Robert Gibbs Stepping Down as White House Press Secretary

Not a moment too soon. He has always come across as arrogant to me.

I'm glad he is leaving. This man was an expert in saying "nothing". I guess that is what he was paid to do. But, good grief, it was hard as heck listening to him. Mr. Gibbs gets paid almost 3 times my husbands salary, (my husband is a college professor) That's sad isn't it, don't you think? When educators, policemen, firemen, and many others who change people's lives on a daily basis, barely make ends meet, yet guys like this make enormous salaries saying NOTHING. Sad and discouraging

Thursday, January 06, 2011
Imagine...Mr. Gibbs on a paid anything, aside from being on the payroll of political apparatchiks, is in itself a hilarious thought. I mean he isn’t capable of delivering a complete sentence, without the obnoxious and repetitive; Aaaaaaah’s and or ummmmh’s to punctuate his mental dexterity and loss of any continued thought in each and every sentence.
But I am sure his mental shrewdness will be all the talk and appreciated in Obama’s inner circle, now that there is a new game in town, it will be interesting to watch and ponder, while he hops around the country on the so called speaking circuit, with his total lack of rhetorical skills and acumen; along with the continued; Aaaaaaaa’a and Ummmmmmmm’s while recounting his vast experiences as a press secretary for Obama while trying to gain a few shekels for his efforts to enshrine himself into our history books.
If it weren’t so tragic, it would be amusing to watch, I wonder how much time will pass; before the expected audience will disappear from those standing room only speaking engagements and book store signings around the so called circuit, before his effort to rewrite history is delegated to the musty pages of discounted books on an old book stores shelves. WFR

Mr. Obama needs to change course and listen to the voters -- he still is trying to pass regulations thru the EPA and sneak thru the idea that seniors need to opt out of the Obama health takeover to get end of life counseling...so Obama will need a lot more than a new press secretary. Mr. Gibbs was good at avoiding any real question about this administration and dancing around information needed by the reporters present -- he did not do a good job in my opinion and I would not want him for my press secretary.

Gibbs is nice guy but i'm glad he's leaving. He was not factual enough. He talked to much in generalities, not specifics and was a bit wishy washy in the way he communicated.
Obama needs a more powerful orator to speak for him.

I like Gibbs...he did just as good a job as any other press secretary...and at times with a little humor....he seemed to be a very easy going guy. I like the fact that Obama surrounds himself with people who are loyal to him and respect him but at the same time not afraid to voice their opinoin...Gibbs was definitely one of those guys.

I wish Mr Gibbs all the best. I think that if you took your hourly salary and added it up at 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 52 weeks a year, your salary wouldn't be much less than what he was making. I would bet for many of you, it would be more. And we don't have to get up in front of the world and answer questions about what the President of the United States is doing and why. And do it in a way that makes everybody happy and offends no one, without telling too much. God speed Mr Gibbs. Job well done.

I only have two comments to those who putdown any press secretary...first, do you know anyone who has worked in the White House in a top position--their hours are indeed 24 and 7 days a week with constant time and travel pressures. There is indeed no leisure hours. Second...have you ever tried to live in Washington DC? It is one of the most expensive cities in the US with housing costs astronomical. A salary of $172,000 with its accompanying cost of living in the nation's capital is out of the understanding to most of our citizens unless perhaps you are in New York City.

I liked him hope he does well... good luck!

toomuchbs1 -- Gibbs income is GROSS $172K per yr. The tax cuts were to apply to those whose incomes were NET $250K per yr. The difference is ENORMOUS.