Baghdad Bob Gibbs: Obama Never Watched Election Results When He Was Running

I noted this in an earlier post but it's worth expanding on it. The media is running today with the story that Barack Obama was watching alternate programming last night, be it basketball or a schlockumentary about himself. But it's curious to note the spin from Baghdad Bob Gibbs.

"He never watched them when he was running," spokesman Robert Gibbs said, offering the White House analysis on last night's races in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York.

Oh, really, Bob? Let's look back to one year ago today.

Hmm. From a Flickr set of photos taken on Election night last year, Here's Obama watching election results, or what probably was McCain's concession speech.

Now here's the family watching what we assume was a television, which we suspect was showing election results.

The White House apparently believes people are too stupid to check this stuff. Sure, their sycophants and media lackeys won't, but some of us will. As White House-approved Huffington Post notes:

The Obama campaign has posted photos on Flickr of the Obama campaign and family on election night, watching the results backstage and celebrating. Sasha, Malia, Michelle, Jill and Joe Biden, Plouffe, Gibbs and Axelrod all make an appearance.

I guess Gibbs has a short memory.