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Feehery? why would he venture into a comment like this saying all this about the confederate history month in virginia doesn't amount to diddley? >> well, i like haley barbour. i think he's a smart guy. i think he's an effective governor of mississippi. if you talk to anyone who lives in mississippi he's focused on trying to create jobs down there. i think this comment shows that he was saying that the focus on this particular issue is not the focus that the american people care about right now. what they care about mostly, jobs, their community, and the future of this country. they don't care...

I expect michael steele will serve out his term. >> one of the things that the chairman said when he was talking on another network is that he thought he was being held to a higher standard because he's black. do you think that's true? >> that's like me saying i think i'm held to a higher standard because i'm a fat red neck with an accent like this. in that job, people are judged by results. and that's just the way it is. that's the way it was for me. that's the way it was for everybody since then. i do think it's not right for a former chairman to critique his spread seles sores -- his succes...

Doug hyde says steele is trying to ease tensions by shaking up his staff and holding a conference call with rnc members. you have some distractions you're dealing with right now. >> certainly there have been. that's why we put changes in place. changes that are not just administrative, but personnel, as well. they are changes that needed to be made. >> reporter: steele didn't help matters when he told an interviewer as an african-american he has a shrimper margin of error. >> when you're a fat red neck like me you can say they'll hold me to a higher standard. >> reporter: before you think this...

All right, time now for the morning mash. former rnc chairman. >> everybody assumes they have it. >> exactly. yeah, no secret, right, chuck? moving onto the mash, you'll be interested in this. domestic politics. mississippi governor haley barbour says there are no double standards for his successor, michael steele. bar bore says he doesn't view steele differently because he is black and says he has had his own hurdles to overcome. listen. >> do you think michael steele is held to a different standard or has less margin for error because of the lore of his skin, governor? >> look, when you're a...

Politico's andy bar joins us now from politico.com. hey, andy. the latest is hayley barbour, the head of the republican governors. of course the governor of mississippi. former national chairman. he was on with john king. listen to what he had to say. >> michael steele is held to a different standard or has less margin for error because of the color of his skin, governor? >> well, you're a fat red neck like me or an accent like mine, you can say they're going to hold me to a higher standard. i don't think anyone ever held me to a higher standard than i held myself. >> as only hayley barbour ca...