himself to be an idiot without any savant attached.  When questioned about the tea party protests, Gibbs logically focused on the handful of signs that liked the current administration to a Nazi regime (logical because he is trying to discredit tea partiers).  He then voiced [...]