First Read (Free subscription) | 31/07/2008
From NBC's Domenico Montanaro On MSNBC's Morning Joe , McCain spokeswoman Nicolle Wallace and Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs passive (and not so passive) agreessively sparred this morning over the "Celeb" ad. After Wallace defended the campaign calling Obama "fussy" and talked about celebrity, the food fight began: GIBBS: You know the last time I saw Britney Spears on stage with a politician,...
Lynn Sweet (Free subscription) | 31/07/2008
The McCain "celeb" ad using the images of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears to portray presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) as an elite and tax hiker was the peg Thursday morning for a face off on NBC's "Today" show between Obama campaign strategist Robert Gibbs and McCain campaign spokesman Nicolle Wallace. The spot, out Wednesday, mocks Obama's popularity: "He's the...
The Real Clear Politics Blog (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Senior Strategist Robert Gibbs released the following statement about Obama's meetings today: This morning, Senator Barack Obama had separate wide-ranging and productive discussions with Defense Minister and Labor Party Leader Ehud Barak; and Opposition Leader and Likud Party Chairman Benjamin...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
... Hillary Clinton of New York and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
A senior Obama strategist, Robert Gibbs, said that reporters shouldn't "read anything into" Obama's use of the masculine pronoun.
An earlier comment from Obama, though, also made it seem unlikely that he'd pick Clinton. He told a woman in the town hall audience that he gets Wellesley College, a women's college...
Sister Toldjah (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008
... card with his “I don’t look like the presidents on those dollar bills” remark: Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs said the senator was not referring to race. “What Barack Obama was talking about was that he didn’t get here after spending decades in Washington,” Gibbs said Thursday. “There is nothing more to this than the fact that he was describing that he was new to the political...
Cave News (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
Barack Obama may be out a 47th Birthday present. Obama was celebrating his birthday by unveiling a new energy plan in Michigan and holding a fundraising event in Boston. But his communications director Robert Gibbs said plans by his campaign...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
Aug. 8: Robert Gibbs, Obama senior strategist, shocks Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski when he blames the media for the Bill Clinton controversy, calling it "a nice little cable drama" rather than a legitimate concern.
Say Anything (Free subscription) | 02/08/2008
This is Obama campaign spokesman Robert Gibbs responding on Thursday to criticism of Obama’s “I don’t look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills.” comments: “What Barack Obama was talking about was that he didn’t get here after spending decades in Washington,” Gibbs said Thursday. “There is nothing more to this than the fact that he was describing that he was new...
Sister Toldjah (Free subscription) | 02/08/2008
Ok, I think this means we’ve come full circle now: But Obama also admitted that, despite what Obama senior adviser Robert Gibbs told reporters, there was a racial dimension to his Missouri remarks in which he said McCain and the Republicans would make an issue of the fact that he doesn’t look like presidents who have [...]
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
Aug. 8: Robert Gibbs, Obama senior strategist, shocks Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski when he blames the media for the Bill Clinton controversy, calling it "a nice little cable drama" rather than a legitimate concern.
Washington Wire (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
... of his running mate and his acceptance speech in Denver at the end of the month. Senior advisor Robert Gibbs and his family will also be in Hawaii, along with a small group of the traveling press known as the protective pool which must follow the candidate around at all times. Obama returns to the U.S. on Aug. 16 for a joint appearance in Orange County, Calif. with McCain moderated...
The Hollywood Liberal (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
... just three people: David Axelrod, his senior strategist, David Plouffe, his campaign manager, and Robert Gibbs, a senior adviser. All three are intensely loyal and discreet Obama professionals.” Nonetheless, the newspaper suggest Sen. Hillary Clinton “has made a comback” in recent days and may be on the short list. Smith Maintains Edge in Oregon Senate Race A new SurveyUSA poll in...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
... campaign.Even two who left Kerry's team under unpleasant circumstances, Jim Margolis and Robert Gibbs, have prominent roles in the Obama campaign.Gibbs resigned in 2003 as press secretary after Kerry's original campaign manager, Jim Jordan, was ousted and replaced by Democratic operative Mary Beth Cahill. Gibbs soon found work as communications director for Obama, then...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
... media.
The apple fritters still looked enticing.
Turning to senior campaign adviser Robert Gibbs, Obama said, "Gibbs, I know you don't believe in fruit" and offered to buy him a bag of the fritters. Gibbs told Obama he'd eat the peaches if the Democratic presidential contender bought them. "We better get the apple fritters anyway," said Obama, who added them...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
... other for the media.The apple fritters still looked enticing.Turning to senior campaign adviser Robert Gibbs, Obama said, "Gibbs, I know you don't believe in fruit" and offered to buy him a bag of the fritters. Gibbs told Obama he'd eat the peaches if the Democratic presidential contender bought them. "We better get the apple fritters anyway," said Obama, who added them...
