Robert Gibbs
Quick with a punch line, the media chief lifts the candidate's mood.
His job title is a little deceptive. Gibbs—who is officially in charge of Obama's message machine and responsible for the care and feeding of reporters—spends much of his time doing something else: he is Obama's traveling counselor and sometime court jester. A constant companion on the trail since Obama first ran for the U.S. Senate in 2004, he is an arch-loyalist. Gibbs's last presidential-campaign job didn't go nearly so well. He parted company with John Kerry in 2003, when the senator's presidential bid seemed about to collapse. Of course, Kerry went on to win the nomination. Gibbs joined up with an obscure Illinois legislator running a tough Senate race. He says he learned that a personal bond with the candidate was key: "I promised myself I would only do this again for somebody I had a really good relationship with." He figured his job would mean staying in Chicago and running the press shop. But Obama's first few months on the trail were stressful, and Gibbs was dispatched to lighten Obama's mood. On the campaign plane, the two men talk about missing their young kids. Sometimes, Gibbs briefs the candidate. At all times, he's ready to skirmish with the enemy.
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Posted By: howiefineman @ 05/12/2008 4:41:10 AM
Comment: haha the biggest haters are the ones responsible for the republicans being in office in the first place: The NOBLE SPEAKING EVER RESPECTFUL BEVERAGE CHALLENEGED TEDDY KENNEDY, THE RESPECTFUL AND EVER LOYAL LOST IN A LANDSLIDE TO TRICKY DICK OF ALL PEOPLE GEORGE MCGOVERN, HAMAS LOVING JIMMY CARTER, SWIFT BOATED JOHN KERRY, JUST NOW SLITHERING OUT FROM UNDER A ROCK JOHN EDWARDS, VENGEANCE IS MINE I WILL CAST THE DECIDING VOTE AL GORE, YEEEEEEEEEEE-HAAAAAW HOWARD DEAN, ZERO DELEGATE WINNING DODD, NEVER EVEN GOT OFF THE BENCH BILL BRADLEY, FIRST SENATE LEADER IN HALF A CENTURY TO BE VOTED OUT OF OFFICE TOM DASCHEL AND WHO THE HELL CARES BILL RICHARDSON. haha if any of these gyne envy phallically challenged "MEN" had done their job this country wouldnt be in this mess. THEY are the ones responsible for BUSH. THEY are the ones responsible for the mess the Democratic Party is in. THEY are the ones responsible for knocking out Senator Clinton because BANTAMWEIGHT BARRY couldnt. Clinton has had their t*ts in a ringer for 16 MONTHS and they still havent been able to do it. hahaha and theyve got the DNC and MSM and all the obamabots helping them out. GOD BLESS AMERICA. oops i mean NO, NO, NO, GOD DAMN AMERICA OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT BY OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN SPIRITUAL ADVISOR TO OBAMA CRAZY OLD UNCLE JEREMIAH WRIGHT. hahaha
Posted By: cookiegramma @ 05/11/2008 9:15:29 PM
Comment: Isn't this the same guy who claimed that Obama doesn't need the blue collar white vote to win the nomination or the general election? I take him at his word, his guy will never get my vote.
Posted By: Huachuca @ 05/11/2008 7:06:22 AM
Comment: To all of the bloggers who happen to be a Mother,
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!