Robert Gibbs: Darrell Issa made himself ‘the biggest joke in all of Washington’

[kpete]

Source: Raw Story

“Darrell Issa should call Jay Carney and apologize this morning,” Gibbs told MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Monday. “He’s laying out the charge and then saying it might be true. And then he’s saying, ‘As the investigator, I know where I want to get, now I’m just getting around to proving it.’”

“I mean, it’s a stunning thing. It’s why five people in this town take Darrell Issa seriously. And it’s the surest bet that the Republicans are very much on the verge of overplaying their hand publicly and that the American people will lose interest in their side of this,” he added. “To throw around the words liar and perjury as easily as he did is shameful. And if he’s got information that these people lied, he should put it out there today.”

Co-host Mika Brzezinski pointed out that “Darrell Issa just kind of took it down to a level that makes us all just want to walk away and ignore it.”

“It shows how unserious he is about investigating anything,” Gibbs agreed. “The notion that he’s in charge of — quote — Government Oversight might now be the biggest joke in all of Washington.”

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/03/robert-gibbs-darrell-issa-made-himself-the-biggest-joke-in-all-of-washington/

[BeyondGeography]

1. Enjoying the trash talk from Gibbs and Plouffe

After all, we're talking about trash here.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

3. You demonize trash. :)

[freshwest]

28. Only if it's toxic waste!

[kelliekat44]

15. All they really have against Obama is the shit they can make up...ignoring all accomplishments.

He may be a joke to some, but he is really hurting the country with his crap.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

2. I'm digging the tag team with Plouffe!

[Iliyah]

4. Coming out and calling someone a "paid" liar

on cable news was not tactful at all. By the way, any investigation on who gave ABC Jon Karl altered memos? Of course not. Even Corporate is not touching that but hey they had write-ups on what Issa said.

[CTyankee]

5. GO, ISSA! Keep it up, buddy! I'm rootin' for ya!

For getting the award as "world's biggest a-hole," that is...

[DonRedwood]

9. How can California keep electing him?!

[sdfernando]

10. He represents one of the most conservative

areas in all of San Diego county. San Diego county is already quite conservative, except for some areas of the city of San Diego...but things appear to be changing. Slowly, but I have seen steady progress towards a more liberal population.

[cascadiance]

20. Randy Duke Cunningham's old district (Brian Bilbray) just went to a Democrat...

... last election.

Lived there through the bad years of Duke Cunningham and Bilbray, and fought to get a Democrat then. Good to see in the last election that Bilbray got voted out. You could see it coming though with the changing demographics of that district going towards the Democrats. This district was just to the south of Issa's district, so those demographics could be shifting too, though yes, currently it is pretty gerrymandered heavily to favor him or another Republican for the time being.

[sdfernando]

23. Yes, I was glad to see Bilbray booted

Only wish that Busby had won that race. Good that Cunningham was tossed for the shameless crook he was. Yes, it is gratifying to see the change in this county, only wish it would move along faster....don't forget, with still have Hunter in the east.

[Cha]

26. If by "conservative" you mean fox news suckers.. then I agree. Mayor

Bob Filner is one example of San Diego changing and I couldn't be happier. They also went for President Obama in 2012. mittload's county. rofl.

[livetohike]

11. Issa's district is so gerrymandered. I lived there for 5 years

and worked on two campaigns to unseat him. The registration is about 3-1 in favor of the GOP. It includes Camp Pendleton in Oceanside.

[SCVDem]

14. The same reason we can't get rid of Buck McKeon

His district is burning now BTW.

He is the Chair of the House Armed Services Committee and now has his family employed by defense contractors.

Just a coincidence I'm sure.

[Half-Century Man]

33. Who's the democratic head honcho in that district?

The USMC is big on Truth and Honor. Why haven't every billboard for a mile outside of the gates of Pendleton been rented to call attention to Issa's penchant for lying, stealing, and burning?

[xtraxritical]

41. We seem to be stuck with Ken Calvert to the north in perpetuity...

[Politicub]

29. When I heard that this morning I realized that Issa and the GOP have nothing

The truth speaks for itself. In the absence of truth, the only thing that the GOP has is rhetoric.

The hearings are nothing but a farce that is being produced to delight the Fox News audience.

[riqster]

6. Nobody ever told him about Rule One of Holes

Or if they did, he did not listen.

[snooper2]

7. Raw "Story" watched MSNBC this morning

Who woulda' thunk it

[vinny9698]

8. This is just smearing and seeing what sticks for the 2014

The GOP will keep up the non scandals up to tarnish the Obama''s administration for the 2014 elections. Plays well for their base and it will energize them. But it can also have the backlash as Democrats will also be motivated.

[Botany]

12. Smack down!

http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/06/03/18720608-mr-grand-theft-auto-gets-a-brush-back-pitch

<The congressman, for example, claimed to receive the "highest possible" ratings during his Army career, despite the fact that at one point he "received unsatisfactory conduct and efficiency ratings and was transferred to a supply depot." Issa also claimed to have provided security for President Nixon in 1971, which wasn't true, and said he won a national Entrepreneur of the Year award, but didn't.

Perhaps he's not the kind of guy who should casually throw around words like "liar.">

[Cha]

27. So, who's the "paid LIAR"?

freaking issa.

[Half-Century Man]

34. Issa isn't directly paid.

Besides, he does it for fun.

[Cha]

36. Just sayin'.. he lies for a living.

Of course the Gov doesn't pay him to lie.. that's all on darrell issa.. he's been doing it long before he was elected Congressman.

[Half-Century Man]

42. Yeah....

I think his lies got him to congress, his inability to shut the fuck up will remove him from congress.

[Major Hogwash]

13. Be careful Gibbs!!!

Or you'll get a Contempt of Congress charge thrown at you by Issa, too!

[kitt6]

18. Aw Bull!

Stupid is what stupid does. Issa will overplay his hand.. I believe he already has.

[Demoiselle]

16. "I know what I want to be true...

...so now I'm going to find a way to make it true.."
Say what? Sounds like a psychopath talking.

[kitt6]

17. I don't see how,

an honorable congressman like Elijah Cummings (D-MD) can even tolerate this idiot as co-chairman of this committee. It must feel awful to even sit next to him.

[MADem]

40. Well, he has no choice. The party in charge gets the chairmanship.

Cummings isn't co-chair, he's 'ranking.' He's the lead dog for the opposing team, but their relationship is not one of equals.

The chair gets all the say and can rule capriciously...and in the case of this particular jerk, it must rankle Cummings enormously.

[kitt6]

19. With a past like Issa's

I mean WTF? Obtuse behavior is not going to get it!

[VA_Jill]

21. Darrell Issa

is the kind of guy who reads bathroom walls and believes what's written on them.

[Skittles]

22. THANK YOU ROBERT GIBBS

[carla]

24. This is

Darrell Issa's "Joe McCarthy moment". But Darrell has "NO decency", so he may just double down on batsh-t crazy and go again. GOP is the Party of Dorks now.

[Coyotl]

25. This is what they say about Issa in public, thus

I'd sure like to hear what is being said in private

[Rosa Luxemburg]

30. You are correct Robert

[SummerSnow]

31. his new name is Darrell Ass-I

[Blue Owl]

32. Darrell Isshole can kiss my ass

[vanlassie]

35. Asshat. Biggest asshole in Congress And THAT's saying something.

[harun]

38. LOL, it certainly is!

[oxymoron]

37. Haha! Love it! K&R (nt)

[PD Turk]

39. hehe

[blkmusclmachine]

43. .

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[Scurrilous]

44. K & R

[tblue37]

45. He openly admits that he has already chosen his

"conclusion." Now he's just trying to figure out hiw to fake the "evidence" that will "support" his predetermined conclusion. That's the exact opposite of justice.