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UPDATED: Big Gov wonders if Gibbs' and Stern's "Purple Bracelets [are] a Mark of Clintonesque Solidarity?"

March 15, 2010 11:42 am ET by Media Matters staff

UPDATE: Gibbs responds on Twitter:

From Kyle Olson's March 15 Big Government post:

Robert Gibbs' and Andy Stern's Purple Bracelets a Mark of Clintonesque Solidarity?

by Kyle Olson

I thought it was odd that Robert Gibbs was wearing a purple bracelet (and a purple tie) during his appearance on "Fox News Sunday" and CBS' "Face The Nation."  SEIU president Andy Stern, the top visitor to the White House, wore a similar, if not the same, purple bracelet at one point, too. And in virtually every photo of Stern, he's wearing SEIU's purple color.

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The bracelet is kind of a signal to tell Stern that the administration has it under control and ObamaCare will be delivered.  Just a few more Democrats need to be shown the Chicago way.

Am I making too much out of nothing?  Maybe.  Who knows.

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And this reminded me of another time a signal was being sent by the White House some time back.

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Was Gibbs sending a signal to Stern, ala Clinton and Lewinsky?  Doubtful.  But anything is possible in the lead-up to the intra-Democratic Party showdown to deliver health care reform for Andy Stern and SEIU.

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    • Author by bilbo_dies (March 15, 2010 12:02 pm ET)
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      Comment from BigGovernment:

      What other evidence to people need to see that this President is corrupt? Really? Is it that hard to see?


      Gee, you not only need a score card to tell the players but; you need a handbook on what color means what(?).


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    • Author by rwmacdonald2091 (March 15, 2010 12:48 pm ET)
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      I'm surprised they haven't tied the color purple to gay teletubbies, yet. Or should we just give them a little more time?
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    • Author by shaggles (March 15, 2010 1:01 pm ET)
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      Clintonesque? How about Bush-esque?
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    • Author by dmhack (March 15, 2010 1:31 pm ET)
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      It's a bracelet conspiracy!
      How evil.
      We're just lucky that in this great land of ours we have people like this moron keeping watch.
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    • Author by New Frontier (March 15, 2010 2:14 pm ET)
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      Am I making too much out of nothing? Maybe. Who knows.
      Yeah. Who knows...
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      • Author by DellDolly (March 15, 2010 8:22 pm ET)
           
        I know. It's their pattern to believe in conspiracy theories without a shred of evidence to back them up!
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    • Author by overmars jr. (March 15, 2010 4:30 pm ET)
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      Ah yes, of course... it's the time-honored tradition of "Anything is possible" journalism.
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    • Author by shadetail.us1808 (March 15, 2010 5:34 pm ET)
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      "Is it irresponsible to speculate? It would be irresponsible *NOT* to speculate."

      Note to Mr. Gibbs: For the love of God, don't identify the girl. Otherwise, the execrable Michelle Malkin will have her hordes of citizen journalists checking out her family's counter tops before you can blink.
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