SocraticGadfly: Will Robert Gibbs be a BushCo-type press secretary?

November 12, 2008

Will Robert Gibbs be a BushCo-type press secretary?

This Washington Post profile shows that, contrary to Steve Benen and other MSLBs beating up on Dean Reynolds for complaining about the Obama campaign plane, they instead should have been beating up on Robert Gibbs for stiffing reporters, playing favorites with reporters, and otherwise “managing” the media in a way that would do Ari Fleischer proud.

And, for people who complain about the boo-hoo factor of folks like Newt Gingrich, there’s this tidbit:
(Gibbs) says Reynolds, in his CBS blog post about the campaign’s shortcomings, “hurt the feelings” of his staff and made complaints that the newsman had not raised in person.

Well, cry me a river.

And, do we really want a press secretary who is “not someone who stays above the fray,” per Newsweek reporter Richard Wolffe?

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