Just call him angel of the morning. (reuters)
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs woke President Obama up this morning to tell him he’d won the Nobel Peace Prize. Not a bad gig — but it was also Gibbs back in April who woke up Obama in Prague to tell him North Korea had launched some nukes. That is usually a job for, say, the national security adviser. But it once again underscores the uncommonly close relationship between Gibbs and Obama.
From today’s briefing:
MR. GIBBS: Well, the Situation Room sends out news updates on — throughout — we got e-mails at 3:00 in the morning from those guys on activities throughout the world. And about 6 a.m. I called the president to tell him that he’d won, and I think it’s safe to say he was very surprised.
Q: You’ve done this before. Are you the designated waker?
MR. GIBBS: I don’t think anybody wants the job.
Gibbs said Obama was unaware that he had been nominated. Next up: Publishers Clearinghouse
Wake up, sleepyhead!
