An interesting exchange between the press and White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. Q When is the President going to hold a news conference? Not that you're not adequate. MR. GIBBS: Well, I appreciate that. (Laughter.) Chip asked this question on Friday -- Q Yes, but she'll get an answer. (Laughter.) MR. GIBBS: Well, she is nicer than you, Chip. (Laughter.) Q I mean, he's gone an obscenely long time, not holding one. MR. GIBBS: But again, not the word "adequate." (Laughter.) I don't see one on the schedule at least in the short term, which is precisely what I said -- Q Is he avoiding us? MR. GIBBS: No. Again, the last time we had this conversation here about the President's media strategy I was informed by many of you that the President was overexposed. Q But you don't have a good reason for not holding one. Q Who in this room said that the President was overexposed? One person in this room that said he was overexposed. MR. GIBBS: No, we had a whole round of questioning on that. Q Let's take a vote. Q Seriously. (Laughter.) MR. GIBBS: Okay. Who at some point -- Q Raise your hand if you do not believe he's overexposed. (Laughter.) MR. GIBBS: Okay, so that's one. Q That was very confusingly phrased. MR. GIBBS: No, that was actually quite well-phrased and one person -- Q And that is not the answer. The answer is accountability. Q Who wants a news conference? (Laughter.) MR. GIBBS: Right, who wants to win the lottery? Q Are you saying our chances are just the same? MR. GIBBS: Scratch and win, Major. Scratch and win. Q Seriously, one person in this room that said he was overexposed, just one. MR. GIBBS: That's not true. Q Just name one person who said he was overexposed. MR. GIBBS: I will go back and look at the transcript and we can -- Q Well, we have questions about pundits. But we're not pundits; we're reporters. There are pundits out there who were saying -- (laughter) -- MR. GIBBS: Do you have a ... Distributed by Tubemogul.
