what we find and i have had a lot of experience with this in not just this job but in working for president obama, the detag rigation of media sources meaning any story with a sensational headline penetrates in a way that over coverage won't do. i just think -- i'm sure this headline you know probably made it on facebook pages, in addition to having a lot of penetration in print and television and that it's all the more important that people take a step back and make sure that they have it right before they put something on. even if you can correct it you can never undo what the first headline was. >> there is no undo button. did you expect this letter to be published by the "times"? >> i hadn't necessarily thought it when i wrote it. we wanted to write it in discussing with them the situation, we did ask that they would publish it. they thought about it for a