Ann Compton's story about Obama and his sycophants launching into profanity laced tirades against the press behind closed doors because they weren't being quite fawning enough in their reviews of him is quite funny - this man very simply would have no political career and could never have become president of United States without the willing participation of a biased media and I'd say this invective is a reflection of that: like a true dictator he expects total devotion and so anything that looks even slightly disloyal enrages. Some are saying this was just a deliberate tactic to try and intimidate the press into a an even more subservient state as his presidency started to go bad - no doubt but I'd say it also sounds like the rantings of a spoiled child who expects to get everything he wants and cannot endure the insult of being disappointed.
