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Gibbs: Can You Imagine if, 5 Years Ago, People Had Protested With Hitler Pictures?!?
Today, Robert Gibbs lamented some of the offensive signs at the rally (of which there were some, but not enough to even fill out HuffPo's 12 Most Offensive slideshow ): "I will continue to say what I've said before. You hear in this debate, you hear analogies, you hear references to, you see ...
Gibbs Laments Images, Statements From Tea Party Crowd As 'Stunning'
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — David Corn from Mother Jones read an incendiary quote from yesterday's Capitol Hill Tea Party to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs this afternoon during the press briefing. Gibbs used the question as an opportunity to lament the state of ... (more) Gibbs Laments Images, Statements From Tea Party Crowd As ...
Gibbs dismisses losses as 'local elections'
Gibbs dismisses losses as 'local elections'
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — WASHINGTON (CNN) – White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed Democratic electoral defeats in New Jersey and Virginia as "two very local elections" that say nothing about President Barack Obama's standing with the American people ... (more) Gibbs dismisses losses as 'local elections'
POLITICO 44: Gibbs: Obama 'not watching returns'
POLITICO 44: Gibbs: Obama 'not watching returns'
politico.com — Hours after urging reporters not to draw sweeping conclusions from Tuesday's gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told POLITICO President Barack Obama wasn't even keeping an eye on the results. ... (more) POLITICO 44: Gibbs: Obama 'not watching returns'
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Gibbs: Can you imagine if, five years ago, protesters had compared our government to Hitler?
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... You know what? I think I can. I will continue to say what I’ve said before. You hear in this debate, you hear analogies, you hear references to, you see pictures about and depictions of individuals that are truly stunning, and you hear it all the time. People — imagine five years ago somebody comparing health care reform to 9/11. Imagine just a few years ago had somebody walked around with images of Hitler. Two possible explanations: (1) Gibbsy was trying to say something else and it came out very wrong; (2) Gibbsy was in a deep, deep coma for much of the past decade. Either ...

Gibbsy: Can You Imagine If People Were Carrying Posters With Hitler On Them 5 Years Ago?
Ace of Spades HQ — Gibbsy: Can You Imagine If People Were Carrying Posters With Hitler On Them 5 Years Ago? Well Bob-O, I don't some much imagine it as I do remember it. "I will continue to say what I've said before. You hear in this debate, you hear analogies, you hear references to, you see pictures about and depictions of individuals that are truly stunning, and you hear it all the time. People -- imagine five years ago somebody comparing health care reform to 9/11. Imagine just a few years ago had somebody walked around with images of Hitler. Hopefully we can get back to a discussion about ...

Gibbs Whines About Stunning Tea Party Images & Discourse – Wonders How Bush Would have Handled Comparisons to Hitler… Forgets About Bush-Hitler Ads (Video)
Gateway Pundit — ... will continue to say what I’ve said before. You hear in this debate, you hear analogies, you hear references to, you see pictures about and depictions of individuals that are truly stunning, and you hear it all the time. People — imagine five years ago somebody comparing health care reform to 9/11. Imagine just a few years ago had somebody walked around with images of Hitler. Mary Katharine Ham at The Weekly Standard Blog corrected the White House press secretary of the nonstop Bush-Hitler comparisons by ...

Gibbs’ Bushitler amnesia.
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... ago somebody comparing health care reform to 9/11. Imagine just a few years ago had somebody walked around with images of Hitler. Hopefully we can get back to a discussion about the issues that are important in this country that we can do so without being personally disagreeable and set up comparisons to things that were so insidious in our history that anybody in any profession or walk of life would be well advised to compare nothing to those atrocities. See Mary Katharine Ham & Hot Air for more: see here and here for images ...

WH Can’t Imagine People Comparing Bush To Hitler
Dean's World — “Imagine just a few years ago had somebody walked around with images of Hitler.“ Yeah, just imagine. I can’t decide if Gibbs is this ignorant or just assumes we are.

Gibbs’ Bushitler amnesia.
RedState — ... ago somebody comparing health care reform to 9/11. Imagine just a few years ago had somebody walked around with images of Hitler. Hopefully we can get back to a discussion about the issues that are important in this country that we can do so without being personally disagreeable and set up comparisons to things that were so insidious in our history that anybody in any profession or walk of life would be well advised to compare nothing to those atrocities. See Mary Katharine Ham & Hot Air for more: see here and here for images ...

this decade’s bowling ball to the head award
Knowledge is Power — ... Imagine just a few years ago had somebody walked around with images of Hitler. ...

OFFERING ROBERT GIBBS A LITTLE HELP. He can always use it!…
Instapundit — OFFERING ROBERT GIBBS A LITTLE HELP. He can always use it!

Audacity Of Dope
Jules Crittenden — ... Mary Katharine Ham at the Weekly Standard  on Whote House flack Gibbs’ exasperation … “Imagine just a few years ago had somebody walked around with images of Hitler” …  helpfully points out that they did. Also observes more redneck bashing and comments, “I guess this is what they meant by ‘audacity.’” Topics: ...

Just how out of touch with reality is the Obama White House?
Wizbang — ... notes, Two possible explanations: (1) Gibbsy was trying to say something else and it came out very wrong; (2) Gibbsy was in a deep, deep coma for much of the past decade. Either way, maybe "White House press secretary" isn't the optimal line of work for him. I'm stammering at the moment myself from sheer frustration at deciding where to begin to answer him, but thankfully [Mary Katherine Ham] has pulled the necessary links together to do the job. The only question I have is, what will they screw up next? ( By the way, I'm not sure if anyone else in the blogosphere has ...

How Can Anyone Be This Clueless?
QandO — ... Mary Kathrine Ham has more here to include a reminder of a recent invoking of the Holocaust by Democratic Representative Alan Grayson when talking about the GOP’s health care plan. ...

Audacity Of Doh
Jules Crittenden — ... Mary Katharine Ham at the Weekly Standard  on Whote House flack Gibbs’ exasperation … “Imagine just a few years ago had somebody walked around with images of Hitler” …  helpfully points out that they did. Also observes more redneck bashing and comments, “I guess this is what they meant by ‘audacity.’” Topics: ...

Regime spokestoad lies through teeth, has amnesia
Cold FuryFucking moron : I will continue to say what I’ve said before. You hear in this debate, you hear analogies, you hear references to, you see pictures about and depictions of individuals that are truly stunning, and you hear it all the time. People — imagine five years ago somebody comparing health care reform to 9/11. Imagine just a few years ago had somebody walked around with images of Hitler. ...

A Failure of Imagination
Neptunus Lex — White House press secretary Robert Gibbs has one: “I will continue to say what I’ve said before. You hear in this debate, you hear analogies, you hear references to, you see pictures about and depictions of individuals that are truly stunning, and you hear it all the time. People — imagine five years ago somebody comparing health care reform to 9/11. Imagine just a few years ago had somebody walked around with images of Hitler.” Just another one of those things the Obama administration inherited ...

Obama’s Mercenary Spokes-Liar
Daily PunditThe Weekly Standard “I will continue to say what I’ve said before. You hear in this debate, you hear analogies, you hear references to, you see pictures about and depictions of individuals that are truly stunning, and you hear it all the time. People — imagine five years ago somebody comparing health care reform to 9/11. Imagine just a few years ago had somebody walked around with images of Hitler. You mean like these? (Courtesy Zombieboy and Zomblog, the blogosphere’s best movement photog). ...

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