John Stossel nails it

When I first saw the link to the article I was taken aback. I had heard Obama compared to a lot of people (the list is too long to name) but Spiro Agnew? That was a new one. Obviously being 23 I have no knowledge of Nixon's VP who resigned (very smartly) once Watergate came to light. His skeletons in the closet made Nixon seem like a Boyscout, from what I've read at least. That being said I probably would have liked the guy because my dad sure did. He said that on one occasion he openly flipped the press off and was generally an ass whenever he was interviewed. Man talk about a dysfunctional White House back then. Anyway, here's the article...

This week the President again showed how thin-skinned he is about criticism in the media. Maybe he’s so sensitive to criticism because he's gotten so little of it.

The president’s advice came in answer to a question from Sen. Mike Bennet, D-CO, who is facing a difficult re-election fight back home and wanted to know what Democrats and Republicans can do "to fix this institution so that our democracy can actually withstand the test that we're facing right now."

"You know what I think would actually make a difference, Michael? I think if everybody here -- excuse all the members of the press who are here -- if everybody here turned off your CNN, your Fox, your blogs," Obama said, before being interrupted by Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-CA, who piped up, "And MSNBC!"

Obama, appropriately reminded of the network with shows more friendly to liberals, continued, "Just turn off the TV -- MSNBC, blogs -- and just go talk to folks out there, instead of being in this echo chamber where the topic is constantly politics. ... It is much more difficult to get a conversation focused on how are we going to help people than a conversation about how is this going to help or hurt somebody politically."

Glenn Thrush was reminded of another politician who was sensitive about his press reviews.

President Obama's back is against the wall, so he's getting in touch with his inner Agnew, hitting the neo-nattering nabobs of cable and the Net.

Which amused Don Surber.

How un-Bushlike. For most of his 8 years, President Bush 43 took a drubbing in the press. Honeymoon? Every story about him seemed to carry an obligatory Florida paragraph up until 9/11. I don’t recall Bush complaining. At least publicly.

Whining about bad press has been unpresidential since John Adams and his Alien and Sedition Act.

Adams did not get a second term...

Hey, 53% of America, nice crybaby you elected.

Couldn't have said it better myself, he is such a whiny little bitch. Just think next year he could be having to deal with Speaker of the House Bachmann :) (hey I can dream can't I?)