Gibbs enforces cellphone etiquette

Gibbs needs to take a chill pill......He's only the Prez mouth piece.....He can lie just the same....The News guys know they screwed up..................

All I have to say is that, one administration seemed to be comprised of dunderheads, the next administration seems to be comprised of Stalinists (I'm waiting for the creation of a new political correctness law enforcement agency). Can't we get a sane administration into office? And although I am neither Democratic nor Republican, I do not look forward to the day of seeing how this administration will react to a terrorist attack on the continental U.S.. Although I don't necessarily agree, I can well understand the prior administrations lashing out at those behind the perpetrators of the 9/11 attack. Today: apologies to those who brought about such an attack would be the likely response. Ye gads!

Classy. What a charming display of professionalism.

Bill P. should be banned from WH press conferences and CBS fined for the annoyance.

Gibbs has spoken for all polite civilized individuals!

I really don't see the humor in this. You would think that a group of professional adults would have the sense to turn off their phones in a situation like that or at least put them on vibrate. The kids I teach in my high school class have better sense than that.

Thank you for the correctl and descriptive headline. There is "cellphone etiquette" and someone should enforce it. Well done.

I like his style, actually. If I did this to any of the punk middle school kids I work with, their parents would be up in arms, swearing and making a fuss in the main office. Obama told young black men they need to pull up their pants, he should come out and tell them what to do with their cell phones.

I think it's great...be professional man (speaking to the reporters). It's not like they are throwing questions at your local city councilor up in Podunk.
Gibbs represents the highest office of the most powerful nation on the planet. I do not necessarily agree with the Obama administration on everything, but you MUST respect the office, if nothing else.

Gibbs keeps getting more out of control. It was bad enough with his inappropriate comments about Wanda Sykes' wonderful comedy routine. But, this is crazy.

In a corporate meeting if you brought along a new flunkie who had their phone go off during a top-level meeting, you would be told in no uncertain terms afterwards, "Make sure you never bring that person in here again."

The first reporter likely was an absentminded jerk if it was his third time doing that. The second reporter was outright rude and should not be readmitted to any further WH briefings. The reporters are at a WH briefing....other reporters would stab them in the back for the opportunity. The second reporter thinks its more important to take a cellphone call? Don't let the door hit ya on the ass on the way out...

Plante tried to one up Gibbs and wass outright rude! For any reporter to act this way is totally unprofessional and a black eye on the 'eye" of CBS news, a once proud news organization. You don't sit in the front row of a press conference and have your cell phone on, the have the sheer rudeness to walk out and take the call. Make him sit in the back row and maybe CBS will get it!