The Gibbs shuffle: A lateral move, not a step down
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Don’t rejoice.
He’s not “quitting.”
He’s not “stepping down.”
It’s a lateral move — from inside the Obama bus to an outside escort car. Same duties, different seat.
It means we’ll see more of him, not less. It means more pro-Obama spin disseminated through the MSM abettors, not less. And it means less accountability for White House propaganda, spin, and nonsense, not more.
I’d say DLTDHYOTWO. But it doesn’t apply to revolving doors.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs confirmed today he will leave next month to set up his own consulting business and become an outside political adviser to President Obama.
Gibbs is likely to discuss the move in a briefing later today.
Obama, in a telephone interview with The New York Times, said Gibbs will remain a close adviser and “will continue to shape the dialogue politically for many years to come.”
The spokesman’s departure is scheduled for early February after the president’s State of the Union speech, which is tentatively set for Jan. 25.
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Heh. Doug Powers: Robert Gibbs Resigning as White House Spokesman to Spend More Time Lying in the Private Sector
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