There was an interesting query at today's White House press briefing!
Q If you look at the protests that we saw outside of the building yesterday as a kind of a continuum from the tea parties and then the controversy over the birth certificate, and then some of the anger over the Gates/Crowley episode — you look back at that, I'm wondering what –You ever think sometimes Robert Gibbs wants to just look these guys right in the eye and go, "You're fucking kidding, right? You are seriously fucking around with me, right?"
MR. GIBBS: Jonathan, let me just — I didn't go in the front door, so I don't know — I did not –
Q There were –
MR. GIBBS: Oh, I don't doubt that, but I'm saying I don't know — I didn't see a representative sample of the signs.
Q Well, what I was going to say is, this is a President who campaigned on the notion that we could get beyond the partisan — the ugly partisan warfare of the last 16 years, and that there could be rational discussion that could bring parties together. And I wonder what happened to that. Why did the post-partisan presidency not materialize?
America is refusing to keep the president's campaign promises.
When did Sarah Palin get a press pass?
Look, this is all Barry's fault. If he'd just create some cute nicknames for these press folk, the uncomfortable questions would stop.
I suggest:
Dumplin'
Growler
Shady
Deep Throat (wink!)
Bri-Bri &
Filly
The reporter's next three questions were directed to the White House dog. They covered Obama's controversial leash laws, how Michelle gets her arms to look like that, and who is, in fact, a good boy.