Monday at a Labor Day event in Milwaukee the President touted some of the positive economic news the nation has seen adding : `` So , look , I 'm saying all this just because sometimes , you know , if you 're watching TV , it 's just kind of a whole downer . President Obama said Monday , `` if you 're watching TV , it 's just kind of a whole downer '' . This is n't the first time Obama has been a media critics . `` Good news does n't get the same kind of ratings as bad news anymore , '' he said in 2012 .
President Obama said Monday , `` if you 're watching TV , it 's just kind of a whole downer '' . This is n't the first time Obama has been a media critics . `` Good news does n't get the same kind of ratings as bad news anymore , '' he said in 2012 .