Wonkette
It is the end of the 100 days, at some point soon! We do not know the exact day because January 20 + 100 = January 120?? (SOMEONE ASK NATE SILVER.) So the next week will be a crucial time for the Media to reflect on what has been accomplished in this arbitrary time period, for no reason, except that apparently new presidents are not allowed to do anything important when it ends. Let’s see how the White House Press Corps is reflecting about itself and its rare opportunity to ask the president’s top spokesman direct questions about anything, every day.
In one of a spate of interviews that press secretary Robert Gibbs is granting during this period, he spoke to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, who asked how he would grade the White House press corps. The spokesman doled out a “strong A.”
A Politico reporter asked Gibbs the same question moments later. The press corps “absolutely deserves an A,” he said. “You guys ask good questions every single day.”
Gold star! And Howard Kurtz’ next sentence in this write-up is, “This raises several distinct possibilities…” NO, there are no possibilities being raised about anything! NO ANALYSIS NECESSARY, c’mon.
Gibbs Gives the Press a Report Card [WP]
Now here’s your cookie.
Until Erin Burnett weighs in, it means nothing.
And then he gave them all trophies, and sang “I love you, you love me…”
I think the fact the White House Press Corp is begging for some kind of grade like an overly needy High School Student says all you need to know about the White House Press Corp
Hey, it beats Ari’s “Your question has been noted in the building” or “Americans need to watch what they say.”
I guess they’re grading on a curve?
I see the press corps isn’t well versed in sarcasm.
O/T sorry! MSNBC has a poll up about the President’s job so far for the first 100 days. Republicans are flooding it with “F” votes. Pass this address on and go to it to vote:
WAR!
I heard some moderately famous communist associated with this blog say on NPR last week that her spring cleaning fantasy was to get rid of the entire White House Press Corp. My fantasy is to see the entire White House Press Corp photograph themselves Vilena-style. I’d give that a strong A.
Gibbs is good with the snark. An “A”!! Har!
“You guys ask good questions every single day.”
Gibbs should be concerned about anal poisoning.
Jesus christ they look like Tubbs and Crockett in that picture.
freakishlystrong: Based on the reports from the GE shareholders meeting where the idiots whined about MSNBC being too far left, I’m not sure we can trust the scientific integrity or accuracy of those poll votes.
Hooray For Anything: SRSLY. Gibbs basically has to reply like a guy whose PMSing girlfriend asks him “How do I look in this outfit?” You’re great, honey, absolutely the best.
Ed Henry thinks this grade is a great political Rorschach.
Just in! Pontiac has been murdered!
magic titty: Gibbs knows this. Right now he is in his office chuckling to himself, opening another bottle of black label.
RIP Grand Am
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=146706
CorkPopper: Ed Henry to Robert Gibbs: “Would you say like us? Or do you like like us?”
Yes, A’s for all, except Ed Henry, Jake Tapper, Major Garrett, Richard Wolffe, Chip Reid, Chuck Todd and David Broder.
So basically, Helen Thomas gets an A and everyone else sucks would be the point of what I’m sayin’.
Hooray For Anything: Stephen Colbert to Robert Gibbs: “Great WH press corps or the greatest WH press corps?”
Just remember, even a big chunk of raw meat can get a grade of A.
Min: Or a Credit Default Swap. Note he did not give them grade AAA.
A better question would be “How many whore diamonds?”
I give the press corps a pearl necklace.
I guess they want Gibbs to leave them bridesmaid favors on their chairs. Little gold trucknutz? And a tiara for Ed Henry ’cause he’ll be blogging about it later.
but what did gibbs say when ed henry asked him a third time? huh? what then?!!!! who is looking into this!!
Nerdalicious: cripes, I’ve had both an Oldsmobile and a Pontiac (well, ok, used, but still). I think I have a Chev now. Is that next?
The A is for the press corps is for assholes.
qwerty42:
Oh you just know this is only the beginning. They’ll give us the post mortems in drips & drabs so people don’t freak. I hope Hummers are next.
Hmmm…I remember the episode when Springfield Elementary went on strike
LISA: …congraduate me, report and evaluate me, GRADE ME!
Now WHY did I think of that all of of a sudden. Musta been a coincidence.
somebody tell robert gibbs that he’s not a very good liar.
Uncle Glenny: i’d have given him 2 gold stars if he’s made the AAA crack, barry only got one for calling them “an imaginative crowd” in trinidad.