(AP) Gibbs leaving White House

[Erose999]

http://hosted2.ap.org/APDefault/APPolitics/Article_2011-01-05-White%20House%20Shakeup%20Gibbs/id-2d81203009b44e4db45f141aef7a03cc

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Robert Gibbs says he is resigning his job as the president's chief spokesman.

Gibbs is leaving to become an outside political adviser to Obama and to give speeches in the private sector.

The change is to take effect in early February. No replacement has been immediately named.

The move comes as Obama ushers in a broad shake up of his senior leadership, heading toward his own likely re-election bid in 2012.

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Bye bye Gibbs. You will not be missed by this "professional leftist".

[emulatorloo]

1. So you write a newspaper column and/or appear on Cable TV?

Or have a high-profile blog that is your sole means of support?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. fox news will give him a gig.

[stevenleser]

3. While a good try, those who insist on feeling insulted will not get it.

Sad really.

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[emulatorloo]

12. Let's see. Pretty sure that quote was about "Obama=Bush" bloggers, not DK primary supporters

Do you write a high profile blog that says Obama=Bush?


(agree that comment was not diplomatic, but it was directed at professional opinion makers)

[napi21]

4. I'd love to see Rachel take that job for a couple of years! Id sure

miss her on MSNBC, but she would be a terrific asset to the WH and I believe would do well handling the press folks!

[emulatorloo]

6. I remember hearing David Plouffe was coming back in some capacity

Not as press secretary of course, but in a position where he might be the one that hires a press secretary.

[EFerrari]

5. Maybe they'll go straight to a real insult comic this time.

It would be more fun, anyway. :)

[emulatorloo]

8. Yes Ari Fleischer was a real riot

:toast:

Although Triumph the Insult comic dog would be my choice.

[madinmaryland]

15. I hear the Rude Pundit is available!

[Catherina]

7. Except he's not really leaving. "outside political adviser to Obama" n/t

[Erose999]

10. "Outside" means he's probably not officially a member of the administration. But yeah, I am sure we

haven't heard the last from him, and that his replacement will probably be just as bad.

Has anyone recently left PR at Goldman Sachs or any of the big banks?

[old mark]

11. I doubt we have heard the last of him. He did what our President wanted him to do,

and I have no doubt the next one will be pretty similar.

mark

[emulatorloo]

14. Pretty sure that is the job description of Press Secretary

It is a pretty high burnout job, seems like 2 years is about the max people can tolerate it. You can tell he let the stress get to him.

[old mark]

16. Most seem to last two years tops. He did have a ready sense of humor

and could give back what he got, and I hope the next one is as gifted.

mark

[Tatiana]

13. I never thought he was all that talented. Probably didn't deserve the vitriol, though.

He was only conveying the President's own feelings about the "left" (professional or otherwise).

[emulatorloo]

17. He gave us at least one good moment - Giving Hannity the "Hannity Treatment"

Hannity gets served by Robert Gibbs
4 min - Oct 7, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjzC3Wj_XcE

ON EDIT: DU thread with the video embedded

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=235597&mesg_id=235597