Sep 242009
And to think, Gibbs works for the guy who is asking for the power to shut down the internet in case of emergency. He tells people what information sources they shouldn’t use.
“I think this is media generated,” Gibbs told reporters on Air Force One. “Stop reading those London tabloids.” [URL here.]
There are lots of things politicians can say to deflect issues (or non-issues) like that. Maybe Gibbs ought to try a wording that’s a little less thuggish given the sensitivity about Obama’s attitude toward free speech.