you in china you were watching the tea party movement from a distance. you said that i don't know much about tea parties and birthers. some of it tried to interpret that as you are going for the more moderate independent vote in the republican party maybe not the solid conservative base. your reaction? >> i haven't seen that quote. i will tell you what i've said consistently. >> sean: don't trust "the new york times" is that what you are telling me? >> i said about the tea party movement watching from 10,000 miles away it is a manifestation of our democracy, of the anger and outrage people feel in this country. the way we do business in the united states. if it puts pressure on elected officials do things differently to balance the books, to look at a balanced budget amendment, so on, that's a good outcome. >> sean: back to president obama for a minute. there was some speculation and it has been written about maybe one of the reasons the president appointed you ambassador to china, because one of his political advisers