I'm sure most of you remember this Sean Hannity interview of Robert Gibbs after the second debate. After attempting to link Obama to Ayers right from the start (although the subject hadn't come up at all in the debate), Hannity got completely owned by Gibbs, who went directly after him for his association with the anti-Semitic nutjob he'd showcased on his show, asking, "Are you anti-Semitic?"

Just a day or two before that, Gibbs had made another appearance on Fox to take head on and dispel the "Ayers association" that the Fox Friends were trying so hard to push, and did an admirable job of dumping water on their pet firestorm.

From what I've seen, I think Gibbs is a solid choice for Obama's Press Secretary.  His manner is relaxed and friendly enough, but when lines are crossed he knows how to push back appropriately.  Right now we can only imagine the crap the far right is going to be throwing at Obama hoping that something, anything, will stick.  I feel good knowing he'll have a guy on the front lines who isn't afraid, when it's the right thing to do, to throw it right back at them.