"Robert Gibbs reveals Obama so enraged over BP oil spill, he actually said 'Damn!'

[Clio the Leo]

You had to admit, this IS just a little bit funny.

Robert Gibbs reveals Obama so enraged over BP oil spill, he actually said 'Damn!'

When it comes to the BP oil spill disaster, the White House press corps wants blood. The members want raw emotion.

They want President Obama to throw a tantrum worthy of being featured in a Coors Light commercial.

Think Dennis Green. Or Jim Mora. Or Herm Edwards.

They don't want Tom Landry or Tony Dungy. They want Ditka. Even better Hurricane Ditka.

You could tell that on Tuesday at the White House press briefing when human pinata Robert Gibbs was repeatedly....

...asked about President Obama's robotic or perhaps Vulcan-like response toward the oil spill.

"Have you seen the President enraged about this?" asked one reporter.

Throughout this process, absolutely," Gibbs responded.

"Do you think that that has come through to the American people?" the reporter followed.

"I think the American people are frustrated. I think the people of the Gulf are frustrated. I think the President is frustrated. I think the White House is frustrated. I don’t see how anybody could look at what’s happening in the Gulf and not be frustrated and heartbroken -- absolutely," Gibbs said.

Expect a follow-up? Yep. Don't say frustrated and heartbroken when the reporters are talking about rage. They aren't asking him to write a country song. They want to know about jugular-popping, chair-flinging across the Oval Office, Bobby Knight-like rage.

"You said earlier that the President is enraged. Is he enraged at BP specifically?" asked CBS reporter Chip Reid.

"I think he’s enraged at the time that it’s taken, yes," Gibbs answered. "I think he’s been enraged over the course of this, as I’ve discussed, about the fact that when you’re told something is fail-safe and it clearly isn’t, that that’s the cause for quite a bit of frustration."

There he goes again. Gibbs mentions the word "frustrated" but reporters want to know about rage. Shirt-tearing, Lou Ferrigno exploding, Christian Bale screaming RAGE.

"Frustration and rage are very different emotions, though," Reid followed. "I haven’t -- have we really seen rage from the President on this? I think most people would say no."

"I’ve seen rage from him, Chip. I have," Gibbs responded meekly, almost like he was wearing a bonnet next to Mary's little lamb.

And as you can imagine, it didn't work. No sale.

"Can you describe it?" an exasperated Reid pressed. "Does he yell and scream? What does he do?"

"He said -- he has been in a whole bunch of different meetings -- clenched jaw -- even in the midst of these briefings, saying everything has to be done," Gibbs said. "I think this was an anecdote shared last week, to plug the damn hole."

GASP!

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2010/06/robert-gibbs-says-obama-is-so-enraged-over-bp-oil-spill-he-said-the-word-damn.html

And then he turned into a crazy old white dude!!!!

[Cha]

1. Pres Obama turns into the Hulk!

"PLUG THE DAMN HOLE!!!":bounce::grr:

*chip reid still whining.

[Larkspur]

2. Obama needs to demonstrate the same kind of rage that FDR had against the Economic Royalists

who drove the nation into the Great Depression. Obama didn't have that kind of rage against our modern caste of Economic Royalists from Wall Street and neither does he show it at one of the Princes of the Oil Industry, BP. I agree with George Lakoff who said recently that Obama is missing big opportunities to show the moral reasons why government regulation is necessary, but Obama would rather channel Ronnie Reagon instead of FDR.

[MannyGoldstein]

5. First, he'd need to disagree with the economic royalists

A.k.a., "shrewd businessmen" as Obama has called them.

[havocmom]

7. nail, hammer...

smack!

[denimgirly]

10. 100% Agreed -- Sadly at his core Obama is a pure blood Corporatist.

Shame...In the end BP will merely get a slap on the wrist and the American people will be stuck with the $1 trillion clean up, and no strong regulation will be put in place...and Obama will be happy for it. When it involves big money it is quite easy to know where Obama stands even if they keep stabbing him in the back he will stand by big money. BP's stock plunged yesterday but consider it a bargain right now because in about 3-4 months time they will be entirely recovered and possibly upticking to new highs on the lack of any real effective regulation.... i hope i am wrong but it just seems when money is involved Obama always sides with money interests (e.g. Healthcare reform, finance reform, wars)

[napi21]

8. That's not Obama and it never will be. He doesn't show rage like we

know it! He's pissed. I can tell by the veins in his neck when he talks about BP & what they haven't done! The nedia has to earn that this man is NOT going to have enotional reactions like THEY WANT, he's going to be Barrac Obama, wether they like it or not.

[pnorman]

9. FDR had a HUGE "mandate" in the 1932 election.

He not only got a massive popular vote for himself, but also with democratic Congressmen and Senators. The midterm election of 1934 only strengthened it. He has full control of his own party until about 1938. Obama will have to proceed with much greater caution, but I think he'll "get there" but at his own speedand in his own manner.

When FDR appointed Joe Kennedy to head the SEC, he didn't "put a fox in charge of the chicken coop, he "set a thief to catch a thief" (his own words). And that's how it turned out.

[Radical Activist]

12. Roosevelt sounded calm and cool headed compared to most orrators of his time.

Think of William Jennings Bryan two decades earlier, or Huey Long, or Eugene Debs. Stylistically, FDR was the Obama of his time. And Obama has made the case for more government intervention, but you have to pay attention to what he actually says, as opposed to how some pundits portray him.

[Arkana]

19. Sorry, but I voted for the man because he WASN'T a rageaholic.

I don't need some sort of universal daddy figure as my commander-in-chief.

[azmouse]

3. No shit!

:spray:

[gateley]

4. I think we all know what Biden said!

:evilgrin:

[Clio the Leo]

6. heh ..... that would have been a good follow up q. NT

[Jennicut]

15. Was that "plug the goddamn mother f*cking hole?"

Joe has a way with...words.

[Radical Activist]

11. Did they ask what his eyes looked like when he was angry?

The idiocy of the questions being asked by the press when there are serious issues going on is so infuriating. Someone fire this bunch of trivial high school girl gossips and replace them with intelligent reporters! Please!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

13. It's too late for that. From now on expect them to get dumber and even more

superficial. I know you're going to ask. "Is that possible?". I'm afraid it is.

[Phx_Dem]

14. I want to hear him say fuck.

:D

Just kidding

[fugop]

16. Holy crap

Did this actually happen like this? Was Reid honestly this much of an idiot? Is the LA Times actually writing as if this was a valid conversation to be having with the White House press secretary? SERIOUSLY?

Good God almighty. Our media is so ridiculously embarrassing. "Idiocracy" is becoming closer and closer to reality. Clearly, our media wants President Camacho.

Shit. I know shit's bad right now, with all that starving bullshit, and the dust storms, and we are running out of french fries and burrito coverings. But I got a solution! - President Camacho

[Radical Activist]

17. Spot on comparison. n/t

[freddie mertz]

18. This is just silly. nt.

[riskpeace]

20. The Gulf Coast region is being destroyed for generations.

n/t

[laurel46]

21. The president was a professor and will not demonstrate

the type of behavior people want with childish out burst and name calling, this is not an acceptable way for adults to behave. I have lived and worked around the university for many years and Obama's behavior is unquestionably responsible and typical.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

22. With two young kids at home, I would expect a lot of reflexive cussing.

At least he didn't call them cootie queens and lint lickers.