CBS Fawns Over Obama Date Night In NYC, Excuses Cost

By Kyle Drennen, Media Research Center

On Monday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Julie Chen mentioned President Obama taking the First Lady on a date night to New York City over the weekend: “The President and First Lady had a long-planned night out in New York City on Saturday, doing dinner and Greenwich Village and taking in the Broadway show, ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’” Co-host Maggie Rodriguez commented on the restaurant the first couple went to: “Blue Hill, down in Greenwich Village. It’s a wonderful restaurant.” Co-host Harry Smith added: “Probably impossible to get a reservation now, right?”

Later, Rodriguez explained the “long-planned” excursion: “…this is something that he [Obama] promised her, apparently, when he was on the campaign, ‘I’m going to take you out on a date night in New York City.’”

Guest co-host Amanda Holden, judge of the talent show ‘Britain’s Got Talent,’ remarked: “Oh, that’s so sweet.” Rodriguez agreed: “I know, it is sweet.” Holden went on: ” They’re such a good looking couple, aren’t they? Fantastic.”