administration which then became the trigger, at least on our part, for reporting this story. chris, had we reported this story prior to the department of agriculture firing her? >> no. we actually -- we held it until -- we actually woke them up yesterday morning and we held it until we spoke directly to the usda. >> but, still, it's a horrific reaction to the quick excitement of politics and also an indictment of who we are today in the media, what we cover. this is a clip provided by a guy who is probably selling shoes in someone's basement five years ago. a right wing blogger, whatever his name is. it's a clip of a 45-minute speech given in march about an event that took place 24 years ago. it goes out and on the air several airways with no context given. she's fired. this is an event that's mass ka raiding as news, that has carried, you know, again by