Spokesman: Gibbs 'answered honestly' when speaking of frustations with the left

[ProSense]

Spokesman: Gibbs 'answered honestly' when speaking of frustations with the left

By Sam Youngman

An Obama spokesman said the frustations are real but "minimal" and there's no danger of Gibbs's resigning.

White House deputy press secretary Bill Burton said Robert Gibbs "answered honestly" when he told The Hill about frustrations the administration has with "the professional left."

Burton, who was filling in at Tuesday’s press briefing for an ill Gibbs, said the story is a "small issue" that will not distract President Obama and his aides from focusing on important matters facing the country.

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Burton said he is not backing off what Gibbs said, but that frustrations at the White House, while real, are "minimal" compared to the focus aides bring to solving the larger issues of the day.

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[ibegurpard]

1. well, you certainly want to keep this fight going don't you?

[ProSense]

2. Hey,

have you checked out the front page?

[Warren Stupidity]

3. you seem to want a big fight with the vast majority of DU active members

why?

[ProSense]

4. I seem to agree with Gibbs.

Problem? Why do you think I need to join the criticism of him to prove something to you?

IMO, he was spot on.

[Zenlitened]

5. Mr. Burton, how is this helping?

:wtf:

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

6. The left?

The professional left? What about the RIGHT? WHAT ABOUT THE SCREAMING NO GOOD CONSERVATIVE DO NOTHINGS? The Left is NOT the problem.......... :wtf:

[ProSense]

7. "What about the RIGHT?" What about them?

People tell me all the time that this is to be expected from the right. What isn't expected is the left comparing President Obama to Bush.

[cherokeeprogressive]

8. "...no danger of Gibbs's resigning." WHEW! Boy was I scared that we'd lose The Stammerer

[depakid]

9. OMG these guys are infected with tone deaf group think even worse that I thought!

Regardless of the fact that it's become obvious that they have contempt for progressives and progressive policies- this is just self-destructive- unless of course (as has been posited) that they believe their best chances for re-election rest with Republican control of the House.

[ProSense]

10. Here's the key point:

"the story is a "small issue" that will not distract President Obama and his aides"

Five days of post about Gibbs is not going to change that fact.

[niyad]

11. proving that they don't give a damn what people on the left think. you just proved the point of

all the gibbs threads, you know.