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1. #1
   On January 5th, 2011 at 11:33 am, Lindsay said:

   I will miss the Gibbseygaffes and stutters to the press.

2. #2
   On January 5th, 2011 at 11:39 am, AlohaGuy said:

   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.

   Same job, higher pay.

3. #3
   On January 5th, 2011 at 11:47 am, battleaxe said:

   He’ll be an Anchor for ABC soon.

4. #4
   On January 5th, 2011 at 11:47 am, Truesoldier said:

   So Gibbs is just being promoted to the Czar of the Ministry of Truth….

5. #5
   On January 5th, 2011 at 11:48 am, Truesoldier said:

   On January 5th, 2011 at 11:47 am, battleaxe said:
   He’ll be an Anchor for ABC soon.

   Or perhaps MSNBC where he can have a tingle up his leg….

6. #6
   On January 5th, 2011 at 11:48 am, walterc said:

   Employee salaries are somewhat controlled, whereas a consultants fees tend to be substantially higher and paid out of various discretionary (i.e. slush fund) funds with little oversight.

   It’s a promotion for Gibbs and probably a pay raise for his replacement.

7. #7
   On January 5th, 2011 at 11:49 am, TooMuchTime said:

   …set up his own consulting business and become an outside political adviser to President Obama.

   Hold the phone, Central!

   If he will become an adviser to Obama, does that mean Gibbs’ salary will be coming out of Obama’s salary and he will not be paid as a federal employee?

8. #8
   On January 5th, 2011 at 11:51 am, Rogue Cheddar said:

   I live for the day this man’s tongue turns necrotic and falls off, oh, and the Patriots win the Super Bowl again!
   Other than that I don’t have much going for me.

9. #9
   On January 5th, 2011 at 11:53 am, chapoutier said:

   If he will become an adviser to Obama, does that mean Gibbs’ salary will be coming out of Obama’s salary and he will not be paid as a federal employee?

   It will be paid out of his campaign fund, like every other consultant to every other politician.

10. #10
    On January 5th, 2011 at 11:59 am, right_on said:

    The new Press Secretary will be the obnoxious Bill Burton. He is combative, abrasive, unappologetic, hyper-partisan, and a smart ass…all the traits the Obama Administration requires in it’s spokespersons.

    He can be counted on to continue the opposite spin, shift blame to Republicans, and make offensive offhand remarks at contrary reporters.

    On the positive side, Obama is at least putting someone a little smarter, and pithier in the position that Bobby once held…No more uh-h-h’s, and um-m-m’s when fabricating responses…we’ll get snide remarks instead!

11. #11
    On January 5th, 2011 at 12:00 pm, rocketman said:

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    Compare Beltway Bob Gibbs to Tony Snow or Dana Perrino. What a clueless clown. Maybe Helen Thomas is available for this job.
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    John Bibb
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12. #12
    On January 5th, 2011 at 12:06 pm, Dave Turson said:

    It means we’ll see more of him, not less.

    Not me — I’ve blocked MSNBC on my telescreens. I hope the next press secretary makes press briefings transcripts readable again by putting in the full names of reporters. Gibbs was all about himself and making things difficult to understand– just like his boss.

13. #13
    On January 5th, 2011 at 12:14 pm, letget said:

    rocketman#11,
    OMG, now I am really sick at the thought of helen! Good way to lose weight, have helen on the tube daily for the news briefing!
    L

14. #14
    On January 5th, 2011 at 12:19 pm, Hangfire said:

    He’ll be out of the crosshairs.

15. #15
    On January 5th, 2011 at 12:21 pm, cheapseat said:

    The Gibbster will be replaced an even more accomplished lying weasel in Burton. The next 2 years are going to be interesting.

16. #16
    On January 5th, 2011 at 12:23 pm, prendad said:

    “We’ve been on this ride together since I won my Senate primary in 2004,” Obama said. “He’s had a six-year stretch now where basically he’s been going 24/7 with relatively modest pay.

    Yeah, $172,000 a year for being a personal shield for the worst president of all time is a tad on the light side, isn’t it. But, let’s face it, he’s not being paid for his writing/speaking skills.

    Gibbs, 39, plans to hop on the paid speaking circuit, giving him a chance to make more money.

    He already has numerous canned speeches to draw upon:
    1. Good, ah, morning, ah, ladies and, ahhhh, gentle, ah, men ahhhhhhhh, ah,ah,hmmmmmm, you know, ahhhhhhhhhh, hmmmmmmmmmmmmm,ohhhhh, yes,ah,errr,ah.

17. #17
    On January 5th, 2011 at 12:23 pm, greenfairie said:

    Goodbye to America’s own Baghdad Bob.

18. #18
    On January 5th, 2011 at 12:29 pm, Virginia Patriot said:

    I won’t miss Robert Fibbs.

19. #19
    On January 5th, 2011 at 12:34 pm, Hadenough said:

    Perhaps FNC could sign him to a long term contract?

20. #20
    On January 5th, 2011 at 12:34 pm, vcallaway said:

    What it really means is he is going to make 10 times the money. His job title is going to be “outside muscle”. Being a government employee makes him subject to monitoring. As a consultant he can work in secret.

21. #21
    On January 5th, 2011 at 1:28 pm, happyscrapper said:

    On January 5th, 2011 at 11:59 am, right_on said:
    The new Press Secretary will be the obnoxious Bill Burton. He is combative, abrasive, unappologetic, hyper-partisan, and a smart ass…all the traits the Obama Administration requires in it’s spokespersons.

    He can be counted on to continue the opposite spin, shift blame to Republicans, and make offensive offhand remarks at contrary reporters.

    On the positive side, Obama is at least putting someone a little smarter, and pithier in the position that Bobby once held…No more uh-h-h’s, and um-m-m’s when fabricating responses…we’ll get snide remarks instead!

    This is very disturbing. We will now have a spinmeister who will be more convincing with his lies. And yes, I SO miss the days of Tony Snow and Dana Perrino. They were classy. The current ones are slimy, snarky creeps. I don’t understand why everyone doesn’t see that! We are surrounded by these types of people and it makes me sick.

22. #22
    On January 5th, 2011 at 1:34 pm, nail49 said:

    we’ll get even more snide remarks instead!

    right_on: FIFY

23. #23
    On January 5th, 2011 at 2:55 pm, Teddy Kennedy said:

    Errah, How much is Hugo Chavez going to pay this [political hack?!!

24. #24
    On January 5th, 2011 at 3:43 pm, dan708 said:

    Now that Gibbs is on the way into a different post, how much gubmint pension moolah will he get for his time as Press Secretary?

25. #25
    On January 5th, 2011 at 4:59 pm, 24Klady said:

    Bill Burton will manage to tick off the entire press corps by simply breathing. ‘Bambi thinks things will get better with someone a little more aggressive than Gibbs. It won’t. The backdraft won’t be pretty.

26. #26
    On January 5th, 2011 at 5:21 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Gibbs was just so condescending…that’s how he treated Fox News on a regular basis. Bill Burton hates Fox even more than Gibbs does. ‘s okay with me….more Americans will come to understand what a horrible President we’ve had through the way Burton comes across as the Press Sec.

27. #27
    On January 5th, 2011 at 9:45 pm, ackvil said:

    No, he is the next biggest star on the Oprah network. Anyone who can kiss the anointed one’s a__ as much as Gibbs is guaranteed to have a show for Oprah.

28. #28
    On January 6th, 2011 at 12:24 am, stoptheinvasion said:

    real Marxists never leave. just look at Pelosi and Reid. same with Fibbs. he will just be paid to put more of the constant lies out there on their dying state controlled media. oh joy.

    they never leave and they never stop assaulting the society. this is why in the past good people have found other more effective ways of ridding their nations of Marxists.

29. #29
    On January 6th, 2011 at 9:32 am, GladzKravtz said:

    Book deal soon.

30. #30
    On January 6th, 2011 at 9:37 am, TigerLady said:

    What Czarship did he get?