a major chunk of washington journalism is filled in through the prism of the white house, which is why you see so many reporters standing right here on the north lawn. and a good bit of that coverage involves the man whose job it is to deal with the media. as anyone who s ever watched robert gibbs in the briefing room well knows that can get pretty contentious. didn t expect to have this package within a party about the public option? again, contrived almost entirely by you guys. with all due respect, and i sympathize with you trying to explain the vice president s comments, but that s not even remotely close to what he said. he was asked about if a member of his family said i understand what he said, and i m telling you what he meant to say. gibbs is the man who speaks for president obama. a longtime adviser which must come up with what his boss derives as the speeded up and media culture. i sat down with him right across the alley from the white house. robert gi