Former Obama Adviser On Hagel's Confirmation: He 'Seemed Unimpressive And Unprepared'

2/3/13 - Former White House press secretary and Obama adviser Robert Gibbs commented on Chuck Hagel's confirmation to become secretary of defense. While reaffirming that Hagel is the man for the job, Gibbs also remarked that he "seemed unimpressive and unprepared" during the hearing. "This performance was not good," noted Chuck Todd on Meet the Press. Gibbs was critical of some of the questioning that took place during the hearing. Specifically, he looked at Sen. John McCain's insistent grilling on the issue of the Iraq troop surge.

"The next defense secretary is not going to deal with Iraq and the surge," Gibbs said. "This was a vanity thing for John McCain to try to prove to a former friend who disagreed with him that he was right on the surge and that Chuck Hagel was wrong."

But he was critical of Hagel as well.

"The disconcerting thing, obviously, for anybody that watched it was he seemed unimpressive and unprepared on the questions that, quite frankly, he knew was coming," Gibbs said.

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[Theskybluelake]

All of obama's people are quitting, and he has to replace them... mmm

[Theskybluelake]

you stand with Communism, liberal idiot drone...

[iLuvAkeys4ever]

What Crack are you smoking Obama saved Amerca not only from a recession but possibly a depresion. You know, I am a Democrate but, I can admit that the Republican party have some good ideas but, what I find fascinating is the fact that a lot of Republicans cannot admit that 1+1=2 or that the sky is blue. When Chris Chistie did that Republicans blew up at him even though it was the right thing to do! At some point in your life you got to make a decision there is TRUTH or the LIE I stand with Truth

[007PowderBlack]

WHAT? Is this guy smoking crack? The Obama administration is the most fucked administration since King George!

[1kkyu]

Gibbs is still spinning like a top.

[TKligit]

Bull shit