CBS ‘Early Show’ Touts Obama’s ‘Big Win;’ Claims He’s ‘The Comeback Kid’
On Saturday's Early Show fill-in co-host Russ Mitchell saw passage of the tax deal as a possible “turning point for Mr. Obama's presidency” and speculated that it was “perhaps setting the stage for another victory as the Senate takes up the repeal of the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' law.” In the report that followed, correspondent Whit Johnson declared that with the deal “President Obama could finally declare victory.” The headline on screen read: “The President's Big Win; More Success Before The Holiday Break?” Johnson explained “that after months of debate, they [Democrats] finally have the votes to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'” In a report on Sunday Morning , Johnson touted the eventual repeal of the policy on Saturday as a “major victory” for Democrats.
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