Because he took away time from pressing questions, such as this:
After starting the daily briefing with a question about the president’s response to Michael Jackson’s death, the questions for Gibbs quickly shifted to what is becoming one of the most hotly contested sub-debates in the health care reform process.
Italics mine.
(Hat tip: Chris Dierkes)
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2009/06/nico-ruined-journalism/199369/
