It has been said that after a while people will "show their true colors," meaning their character.
Obama has had a cushy political life, elevated to the top very quickly and without controversy. And now, when a few people in the media actually disagree with him, he begins to show those "colors" and prove what many of us have believed all along. I think this could backfire as these two men are media heavyweights and may not back down from the White House threats. Little by little, Americans are going to learn just "who" they elected.