Mr. Punky Kitten: I love it: Lefties are beating each other up

Sam Youngman / The Hill:

White House unloads anger over criticism by 'professional left' — The White House is simmering with anger at criticism from liberals who say President Obama is more concerned with deal-making than ideological purity. — During an interview with The Hill in his West Wing office …

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The Huffington Post:

Robert Gibbs Clarifies "Professional Left" Criticism, Calls Initial Comments Inartful — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — In a statement to the Huffington Post, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs acknowledged that his recent broadside against the "professional left" was inartful …

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The Huffington Post:

Rep. Ellison: 'Gibbs Crossed The Line' — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — Progressive Democrats fired back at Robert Gibbs on Tuesday, following the White House press secretary's sharp critique of what he called a "professional left" that is perpetually unsatisfied by President Obama.

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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:

Robert Gibbs concedes attack on left was "inartful" — Robert Gibbs, under fire for his attack on the "professional left," sends over a statement walking it back, conceding it was "inartful," and clarifying that the views he expressed frustration about are not widely held:

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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:

As Liberals Lose Hope, the White House is Losing Its Cool — Lord knows I've had my share of disagreements with the "professional left", as Press Secretary Robert Gibbs derisively referred to them in a rant to The Hill this morning. And I tend to endorse Jonathan Cohn's view that Obama …

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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:

Robert Gibbs attacks the fringe losers of the left — (updated below - Update II - Update III) — You may think that the reason you're dissatisfied with the Obama administration is because of substantive objections to their policies: that they've done so little about crisis-level unemployment …

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