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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts) Wed Feb 13, 2013, 03:19 AM Feb 2013

Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs Becomes MSNBC Contributor

Robert Gibbs Becomes MSNBC Contributor

Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs has become a contributor for MSNBC.

Rachel Maddow introduced Gibbs as a new member of her network's stable in the final minutes before President Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday night. The news had not been leaked out anywhere, and there was general surprise on Twitter about Gibbs' new role.

"We'll be talking with you again soon, I'm sure," Maddow said when he was done speaking.

Gibbs was White House press secretary from 2009 to early 2011, when he left to become a senior campaign adviser for Obama's re-election.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/12/robert-gibbs-msnbc-contributor_n_2673865.html

Wow! That's a surprise.

I was hoping that he'd be working on the 2014 democratic elections.

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Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs Becomes MSNBC Contributor (Original Post) Tx4obama Feb 2013 OP

Saw that. I see him as a good progressive voice, and he might have a good insider's perspective silvershadow Feb 2013 #1

He'll be very good. Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #2

How exciting! lunatica Feb 2013 #3

If I hadn't already stopped watching MSNBC because of Ed Rendell forestpath Feb 2013 #4

That seems like a good thing to me.. and in his Cha Feb 2013 #5

I saw that too midwest irish Feb 2013 #6

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)

1. Saw that. I see him as a good progressive voice, and he might have a good insider's perspective

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 05:16 AM

Feb 2013

on some stuff. Maybe he can do more good in a role at MSNBC for 2014?

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

2. He'll be very good.

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 08:34 AM

Feb 2013

That's what I think. I also think he will enjoy it very much, so good for him.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

3. How exciting!

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 09:55 AM

Feb 2013

I really like him. Smart and a sense of humor. The perfect sexay thang to be!

forestpath

(3,102 posts)

4. If I hadn't already stopped watching MSNBC because of Ed Rendell

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 11:24 AM

Feb 2013

Robert Gibbs would do the trick.

Cha

(320,554 posts)

5. That seems like a good thing to me.. and in his

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 03:07 PM

Feb 2013

own way he will be working for the 2014 Elections. Sounds like msnbc thinks there's a market for Gibbs and that makes me happy.

midwest irish

(155 posts)

6. I saw that too

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 03:33 PM

Feb 2013

I wasnt aware he was hired by MSNBC until I saw him last night after the SOTU. I bet he will work in an advisory role for one of those PACs (or something of that nature) in 2014.

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