From the department of "They just won't let it go."
1. Roger Simon re-defends Robert Gibbs in Politico (h/t Jane Hamsher):
I’m guessing the president agrees with Gibbs and was neither angered nor disappointed by Gibbs’s statements, which came not in the heat of his daily briefing but in the cool of his West Wing office.In situations like these, you also have to look at the writer. Is Simon off the reservation and writing for himself? Or is he carrying someone else's water by re-defending Gibbs? (Jane picks door number 2; I'll leave you to decide that for yourself.)
In other words, Gibbs knew what he was doing. And so did Obama.
My advice: Guys, whoever's doing this, let – it – go. At this point, doubling down just doubles the damage.
2. Alan Grayson appeared on CNN to re-respond. Here's the vid:
Vintage Grayson — he stayed on-point about Gibbs and "GOP talking points" and said, point blank, "I want the president to succeed; I want us to make progress as a country." Pitch perfect. (You can donate to his re-election here.)
Add these together, and what do you get? Someone is trying to re-glue Obama officials to the Gibbs remarks. At the same time, Alan Grayson, of all people, is everywhere trying to re-pry them apart.
That someone needs to just stop. Jeez.
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