Robert Gibbs may be a good advisor to Obama, but he's not a great spokesman

[Maven]

The campaign needs someone more forceful and skilled with rhetoric to handle news appearances. I'm watching Gibbs on CNN right now and he's just so lukewarm it's hard to tell what he's even trying to say.

[RoccoR5955]

1. It's called rope-a-dope.

Muhammad Ali used it well in fighting... Keep your opponent striking at you, and at the key moment, you lay a slew of well placed, calculated blows, that knocks your opponent out. Let them have their false sense of victory, and then, when they slack off, let them have it. It works well in most circumstances, if you are artful enough, and I believe Obama can achieve this.

Let Sarah Palin have at it. She will eventually weaken, they all do. She will be be caught off guard, then we let her have it, and she goes down, down, down!

[earthside]

2. I disagree.

He was the Obama spokesperson that yesterday called Lieberman a LIAR.

I think Gibb is very persuasive without being antagonistic.

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

3. I agree, to a point. He's hot and cold.

[Frank Booth]

4. I agree. McAuliffe, annoying as he can be, is much better at this.

[EC]

5. He's done better than some of the others they've used

he at least knew Obama's record and accomplishments and put them out there.