Obama Not Obsessed With Keeping Job: Robert Gibbs (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON -- Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs says Republicans must decide whether they're going to "swear allegiance to the tea party" or work with Democrats to create jobs.

Gibbs, who now advises President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, said during an appearance on MSNBC on Tuesday morning that Congress should "pay attention to creating jobs again."

He also suggested that some Republicans "do not want to see this economy get better" because they know continuing misery will likely improve their election prospects.

Gibbs says Obama favors a number of moves to help businesses step up hiring. He says "the president is not focused on keeping his job, most of all. He's focused on creating jobs for the American people."

The former White House spokesman also says that Congress likely will be asked to continue payroll tax relief.

Looking ahead to 2012, Gibbs said, "We're not running against George W. Bush." He added, "But many of the policies that got us into the mess that we're trying to dig out of now, are the same policies that the frontrunners for the Republican nomination seek to go back to."

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Comments

[Philclock]

02:13 PM on 08/22/2011

Obama not concerned about keeping his job??

Oh, so THAT's why he has no urgency for helping business back on its feet, and is on his fancy-pants vacation!

Suddenly it all makes sense.

[marcdostl]

07:43 PM on 08/19/2011

This First Picture Must BE the Final Word and Real Reason on Why Obama is NOT OBSESSED...

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?266108-Obama-My-work-here-is-done

Repeat.

[Skydiver63]

08:40 PM on 08/18/2011

What a steaming pile of B.S.!

[ktchvl]

01:43 PM on 08/18/2011

Can Robert Gibbs please give us his definition of "obsessed?"

President Obama embarked on a Mid-West bus tour a year and a half ahead of the Presidential election. Maybe not obsessed, but a wee bit anxious?

[chance1946]

12:16 PM on 08/18/2011

Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different results is insanity. Vote for Obama at your own risk. You could be next. Weather it is jobs, or loss in stock values, or riots in Philadelphia coming to your town. Vote for Obama.

Is the county bette off now than is was 3 years ago? If so ,Vote for Obama

[marshallwyattearp]

09:49 AM on 08/18/2011

He's not worried about his job... He did what he set out to do...

HE DEVIDED THE CITIZENS OF THE US.... NOW THE QUESTION IS, CAN HE GET THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD TO RISE HERE, WHEN HE IS NO LONGER THE PRES?

http://bigpeace.com/teamb/2010/10/31/mapping-the-muslim-brotherhood-in-america/

[marshallwyattearp]

09:42 AM on 08/18/2011

No, the messiah is more concerned with setting up his new kingdom with the countries of Egypt, Syria, Lybia and his own.... Kenya

http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4e3fb2fc2.html

He just happens to be the Brotherhood's Chosen one... listen to Farrakan... Obama has turned on the nation of islam.

[damdelion12]

05:27 AM on 08/18/2011

And caution should be used when approaching the edge of the flat Earth...

[crimsinhil]

12:39 AM on 08/18/2011

He's realized how bad he is at it, and will soon fire himself..... saving his legacy and causing cheers from his multitudes......

What?

[marshallwyattearp]

09:44 AM on 08/18/2011

I think I'll wait to cheer and party, till I see if he is going to call upon the Muslim Brotherhood in the US to start an uprising, and initiate Bombing by the UN.

[chance1946]

12:35 PM on 08/18/2011

saving his legacy? He is no Bill Clinton, we knew bill clinton and he is no Bill Clinton.

[pam45]

10:55 PM on 08/18/2011

Chance1946 thanks for leading me to the index. Had a chance to disaggregate the information and this is what I found. The era of inflation was under Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan. Administrations with high unemployment of 7.5 and above on the Republican side were Ford, Reagan, Bush GHW and Bush GW. On the Democratic side they were and are Carter and Obama. Now what point were you making?

[pam45]

12:23 AM on 08/18/2011

Am I recognizing a preponderance of extreme Right opinions in here tonight? These guys must have hit the wrong button to find themselves in here. Spelling isn't one of their strengths and we won’t even talk about facts. Facts really don’t matter to them. Opinions without facts can be a dangerous thing!

[chance1946]

12:38 PM on 08/18/2011

pam, you don't watch Fox with the top 12 cable programs so we do not expect you to know the facts. Facts would boggle your mind.

www.miseryindex.us try that for some presidenta facts.

[Holly Smoke]

11:17 PM on 08/17/2011

One of his job creation program has to be a Mount Rushmore Project, huh?

[wlouche]

10:57 PM on 08/17/2011

"Obama Not Obsessed With Keeping Job: Robert Gibbs"
Gibbs nailed the problem. We need a president who is obsessed with keeping his job, who has strong leadership skills to do the job. Community leader and college buddies just aren't up to it, you get what you vote for.

[jlglaze]

06:22 PM on 08/17/2011

Isn't it strange obama isn't out campaigning when that is all he's done in every speech he's given in years? How can we believe a word that comes out of his mouth? I don't, but apparently the media does because they are almost fighting for a close spot to him. Personally, he can campaign all over the world. I still wouldn't vote for him even if the voting booth was sitting in my front yard. America deserves the best and he definitely isn't the best we've got to offer.

[Holly Smoke]

11:19 PM on 08/17/2011

Well, I can see why the big heart is all broken up into smaller hearts...

[marshallwyattearp]

05:56 PM on 08/17/2011

He don't need the Job... Michelle raked in her Millions, screwing Illinois, and Obama has been raking in his millions from the foriegn oil kick-backs he getting for keeping us enslaved?

[Christian Howell]

10:34 PM on 08/17/2011

Jealous much?

[marshallwyattearp]

01:37 AM on 08/19/2011

It's not jealousy... it's showing people like you, that they are liars, and and you and millions others have been deceived, by people that pretend they have your best interest in mind.

I'm sure if he was with the other party, you'd be calling for criminal charges, for him and his wife. I'm from Illinois, and saw first hand what his party's policies did to the state.

[Jonny Suede]

10:59 PM on 08/17/2011

How? Tell me how Michelle Obama screwed Illinois?

[marshallwyattearp]

01:45 AM on 08/19/2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sawN7uJ8s8s

No, she never screwed the people of Illinois.... It actually was her husband and his buddies... and Michelle just recieved the money... that could have helped the people.

I don't know what I'm talking about...

[sayber]

05:09 PM on 08/17/2011

Wah wah waaaa.....the Republicans won't let me create jobs..........
At least he's not just blaming Bush...he's moved on to the whole party!

[marshallwyattearp]

05:56 PM on 08/17/2011

Heck, on MSNBC he started blaming both parties... imagine that

[jlglaze]

06:10 PM on 08/17/2011

Really, isn't there anything new today? This old stuff in at least two and half years old!

[sayber]

06:27 PM on 08/17/2011

marshall...

So true!!! I saw him! It's everyone else's fault!!!! waaaaa

[Christian Howell]

10:35 PM on 08/17/2011

Your company needs a new line. This one is as played out as vinyl records.

[sayber]

04:21 AM on 08/18/2011

Chris..

As soon as O starts 'doing' instead of 'whinning.'...
Also....your remarks are inane.