July 1, 2009 6:30 PM
Is the press beginning to turn on Obama?
Apparently, Obama had some kind of townhall meeting today so he could make it look like he has public support for his socialized medicine plan.
I'm not sure if you all know how weird the behavior has been in the press room since Obama came into office, with the reporters and Gibbs yucking it up and joking around about everything from Obama's burger runs to Korea's nukes. Like a bunch of silly groupies backstage.
Robert Gibbs gets a lot of laughs in his briefings
May 27, 2009The United States is facing its biggest financial crisis in ages. North Korea is blowing up nukes. Dick Cheney warns us of the "dangers that have not gone away." And there are still wars raging in Afghanistan and Iraq.
But over in the White House press briefing room, it's a veritable laugh riot.
Whenever there's laughter in the James S. Brady Briefing Room -- by either the briefer or the briefed -- the official White House stenographer indicates as much by inserting "(Laughter.)" into the transcript.
And in Robert Gibbs' first four months as President Barack Obama's press secretary, there have been more than 600 instances of "(Laughter.)" during his regular press briefings -- an average of more than 10 laughs per day.
It's a gaudy statistic -- and one that puts his predecessors to shame.
Dana Perino, George W. Bush's last press secretary, got all of 57 laughs in her first four months. Scott McClellan, another Bush press secretary, got just 66 laughs in his first four months.
Read more - and watch a video of this guy's inane behavior here.
Today, there was something different in the air:
Maybe a few are waking up to smell the coffee?
Ratings continue to drop for all the once-major news networks. Do you think they'll get it one of these days that we don't want their propaganda?
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Comments
I think the most surprising thing about the press conference is that one of the reporters who went sideways on Gibbs was HELEN THOMAS. I couldn't believe it when I watched earlier today by way of BreitBart.
'Bout time.
Cathy
Posted by: Cathy | July 1, 2009 7:45 PM
Oh I hope I hope I hope that this country (or at least the MSM) will start to regain its senses...
Posted by: Michele Mom of 8 | July 1, 2009 7:49 PM
Well, that was interesting! Dare we hope that even the worshiping MSM is getting fed up? Thanks for posting that!
Posted by: Jill | July 1, 2009 10:09 PM
That was one of the most enjoyable press conferences I've seen in a while! I've been hoping that people's egos would get the better of them and they would quickly grow tired of being so controlled. I have democratic friends that swear that questions have always been pre-screened by the White House for press conferences but from the way Helen Thomas sees it...this is the first time ever it's happened. I think she would know better than most. Very interesting stuff. I liked watching Gibbs get knocked off that high horse a little.
Posted by: Laura | July 1, 2009 10:23 PM
Made me smile.
Posted by: Debra | July 2, 2009 8:30 AM
I have to say I enjoyed watching that!
Posted by: Karen E. | July 2, 2009 10:26 AM
I'm no fan of Helen Thomas- but I've never seen a reporter so patronized by a press secretary. What an exposure of Robert Gibbs. He could not give a straight and honest answer for this behavior.
Posted by: mary | July 2, 2009 7:06 PM
That was great, and it's about time!
Posted by: evergreen | July 3, 2009 2:44 PM
