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August 11, 2010

Gibbs: Critics of Bush-Like Obama Policies Should Be "Drug Tested"
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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has sparked a controversy after
making dismissive comments about progressive critics of President Obama.
In an interview with the newspaper The Hill, Gibbs said critics who
liken some of Obama’s policies to those of former President George W.
Bush should be "drug tested." Gibbs went on to blast what he called "the
professional left," saying, "They will be satisfied when we have
Canadian healthcare and we’ve eliminated the Pentagon. That’s not
reality." In a statement, Gibbs declined to retract his comments, but
acknowledged his comments may have been "inartful" toward those
"frustrated that the change we want hasn’t come fast enough for many
Americans." In an interview with the Huffington Post, Democratic
Congress member Keith Ellison of Minnesota said he supports calls for
Gibbs’s resignation.



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