Obama vs. GOP vs. Limbaugh vs. Reality

What happens when President Obama tells members of Congress that Limbaugh is a figure that is a fringe winger that serves only himself and shouldn't be paid attention to?

Why, Limbaugh and his fans claim that he is the most credible voice of the opposition.

Not only could Rush underscore the fact that Obama got petty, Rush also had an opportunity to blast away at Obama’s economic plans on a larger platform than usual. Thanks to Obama, Rush just doubled his effectiveness. And also thanks to Obama, Republican leaders on Capitol Hill might do something that they haven’t done in years, whatever Obama’s paranoia might tell him: they might take Rush’s advice.
Anytime a man in a position of great power attacks someone with significantly less power, it lessens the greater man and raises up his opponent. The American President is, thanks to the office, the most powerful man in the free world. If he’s worried about any political pundit so much that he has to attack him personally, it shows weakness, which is exactly what Obama cannot afford.

Once the dizziness from all this subsideds, try to think about this:

How is stating that someone is irrelevant and not worth your time making that person "powerful"?

They should have a twirlying ride at the county fair called Right-Wing-Punditry.