Hollings: Gibbs 'a straight shooter'By Robert Behre (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Thursday, November 13, 2008
The man widely expected to be President-elect Barack Obama's press secretary cut his teeth partly in South Carolina a decade ago, serving as chief spokesman for U.S. Sen. Fritz Hollings' re-election bid. Those involved in that 1998 campaign aren't surprised at the successful rise of Robert Gibbs. "He's a worker, even-tempered and a straight shooter," Hollings said of Gibbs. "Me and my big mouth (were) always getting into trouble. He protected me." Gibbs subsequently served as press secretary for John Kerry's unsuccessful 2004 presidential bid, as communications director for Sen. Obama and then for his presidential campaign. He is currently considered the frontrunner to serve as the public face of Obama's administration. Read more in tomorrow's editions of The Post and Courier. |
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