(Via Instapundit) A surprisingly clear statement, given the source. Perhaps he’s been yelled at?
There has been no increase in the number of security threats to President Barack Obama despite the contentious town hall meetings taking place around the country, according to the White House.
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs also said Friday there has been no change in the security precautions.
“We haven’t viewed any increase in threats, and there’s been no change in any of that,” Gibbs said.
Or perhaps it’s just that the administration just realizes that while it may be in the best interests of Mark Potok and the SPLC to push their political fetish porn about how there’s a scary right-wing mob out there THAT COULD SNAP AT ANY MINUTE! – it’s not really in the best interests of the administration itself, to say nothing of the country. Particularly with the administration’s popularity currently hovering around 47%. Turns out calling people names makes them less likely to love you.
Who knew?
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Wait... Gibbsy being straightforward?
RedBeard Sunday, August 16th at 9:43AM EST (link)Quick! Someone run outside and make sure the earth is still rotating on its axis.
Standard-bearer for grouchy curmudgeonry since, oh, 1975 or so.
Media slaves out of synch with WH ?
johnt Sunday, August 16th at 11:18AM EST (link)Seems that way. If you are a dull and oblivious media pimp you might make the mistake of thinking that the non-sourced fiction emanating the SPLC, professional and subsidized haters, would be welcome at the deeply paranoid Obama WH.
But someone there must have realized that an attempt at substantiating this crap might have been asked for or required.
No can do, maybe next time Potok.
Now the WH can get back to painting open dissent in a semi-free society as akin to the seven plagues visited upon Pharaoh.
You can’t ask them to walk and chew gum at the same time.
“a man’s admiration for absolute government is proportinate to the contempt he feels for those around him”. Tocqueville
He isn't
cringinghere (Diary) Sunday, August 16th at 11:51AM EST (link)Gibbsie isn’t with the program. It’s supposed to be that the evil, rotten, no good, astroturffing Republicans are trying every way to kill Obama at every turn. Oh, and they are all racists, too. Sheet wearing, hood sporting racists that are out to kill this messiah. Man, Gibbs. Get with the program!