Robert Gibbs Makes Good On Bet, Attends Briefing In Team Canada Jersey

Via CBS News's Mark Knoller, here's a picture of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs wearing a team Canada hockey jersey at today's White House Press Briefing. Gibbs's appearance in the Team Canada kit comes after Gibbs lost a bet to Dimitri Soudas, the press secretary to Canadian PM Stephen Harper. As you can see, Gibbs had the presence of mind to not wear the jersey of Sidney Crosby in Washington, DC, a move that would have overburdened the Secret Service assigned to protect him from the rampages of Washington Capitals fans.

After showing up in the Canada jersey, Gibbs removed it to reveal a Team USA jersey underneath. He told reporters that the USA jersey was a snugger fit, but has thus far left it on for the briefing.

If the Democrats lose the House during the 2010 elections, Gibbs will appear in the briefing room with his skin dyed to the color of the inside of a pomegranate, like John Boehner.

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Comments

[Obert Madondo]

05:59 PM on 03/15/2010

Thank a million for the love, Robert Gibbs. Since Barack Obama's election - and visit to Canada - we Canadians have been feeling a whole lot of love and respect from Americans.

That's how it should be between brotherly/­sisterly neighbors!

[Mattcat25]

04:05 PM on 03/15/2010

That's beauty eh....

[sparky73]

12:59 PM on 03/15/2010

he is such a jokester. I can't wait for him to start doing stand up after he leaves his job in August.

[Steven Kippel]

12:12 PM on 03/15/2010

Why does Robert Gibbs hate America?

[studmoose]

01:17 PM on 03/15/2010

Yeah, he must really hate America.

That's why he bet for the American team... and lost the bet!

That's far better than the whole Republican leadership trying to cancel a $32 Billion American Boeing contract and replace it with a 'socialist­' French AirBus one, just because they got $100K in PAC money and were friends with the lobbyist.

That move would have sent billions of US dollars overseas as well as many jobs.

Way to go, TEAM REPUBLICAN­S!

[bowthai]

04:12 PM on 03/15/2010

Why did Robert Gibbs wear a Team USA jersey underneath the Canada jersey, per the article above?

[greatlakesgal]

10:47 AM on 03/15/2010

Good on you, Gibbs!

[k2dam2dab]

03:19 AM on 03/15/2010

Can't someone please have John Boehner and Anthony Weiner on at the same time.

[TAOofMAO]

11:07 PM on 03/14/2010

I thought the WH was letting us know who they wish to base their health care system on?

[sparky73]

01:00 PM on 03/15/2010

Oh the system where Canadians leave the country and come to the United States when they are seriously ill and need a cat scan quicker than 8 weeks?

[teresa1960]

02:19 PM on 03/15/2010

That's just a bunch of bull.

[cybersense]

02:22 PM on 03/15/2010

BTW, they do have more and newer ones now. They do acknowledg­e those who need health care as well, and even though you can still choose what insurance you want or need, you shouldn't want - as an American - to make it impossible for those who do need another way to get health insurance. I think you need to do more homework.

[BigTexasButters]

04:30 PM on 03/14/2010

I guess it would have looked bad, but he should have bet on Canada.

[SaltyLassi]

02:42 PM on 03/14/2010

where's Sarah Palin? I thought she'd be out by now, calling Gibbs a vicious, anti-ameri­can.

[nexxtep54]

02:20 PM on 03/14/2010

What a change from the press sec. being wrapped in the flag and cross !

Gibbs is ok. he even let this guy ask questions:

http://www­.youtube.c­om/watch?v­=znbdEBq68­UE

[UselessIdiot]

01:00 PM on 03/14/2010

Next week Gibbs plans on wearing hammer and sickle to match Obama policies.

[CharlieMarlowe]

01:04 PM on 03/14/2010

Oh no! , not the hammer and sickle comments again. At least you got the sickle part right.

[nexxtep54]

03:07 PM on 03/14/2010

http://www­.youtube.c­om/watch?v­=mQTJLE-UG­Ko

[jdeplummer]

11:18 AM on 03/14/2010

joe de plummer says this is what friendly nations do (think of it as what friends do)

it, not like Gibbs lost a bet with north korea

[Okieborn]

09:33 AM on 03/14/2010

Oink Oink Oink !! Blah Blah Blah !!
Healthcare and jobs for the American citizenry !!
Bring Our Troops Home !!

[stylembe]

01:39 AM on 03/14/2010

Go Canada!

stylembe.w­ordpress.c­om/

[cinemaven]

01:30 AM on 03/14/2010

What a game that was!! Both countries put in a performanc­e to be proud of and Gibbs could just as easily have been watching our (I'm a proud Canadian girl) press secretary wearing the U.S. jersey.

Good for Gibbs for carrying it off with such humour.

[greatlakesgal]

10:48 AM on 03/15/2010

Go Canada! fanned!