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CBS’s Couric Sympathizes With Obama: ‘Is Your Confidence Ever Shaken?’
In her Tuesday interview with President Obama, CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric wondered: "You're so confident, Mr. President, and so focused. Is your confidence ever shaken? Do you ever wake up and say, ‘Damn, this is hard. Damn, I'm not going to get the things done I want to get done and it’s just too politicized to really get accomplished the big things I want to accomplish’?"
In her last interview with Obama, during the debate over the stimulus package in February, Couric also portrayed Obama as a victim of Washington: "You campaigned to change the culture in Washington, to change the politics as usual culture here.
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CBS vs. CBS on Obama’s Bipartisanship Push: ‘Open to Ideas’ or Demanding ‘Surrender’?
On Tuesday’s CBS Evening News, anchor Katie Couric and White House reporter Chip Reid cast President Obama’s push for “bipartisanship” in a favorable light, with Obama “working hard,” “following through on a promise” and “open to id... Read Post
In CBS Interview Obama Claims Unemployment ‘Exceeded Everybody's Expectations’; But CBS Predicted It
During an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric on Tuesday, President Obama defended the administration’s handling of the economy: "nobody...anticipated that in the first three months, we would lose 700,000 jobs per mo... Read Post
Longtime Admirer Brian Williams Rewarded With (Another) Obama-Promoting 'Exclusive'
Three years ago, then-CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric fawned over Barack Obama: “You’re so confident, Mr. President, and so focused. Is your confidence ever shaken?” On ABC’s World News, Diane Sawyer often softens her interview... Read Post