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| Baghdad Bob Gibbs Denies Obama Prosecution Flip-Flop |
| 2009-04-22 |
| Has anyone ever seen Saddam’s old spokesman, Baghdad Bob, and Bob Gibbs, PBO’s press secretary, in the same room? When it comes to denying reality, they are cut from the same cloth. And there was that story today about the doctor claiming to have cloned people . . . Really, is there anything Gibbs won’t say on behalf of his boss? I’ve put together for your delectation a video montage of the latest example of Gibbs’ truth-defying act. It’s a step-by-step demonstration of how Gibbs yesterday denied the undeniable: that Pres. Obama changed positions when it comes to the possibility of prosecuting Bush administration members involved in authorizing the use of interrogation techniques now deemed verboten. The clip consists of: 1. Rahm Emanuel on Sunday telling George Stephanopoulous that the officials who “devised” the interrogation policies “should not be prosecuted either.” 2. Gibbs himself, asked on Monday why the Bush administration lawyers who wrote memos supporting the legality of the interrogation techniques should not be prosecuted, saying they wouldn’t because “the president is focused on looking forward. That’s why.” 3. PBO signaling the shift yesterday, saying that “with respect to those who formulated those legal decisions, I would say that that that is going to be more of a decision for the Attorney General, within the parameters of various laws, and I don’t want to pre-judge that.” 4. And finally, Gibbs back at the White House podium yesterday after PBO spoke, managing to keep a straight face in this exchange with Chip Reid of CBS. CHIP REID: Are you suggesting, are you saying, that there was absolutely no change in policy today? ROBERT GIBBS: Uh, I, I would, uh, uh, again I would point you to what the president said. REID: Did he change his policy today? GIBBS: I don’t think so. Over at Contentions, Jennifer Rubin has described Gibbs, when it comes his evasions, insults and ad hominem attacks, as being in “a league of his own” among press secretaries. Too true, at least when it comes to the American League. But we’ll always have Bagh |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #4 Obama, causing Americans to become alarmed for nearly one hundred days. Leftists There. Fixed it for me. |
| Posted by: Hyper 2009-04-22 21:50 |
| #3 I think the weasel in the White House is getting his orders on matters such as this from some other weasel (or committee of weasels). |
| Posted by: Zorba Craising6734 2009-04-22 15:25 |
| #2 While this flip flopping was happening the Dear Leader very quietly signed the bill authorizing funding for his version of the Hitler Yputh. |
| Posted by: USMC6743 2009-04-22 12:19 |
| #1 Didn't Big Zero tell America that CHANGE is what he is all about? Must be hard to be the White House Press Secretary for a Left Wing Extremist Regime that is so far to the left that they think anyone who pays taxes, believes in the US Constitution and serves in the defence of the United States are nothing but Right Wing Extremist teabaggers. |
| Posted by: Unutle Brown8234 2009-04-22 11:29 |