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By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsAfter serving two years as Vice President Biden's communications director, Joe Carney is stepping up to the big stage "I really appreciate the turnout," joked Carney at his first outing as the new White House press secretary. "I've never seen this room so crowded." Carney made his debut Wednesday afternoon, officially replacing President Obama's longtime media representative Robert Gibbs. As is usually the case with trending public figures, Twitter has its share of questions and jokes to share -- in this case mostly jokes. This first one's a doozy: .bbpBox37931192393138180 ...
Obama Finally Returns Robert Gibbs' Tie During Salute to Departing Press Secretary
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyWhite House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs finished his 250th -- and last -- briefing on Friday. President Obama dropped by to return a tie he borrowed in 2004, and later reporters gathered round to say so long, some sipping champagne that materialized from wherever, and munching on rum cake and chocolate chip cookies. Gibbs was in a sentimental mood, both during and after the briefing. He promised to answer some questions he's been ignoring before he leaves the White House. He gave me a shout out -- noting that we have been battling for years -- but he said it very sweetly. Actually we have ...
What, More President Obama on Television?
By Bob Franken - Politics DailyThey're grumbling about another presidential news conference, but most of the broadcasters are going along. Except for Fox, which is opting to carry that other version of "So You Think You Can Dance?" ...
On That Huffington Post Question...
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyA chunk of the Wednesday briefing with White House press secretary Robert Gibbs centered on President Obama's communications team basically inviting Huffington Post editor Nico Pitney to Obama's Tuesday press conference, anticipating he would ask a question from an Iranian. The controversy in media-centric circles is whether this counts as planting a question. ...
Challenging Release of Detainee Photos Was President Obama's Idea
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyToday's White House Press Briefing (transcript) was a frustrating affair, despite the cellphone-induced levity. Almost every question had to do with the President's plan to block the release of 44 detainee-abuse photos. This meant a lot of time spent listening to Press Secretary Robert Gibbs repeat himself, as a lot of the questions were repetitious.There were two things that I found especially interesting when considered together, the first being that the President made this decision, not under pressure from anyone else, but on his own:Q And did the President come up with this idea of a ...
Ana Marie Cox Says 'Get Rid of White House Press Corps'
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyThem's fightin' words.Ana Marie Cox, founder of Wonkette, contributor to The Daily Beast, correspondent for Air America, writes in the Washington Post that we should get rid of the White House Press corps:Intense interest in the Obama administration has swelled the ranks of the White House press corps. Outlets such as Politico have thrown a basketball team's worth of bodies at the project, and outlets that didn't even exist until recently -- Fivethirtyeight.com, the Huffington Post -- have created their own White House correspondent positions.Yet too often, the White House briefing room is ...
Obama Thanks 'In the Tank' Media
By David Knowles - Politics DailyYesterday, President Obama paid a surprise visit to the White House Press corps offices, chatting about the newly installed basketball hoop, and other trivialities. The get to know you session will no doubt be viewed by some as further proof of what Cindy McCain, Sarah Palin and so many others complained about during the election: that the media give Obama a free ride. Politico, however, ran a story yesterday about how relations between Obama and Washington reporters was off to a bumpy start. What's your take? ...
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