"If your enemies are fighting themselves, then don't get in the way."

[babylonsister]

Gibbs knows the art of war
By Sam Youngman
Posted: 03/05/09 08:21 PM


White House press secretary Robert Gibbs smiled and waved his hands when asked if he was ready to put an end to his battle with conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh.

“If your enemies are fighting themselves, then don’t get in the way,” Gibbs said.

Gibbs, in an interview with The Hill, acknowledged that the response was a “crude paraphrase” of a passage from Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. But given the former Senate aide’s penchant for battles, it’s not surprising he’s familiar with it.

President Obama’s spokesman and confidant simply characterizes his battles with Limbaugh and CNBC commentators Rick Santelli and Jim Cramer as “fun.”

He adds that the rationale behind engaging those critics from the podium of the White House briefing room is to correct the record on Obama’s policies during times of severe economic uncertainty.

“There’s a certain amount of theater to it that might make it more fun, but it’s important that people understand the policy,” Gibbs said in his West Wing office.

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http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/gibbs-knows-the-art-of-war-2009-03-05.html

[vaberella]

1. Yeah, but I realize what Gibbs is doing and intelligent people do.

However, many assume that he's doing it to attack particular people and bring down Right wing yellers. In effect these people do carry across airwaves and he needs to clarify their stupidity.