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The comedy hour with Robert Gibbs

I GET e-mailed Robert Gibbs's press briefing every day, and I've been meaning to blog this for a while: does anyone else notice that the president's media briefer wants to be the comedian-in-chief? Full Article at Economist

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  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05:   White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs looks on as U.S. President Barack Obama arrives for a statement in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 02:  White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs pushes up his glasses during the daily press briefing at the White House November 2, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  4. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 31:   Press Secretary Robert Gibbs dressed as Darth Vader and son Ethan dressed as Boba Fett in the east room greets parents, trick-or-treaters and local school children at the White House during a Halloween celebration on October 31, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  5. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs (L) speaks to the press aboard Air Force One after Rio de Janeiro was awarded the 2016 summer olympic games over Chicago, October 2, 2009, as US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama fly back to Washington from Copenhagen after making a visi...
  6. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 28: White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs speaks during a briefing at the White House on September 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. Gibbs spoke about U.S. President Barack Obama's up coming trip to Denmark to support Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
  7. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17:  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (C) speaks about a pilot program to reduce medical liability premiums with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs during a news breifing at the White House September 17, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  8. WASHINGTON - AUGUST 21: White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs speaks to reporters during a press briefing at the White House on August 21, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  9. WASHINGTON - AUGUST 19:  White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs listens during the daily briefing August 19, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Gibbs spoke on various topics including the latest development of the healthcare reform bill.

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