Robert Gibbs

Sam Stein

Gibbs: Obama Has 'No' Regrets About Promising Negotiations Live On C-SPAN

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.05.2010 | Politics


White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs raised eyebrows in the briefing room on Tuesday when he said that the president does not regret his campaign ...

Sam Stein

Gibbs: We've Gained Useful Intelligence From Would-Be Bomber

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.05.2010 | Politics


The Obama administration said on Tuesday that it has gained "useful and actionable intelligence" from the would-be Christmas airplane bomber even as c...

The More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same

Abe Gurko | Posted 01.06.2010 | Politics


Abe Gurko

As citizens, in case you're the Jasper Schuringa on your next flight, or as politicians, who need to cut the lip service and demand results.

David Gregory Gets Tougher: His Expression Says It All

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 12.27.2009 | Media


Carol Felsenthal

On the Sunday after Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab attempted to blow a hole in the side of Northwest Flight 253, the old Gregory was back: impatient, irritable, shorn of his mushy style.

Sam Stein

Gibbs Mocks Steele's Speaking Fees, Calls Him Delusional

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.22.2009 | Politics


The White House quickly pounced after news broke that Michael Steele was charging up to $20,000 in speaking fees in addition to his official gig, mock...

Fire Robert Gibbs...Or At Least Make Him Apologize to Howard Dean

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 12.18.2009 | Politics


Miles Mogulescu

The Obama administration seems to think it can throw the concerns of its base supporters overboard and rely on Rahm Emanuel's version of Karl Rove's "K Street strategy".

Sam Stein

Gibbs Lashes Back At Dean, Suggests He's Irrational

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.16.2009 | Politics


On Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs strongly hit back at former DNC Chairman Howard Dean for criticizing the Senate health care bil...

Sam Stein

Gibbs: Obama Demanded As Much From Lieberman As Progressives

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.15.2009 | Politics


White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs insisted on Tuesday that the president has been consistent in demanding that both moderates and progressives ...

Sartre Meets Afghanistan: Obama's "No Exit" Strategy

Arianna Huffington | Posted 12.08.2009 | World


Arianna Huffington

This White House clearly has a credibility crisis. They need an exit strategy for their rollout of an Afghanistan exit strategy.

Sam Stein

Gibbs: Afghan Withdrawal Could Come Before July 2011, Decision Won't Be Pushed Later

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.07.2009 | Politics


White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said on Monday that U.S. troops in Afghanistan could start coming home before the stated July 2011 withdrawal...

Robert Gibbs vs. April Ryan: The Groan Heard 'Round the Briefing Room

Bryan Monroe | Posted 12.07.2009 | Media


Bryan Monroe

Ryan was trying to get at whether the high-profile White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers was working the event for the state dinner or there as an invited guest, or both.

US Applauds Iraq Plans For Parliamentary Elections

AP | Posted 12.07.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — The White House is applauding Iraqi lawmakers' vote Sunday to hold parliament elections early next year, a step that the U.S. hopes...

Addressing Race at the White House Jobs Summit

Cynthia Gordy | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics


Cynthia Gordy

Young black men between the ages of 16 and 24 who are facing joblessness at 34.5 percent. It didn't strike me that the issue ranks particularly high on the White House radar.

Sam Stein

Gibbs: Neither McChrystal Nor Eikenberry 'Lost' In Afghan Deliberations

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics


The deliberative process behind President Obama's Afghanistan strategy has produced public disagreements, both within the cabinet and war council, ove...

Sam Stein

Gibbs: Obama 'Delivered The Orders' On Afghanistan

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics


President Barack Obama has issued orders for the implementation of his Afghanistan strategy to military officials and cabinet members, spokesman Rober...

Damning New Memo Compares Afghanistan to Jay Leno Show

Andy Borowitz | Posted 11.10.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

A new memo on Afghanistan written by one of Obama's top advisors emphasizes the futility of a continued U.S. military presence there, at one point going so far as to compare the war to Jay Leno Show.

Obama Watched Documentary On HBO Instead Of Election Results, Fox News Falsely Reports

The Christian Science Monitor | Jimmy Orr | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


Whatever precipitated the ill feelings that the White House has toward FOX News, the network wasn't doing itself any favors today. Speaking on the mo...

Jason Linkins

Rove Criticizes White House Response To Elections: "A Contemptuous Gesture"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.04.2009 | Media


Karl Rove wasn't too happy about the way the White House dismissed the Most Important Off-Off-Year Elections In United States History, and amid a weir...

Sam Stein

Gibbs: Karzai Is The "Legitimate Leader"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics


The Obama administration said on Monday that it now considers President Hamid Karzai to be the "legitimate" leader of Afghanistan, despite widespread ...

WATCH: The Scariest White House Halloween Costume

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 10.29.2009 | Comedy


Matthew Filipowicz

With Halloween just around the corner, some folks in the White House are getting into the spooky spirit. Namely, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

In Defense of Obama's Bowling for Dollars

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics


Jacob Heilbrunn

The president, far from curbing excesses, is slipping into nefarious old Washington practices. Reportedly, Obama has been doling out favors to donors that include (gasp!) the use of the White House bowling alley.

Obama's White House is for Sale Just like All the Others

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Obama thundered he was the only candidate who didn't take a dime from Washington lobbyists. He hadn't taken a dime directly from them, but the favored few wealthy donors who don't have an L scribbled on their backside.

White House, Fox News Meeting: Gibbs Met With Fox News Exec

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 10.29.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — Fox News Channel and the Obama administration are talking. The network confirmed a Politico report that Fox news executive Michael C...

Sam Stein

White House Won't Hit Lieberman Hard For Health Care Opposition

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


The Obama administration said on Wednesday that they "disagree" with the substance of Sen. Joseph Lieberman's critique of a public option for insuranc...

Gibbs Slams Cheney's "Dithering" Charge Over Afghan War

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN and ANNE GEARAN | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday forcefully rejected criticism from former Vice President Dick Cheney and other Republicans that Preside...