audience to robert gibbs. why has the obama administration that focused on president clinton's example? >> i think there is no doubt in broad agreement that we have a serious debt crisis and a serious deficit crisis. but i want to build off something larry said that. if all we are going to do is cut -- about three-quarters, correct me if i'm wrong, about three-quarters of our economy is driven by consumer spending. it is not a surprise right now and a world of anxiety that there is not a lot of consumer spending. howou're only a theory on to get the economy back in order is to undertake massive cuts, i think you are exactly right, and you see what happens in britain. their growth is a fraction of the growth that was announced just a day or so ago. you want to take some of my time? >> yes, go ahead. >> this is what i do. i am an accountant. i advised president clinton to cut the deficit fast. i advised president obama the country needed stimulus. the world is different. when bill clinton became president, we ha

robert gibbs tells wendell goaler that spain's green technology needs to work otherwise the u.s.n't be buying so much of it. >> he warned the president not to try to follow spain's example. >> seems weird we are importing wind turbine parts from spain in order to build to meet renewable energy demand here if that were even remotely the case. >> is that a suggestion his study is simply flat wrong? >> i haven't read the study, but i think, yeah frments . >> in august of 2009 the laboratory of the doe issued this response to calzada. energy policy has been a politically charged subject. while concluding that calzada's calculations of the precise numbers of jobs lost were flawed. >> when you don't like the message you shoot the messenger. >> at the time he was ranking member of the select committee for energy independence and global warming. >> in your opinion what was the point of the obama administration's rebuttal? >> it den grates the credentials and scientific study that professor calzada did. >> no doubt? >> not at all. >> in september 2009 brenner invited calzada to testify to

called another success for the administration tonight president former white house press secretary robert gibbs in chicago said mr. obama it should be given a great deal of credit that is what is going on politically economically where you have diet may feel spoke to depaul university about the topic khalil marrar predicts gas prices could drop in united states because of moammar gadhafi capture and killing giving you an idea of libya produces about 2% of the world's oil but sits on reserves that can produce more. february protests started in libya oil prices and immediately jumped 35% eventually they stabilized when it became clear it was just a matter of time before gaddafi was captured may still take several months for libya to start exporting as much oil as it did before it broke into civil war eventually if all goes well with the new government could produce even more. take a listen to professor marrar addiction in the coming weeks bemba libya has a nice oil some of the best in africa all around the world as a result of that at forecast of last major catastrophe never dealt with this kind

i was in northern kentucky university to do an event with former white house press secretary robert gibbs an actual conversation. >> greg: you are an iphone. >> dana:vy a blackberry. i saw a friend i haven't seen in a long time. this guy has not been online for a year. he was the happiest person i've seen in a long time. you always make fun of me but it would do us all good if we had none of these for a week. you think people are half nuts. >> eric: whose phone goes off the most in the show? >> bob! >> bob: that is the hour to place your bets. >> kimberly: west coast ponies. >> greg: if you walk down a street and person in front of you is texting and slows you down but you're the person doing it and you don't care. something that only bothers you if someone else does it. >> dana: like on a train. can i make a point about something. public service announcement. if you have an ipad and you are going to get on the train and you sit next to somebody, you have to turn off the function that makes the tapping sound when you type. tick, tick, tick, tick, tick for three hours. i might drive somebo

. >> robert gibbs was on the "today" show.ok they asked about the obama administration and how theye dealing with it. >> we had income inequality and we are seeing a lot of frustration. that's why the president was so forceful in rolling out something that helps more and more people get to college. >> when are you look at the forecast, they are taking up close to the primary and this general election and that frustration is boiling over. it could not have been a worse situation that the person who was injured, it seems was an iraq war veteran. that frustration and anxiety. what is your concern as we move forward? >> there is going to be more of it. the people are frustrated, but not sure how to channel energies and even in the occupy movement, it doesn't seem like there have been a clearly defined set of goals that are coming out. maybe that would move the ball forward. winter is also coming. i think the nerves particularly in the northeast and maybe not in oakland will be more afraid. it will be headed towards some kind of resolution. >> thank you for joining us. thank you. let us

robert gibbs tells wendell goaler that spain's green technology needs to work otherwise the u.s.he warned the president not to try to follow spain's example. >> seems weird we are importing wind turbine parts from spain in order to build to meet renewable energy demand here if that were even remotely the case. >> is that a suggestion his study is simply flat wrong? >> i haven't read the study, but i think, yeah frments . >> in august of 2009 the laboratory of the doe issued this response to calzada. energy policy has been a politically charged subject. while concluding that calzada's calculations of the precise numbers of jobs lost were flawed. >> when you don't like the message you shoot the messenger. >> at the time he was ranking member of the select committee for energy independence and global warming. >> in your opinion what was the point of the obama administration's rebuttal? >> it den grates the credentials and scientific study that professor calzada did. >> no doubt? >> not at all. >> in september 2009 brenner invited calzada to testify to the committee. he repeated his

. >>> robert gibbs served as president obama's white house press secretary and is now an advise tower the president's re-election campaign. good to see you. how are you? >> good. how are you? >> let's talk about the young voters. they turned out en masse in 2008 to sweep barack obama into the white house in part because of the whole hope and change idea. here we are four years later. some of them are now second-time voters. they've graduated from college. they may be swimming in debt and they can't find a job. why should they support him? >> well, look. i think initiatives like the president announced yesterday are a good reason quite frankly for the american people to support barack obama, because it helps the middle class. matt, the average person comes out of college with a $22,000 debt. in most households it's the second largest debt that they have. and we know that the unemployment rate for somebody who graduates from college is half what it is for somebody who doesn't. so let's not wait for congress. let's get on the side of the middle class and give these guys a chance to pay b

robert gibbs said the president is tapping into the frustration that is driving occupy movements across the country as he told the "today" show this morning. >> i think what's going on in this country with frustration around income and around wall street, look at what every one of the republican candidates wants to roll back wall street reform. barack obama is fighting for the middle class and making sure we can send our children to college. that's a good contrast even in a bad economy. >> if the economy is no longer on life support, the president's republican rivals appear to be in need of cpr. take rick perry. his wife said he was brutalized on the campaign trail and the perry camp is suggesting he will skip out on some upcoming debates. after his dismal performance, he is taking to heard the advice of strategist james car ville. >> the best thing he can do for family and friends is go back to texas. this man is everydayly not up to this. he is behind newt gingrich in the polls. he is in something he never should have gotten into. he is in over his head. >> if perry can't stare down a

robert gibbs told "today's" matt lauer, he's not worried. >> i think what's going on in this countryith frustration around income and quite frankly frustration around wall street, look at what everyone of the republican candidates want to roll back wall street reform. barack obama on the other hand is fighting for middle class and making sure we can send our children to college. i think that's a good contrast even in a bad economy. >> former deputy white house communications directser and vice president of global strategy group, jen, great to see you. >> great to see you too. >> i want to ask about the president's post pos tour, we've seen him on the campaign trip, he sounded down in the mouth, talking about the hope and change thing faded --ç you kno what i'm talking about. it almost sounded as though he himself needs to get pumped up about his chances. >> well, i can tell you andrea i traveled with the president in 2008, was everywhere he was on the campaign trail, there's no question he has the fire in his belly, people will see that on the campaign trail. what's important here i

robert gibbs spoke about this, in fact, several months ago when he said, it's a huge audience. it's a no brainer. why not go on a show like jay leno? so you're right, certainly trying to get out there, show his lighter side as well. because we're used to seeing him, of course, generally in these types of forums, where he is speaking to students, to homeowners. so he goes on jay leno and gets to show a different side of himself. >> all right. out of washington. and in every way imaginable, kristen welker traveling with the president. good to talk to you. >>> democratic members of so-called super committee on the hill are laying out an initial blueprint for slashing the deficit. the panel held its first public meeting in over a month today. and luke russert has the details. what do we know? >> reporter: good afternoon, savannah. we should remind our viewers that the super committee has met in secret for the past few months, and now we are starting to learn a few deails on what exactly democrats are offering. the plan they have to hit is $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction by novem