Sadly, we don’t get to see former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs bumble his way through press briefings anymore. But for a taste of the good ol’ days of awkward, frantic, morally vacant spin, we can turn on MSNBC.
Today on “Morning Joe,” Gibbs was asked about the despicable Priorities USA ad that falsely linked a woman’s death from lung cancer to Mitt Romney.
Robert Gibbs won't condemn @PriortiesUSA ad on Steelworker's wife death. "I Don't Know the Specifics" Attacks Bain.
— DonIrvine (@DonIrvine) August 8, 2012
Hey, why not? It’s not like the Obama campaign is denouncing the ad.
The Obama campaign is 0-4 on taking the opportunity to condemn the repulsive @PrioritiesUSA ad. Who will be the first to take a stand?
— GOP (@GOP) August 8, 2012
Feigning a lack of familiarity with the “specifics,” Gibbs refused to condemn the smear. But he did manage to parrot all the liberal talking points.
https://twitter.com/arthur23/statuses/233160545962975233
Gibbs- "It's not an Obama ad" Someone please help me because I'm looking like a fool on national tv.
— DonIrvine (@DonIrvine) August 8, 2012
"If an ad is not true it will not be effective" says Gibbs therefore we must conclude the Willie Horton ads were true #tcot #p2 @morning_joe
— Peter Ingemi (@DaTechGuyblog) August 8, 2012
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And here we thought we had to combat the lies generated by the Obama machine with pesky facts. Now we find out that lies are inherently ineffective? Minds blown! Think of all the time we’ve wasted!
For the record, the ad wasn’t just ugly, it was revoltingly inaccurate.
Soptic lost job at Bain YEARS after Romney was there & wife still had insurance,through her employer @ thrift store. http://t.co/J6RhK9Ws
— Chelsie (@Chelsie_Elsie) August 8, 2012
Does Gibbs believe anything is out of bounds when it comes to demonizing Romney?
@JoeNBC – Robert Gibbs! Come on, just say it was a horrible AD! Have some cajones and just say its a bad ad! WOW! I'm shocked.
— Carmen Lezeth Suarez (@carmenlezeth) August 8, 2012
We’re not.
shorter robert gibbs: i can't say whether mitt killed the woman b/c i'm not sure if her plan covered dental… cc: @joenbc
— Ryan (@chasinghumility) August 8, 2012
https://twitter.com/donnakaye54/statuses/233163804727463939
Even liberals cringed at Gibbs’ refusal to denounce the sleazy ad.
Even Libs on morning joe are giving Gibbs heat over Ad
— Straight Arrow (@Bagatino) August 8, 2012
Oh Robert Gibbs. You're making a great candidate's campaign look sleazy and dodgy. You're no help.
— Elizabeth Castellana (@elizabethc29) August 8, 2012
Some smart Democrat should keep the bumbling Robert Gibbs off the air #AwkwardAsRomney
— Beavis H. Presley (@snarkbox) August 8, 2012
@Morning_Joe Robert Gibbs u have to admit the obvious. It's a bad ad. It's an untrue ad. Be an honest broker.
— Debbie Friedlander (@dlfriedlander) August 8, 2012
@JoeNBC @morningmika @Obama2012 Gibbs could have said that ad was below belt n got to air his views about Romney lie ad
— Andy Stockglausner (@mvpstudios) August 8, 2012
When will Robert Gibbs acknowledge the blood on his hands? When?
My @Morning_Joe colloquy with Robert Gibbs on the new Obama Super PAC ad suggesting @MittRomney is responsible for the death of a woman.
— Mark Halperin (@MarkHalperin) August 8, 2012
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