Robert Gibbs Mocks Tea Party Movement During White House Press Conference (Video)
Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 10:50 PM
In the same press conference White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs mocked Sarah Palin and the tea party movement.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs reads the words ‘Eggs, Milk, Bread (crossed out), Hope, and Change’ written in marker on his hand as he briefs reporters after President Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to the James Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin has been seen with hand written notes on her hands in recent public appearances. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs mocked the Tea Party movement during his press conference today. This was on the same day that President Obama called for an end to petty politics.
Check out his facial expressions–
From the video:
Question: How closely did the White House monitor the tea party convention this weekend? Do you have any reaction to it?
Robert Gibbs: I didn’t watch it at all. (smile)
Question: Do you see the tea party movement as a real political force this year?
Robert Gibbs: Look it seems to be a very successful private enterprise. I would say that there appear to be fewer speech makers that are unemployed in this economy than what might have previously been reported.
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Jim commented:
This sort of crap no longer angers me. In fact I smile every time it happens. The so called “wizards of smart” have absolutely NO idea that everytime they do this they are putting a nail in their own coffins.
Good news folks…..Chicago street thug politics doesn’t scale to a national level in this country. Thank goodness. Damn that FOX News.
down with dems commented:
With approval of the Tea Party rising among independents, and with Obama’s approval cratering among independents, you’d think they’d have put 2 and 2 together… attacking the Tea Party makes independents like the Tea Party and hate Obama. Well, the longer it takes them to figure it out, the better it will be for our country.
Jim commented:
Folks, don’t declare victory and stay home on April 15th. Get to your nearest tea party. They may be down, but they aren’t out. We got 11 months before these guys in congress are gone. A lot of damage can be done in that time.
On April 15th make sure they see you in the street. Keep them in check.
shiba07 commented:
yep, i’m an independent and i hate obama. i like the tea party so much that i went and joined it. i went to the meeting two weeks ago and amazingly enough, i met many dems and independents there as well as conservatives. one dem, a univeristy professor went off on the economic policies of the obama administration. many people are sick and tired of obama and that’s why the movement is growing.
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kathie commented:
Gibbs speaks for the President of the United States. This is how the President treats a citizen of this country? Pathetic! Every “tea party” attendee should write on their hand and hold it up for the President to see.
Tammy commented:
Gibbs:
You funny little nothing of a man. Smile away, sir, as you will be nothing but a paper boy after this administration is kicked out of office.
Not watching the tea parties. Come on. You had it on five screens in the White House and you just kept screaming, “Idiots!”.
Keep screaming that, you moronic turd.
Your days are numbered.
Jim commented:
Thank you Kathie. I have long suspected that Gibbs is exactly where the President wants him in the administration. In addition, Gibbs has the exact 5th grade smart ass personality Obama wants in a press secretary. For the longest time I have wondered why even Obama would choose such a clown. With your post it just dawned on me, this is Obama’s way of attacking his enemies without getting his hands dirty. Any backlash is aimed at Gibbs not the “annointed one”. Probably right out of Richard Daley’s political handbook for beginners.
exceller commented:
Gibbs = Dilberts retarded younger brother.
Jim commented:
I was thinking Gibbs = Caddyshack’s Spalding
NeoKong commented:
Yuck it up funny boy.
It won’t be so funny when your duck goes lame and two years from now you are trying to hawk a book no one will buy.
NewsFlash….the insulting as many people as possible thing might not be working out.
jonyjoe101 commented:
They need to ask that “fool” a serious question like where Obama’s birth certificate is?
Obama, gibb’s, Rahm (the ballerina), barney frank, and anderson cooper (360) are the true “teabaggers” the one Rachael Maddow talks about on her show.
The “teaparty” is irrelevant to me, as long as they don’t touch the “birth certificate” issue, they are worthless to me.
If the teaparty start’s bringing up the “birth certificate” , lets see if Gibbs and Obama still think they are a trivial movement.
jann commented:
THANK YOU SARAH, WE LOVE YOU!!!
Jim commented:
The birth certificate issue is a looser. Even if it were true who in the hell is going to toss out the nation’s first African American(snort) President. The Supreme Court? Hell the Chief Justice swore him into office.
wow commented:
JimNo Gravatar
February 9th, 2010 | 11:38 pm | #13
The birth certificate issue is a looser. Even if it were true who in the hell is going to toss out the nation’s first African American(snort) President. The Supreme Court? Hell the Chief Justice swore him into office.
Agreed. The birth certificate issue is a loser since all who even utter the words are labeled as kooks.
“African (snort) American (snort)… fixed it.. He’s half white, although he never seems to mention that. He was sworn in twice by the Chief Justice… just in case!!!
tollen commented:
Ha, Gibbs and his boss have no clue what drives this country.
Why would I hire one more person, with the benefit of $5000.00 tax credit after doing my taxes April 2011 or later, –some economic recovery!!! And people did not hire me, because of the catch 22 question, –when will we know if we have money at the end of our pay checks??
In the public, ball games, parks, whatever, hold up your hand messages: Go, Sarah, go!
opaobie commented:
“There is no Tea Party movement. It is all a figment of your imagination and great photoshopping. Democrats will sweep the midterm elections, and Obama will soon be declared President for Life…….”
…sorta reminds me of this guy….
Rob De Witt commented:
Robert Gibbs regularly brings to mind a crack by John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee, who once described someone as inspiring in most men “The warm sweet urge to smack him in the mouth.”
I should be ashamed of myself, I suppose. I’m not, as it happens, but I should be.
crosspatch commented:
“President Obama called for an end to petty politics.”
I assume he means the petty politics between Senate and House Democrats.
LilMissSunshine commented:
Just a little o/t
http://www.numbersusa.com/content/news/february-2-2010/pres-obama-proposes-cut-180-border-patrol-agents.html?jid=349012&lid=9&rid=3000&tid=958248
sandy commented:
These Tea Party people are just disaffected voters. Voters, Obama and the Dems will need to win in November. The more they attack the stronger the resolve to vote them out.
And they still don’t get it! In the words of Forrest Gump — Stupid Is As Stupid Does.
Redwine commented:
Gibbs is only following Alinsky’s childish rule to get the better of your opponents by mocking them. (Scribble something on your palm. Nya nya nya. Stick tongue out. Make a face. Pout.) Heck, Dear Leader Hussein, Rahmbo the Ballerina and Greasy Axelrod do it all the time.
Jo commented:
Robert Gibbs has a job, but this government is horrendously stupid. The Bozo gang will ask Congress to (p)ass $80 Billion to buy votes from their unemployed lackeys. These Tea Party people are scared of becoming slaves to these Bozo jet-set flying criminals. Bozo wants to destroy the Republicans — his current ploy is to call for bipartisanship — in which he is a lair once again, and wants the health-care bill to force all Americans to pay for the system because the government never had any monies of their own — it is always the poor people’s monies. Bozo is not interested in creating jobs, he wants to buy off his voters so they can sit down on their asses!
Aitch748 commented:
Go on, Press Secretary Snarkboy. Make fun of angry voters. Hell, call them cockroaches and then giggle at your own puerile joke at the next press conference. Really, you can wait for the last week before November 2010 and start sweet-talking the very people you’ll have spent the previous two years spitting on and giggling at, and Democrats will hold the House and Senate. Hell, they may even pick up seats, because voters LOVE corrupt pols who have grown old and Botox-infested in office and who hold their constituents in roaring contempt. Really, Gibbs. Try it and see.
/sarc
M Malone commented:
People like Gibbs make me wonder, how many of these poorly educated fools in the White House had to provide sexual favors to get into and through college?
Tom63010 commented:
I am surprised only one person caught the dig at Sarah again when he glanced as his palm and then gave a robotic answer as if he was merely reading it from the note on his hand.
Yuk it up now, after November if you HOPE to CHANGE a light bulb in the White House you will have to deal with a Republican Congress!
mrt commented:
Gibbs is over his head. He should just stick to making those “Mac vs. PC” ads.
TaSS commented:
It just amazes me the disconnect between the government and the people. The government continues to try to isolate and ridicule the tea partiers while more and more Americans realize, “Hey, smaller government, less taxes,” doesn’t sound all that ridiculous to me.
“A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned – this is the sum of good government.”
Thomas Jefferson
Gibbs is a goon commented:
Someone needs to make a video montage of clips of the stupid faces and hand gestures Gibbs makes during press conferences. Put it to music. Let it go viral. His immaturity is applauded in his tight little circle but exposing this ass is key to wiping that smirk off his fat face.
TaSS commented:
Robert Gibbs is Upset About the Tea Parties
ar05075 commented:
Goobert Fibbs…….what a loser.
jomojava commented:
Our own version of Baghdad Bob.
vsatt commented:
She resigned from public office 7 months ago and she’s not a candidate for anything, yet they still campaign against her. For all their talk about how clueless and unpopular she is, they sure do seem threatened by her!
Cynic commented:
This whole regime is so small and childish. They were touted as being so smart but are just the opposite. No class either. Very embarrassing.
J commented:
Why not ask Gibbs when was the last time the President, or his minions, listened to the American people? Obama is a democrat ruling the democrats and trying to nullify the rest of the country….he is not a President of the USA….too many times he has denounced large portions of this country….told us/them they do not count and will not be heard.
Betsy Ross commented:
The WH Press Secretary represents the WH and the POTUS…
whatever gibbs says is obama approved…
’nuff said…
KR commented:
“Goobert Fibbs.” – ar05075
Great name for him.
What a loser in deed.
Nancy commented:
Gibbs is the obnoxious little kid that hung out around the cool kids and got treated like dirt by them. But he told himself he was one of their group, although he knew that he was really just their gofer/mascot.
Keep laughing, loser. If Obama doesn’t throw you under his famous bus, in two years nobody will want to have anything to do with you, not even your ex-boss.
On with the Tea Party!
Chisum commented:
Who are the dummies?
Palin Causes Left and Right To Lose Reading Ability
http://legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/2010/02/palin-causes-left-and-right-to-lose.html
Chisum commented:
Astroturf On Steroids
Apparently the largest union in the country, the government employees union (AFSCME), is very afraid of the substance and policy positions served up by the Palin/Tea Party movement because they are investing millions of dollars to, in one sense, covertly destroy its message and apparatus. What Tea Party advocates should find most interesting about this union funded agenda is that the unions are joined in their mission by none other than the Wall Street interests that President Obama has been demagoguing about of late: private equity and hedge funds. Go to the links in the Fox article and you will find contributions from one of the largest private equity funds in the US (TPG) contributing alongside the SEIU and NEA.
Why would the filthy capitalists be in bed with the unions in this movement? Could it be that they know the Tea Party has designs on the unhealthy relationship between big business and government (something a Republican named Eisenhower warned us about over fifty years)? Or is it that Sara Palin has a proven record of taking on big business while she was governor of Alaska? The answer is both.
http://wizbangblog.com/content/2010/02/10/astroturf-on-steroids.php
Chisum commented:
Anti-Tea Party Web Site Part Of Scheme To Funnel Funds
http://pajamasmedia.com/eddriscoll/2010/02/09/anti-tea-party-web-site-part-of-scheme-to-funnel-funds/
Edmund Onward James commented:
It seems the present administration doesn’t care, because one term will do enough damage to America. Of course, they see it as improvement. Those Dems who have seats, and would like to stay longer, are nonplussed… because the Commander-in Chief, captain of their sinking ship stays-the-course.
http://www.onwardjames.blogspot.com
Joanne commented:
What strikes me strange is Gibb actually thinks he is intelligent.
AuntieMadder commented:
Joanne
February 10th, 2010 | 11:58 am | #45
What strikes me strange is Gibb actually thinks he is intelligent.
It’s not strange at all for idiots to think they’re intelligent, Joanne. Just look at the lefturded trolls who comment here. Just look at any libtard, for that matter. They’re all idiots laboring under delusions of their own intelligence.
Chisum commented:
Did you see this?
Apparently this isn’t the first time that our Smartest-Person-In-the-World President has mispronounced corpsman.
He’s a fast learner, isn’t he?
http://michellemalkin.com/2010/02/10/video-flashback-obama-botched-corpseman-before/