Good Economic News Doesn't Deter 'Today's' 'Doom and Gloom' Spin

Geoffrey Dickens
July 17th, 2008 2:50 PM
Last seen cheerleading for Barack Obama, NBC's Lee Cowan was in a less cheerful mood when he talked about the economy on Thursday's "Today" show. Before co-host Matt Lauer turned to self-help guru Tony Robbins to help viewers get through the "tough times," Cowan delivered a particularly depressing set-up piece that featured mostly pessimistic talking heads, including one that claimed: "The…