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Good evening from new york. i'm lawrence o'donnell in for keith olbermann. shirley sherrod said she did not want an apology from president obama. tonight, she got one anyway. president obama called her twice last night but failed to reach her. she called back today. at 12:35, the president took the call from his private office. they spoke for 7 minutes. earlier today, ms. sherrod expressed her hopes of what that conversation would entail. >> i really would not want the president to apologize to me. i'd love to have a conversation with him though. >> what would you say to him? >> i'd like to ta...

To know how that hopey, changey thing is working out four. and every day that no credible republican presidential candidate emerges is another day closer to sarah palin becoming leader of the gop pac. and finally, republican senate candidate ken buck learned an old lesson. you don't tug on superman's cape. you don't spit into the wind. don't pull the mask off the lone ranger and don't make fun of a pair of women's shoes. that's all in the sideshow. we're going to begin with president obama's phone call and apology to shirley sherrod. congressman jim clyburn of south carolina is the majority wh...

Earlier today shirley says she doesn't need apology with the president or need one but she would like to have a conversation with him. >> i would like to talk to him a little bit about the experiences of people life church me, people at the grass root level, people who live out there in rural america. people who live in the south. i know he does not have that kind of experience. let me help him a little bit. >> shepard: well, a few hours later she got her chance to help him a little bit. the white house says the president actually tried to talk to her last night but that he couldn't get in tou...

This morning she doesn't believe the president understands or sufficiently appreciates. let's listen. >> i would like to talk to him a little about the experience of -- experiences of people like me, people at the grass root level, people who live out there and rule america, rural america. people who live in the south. i know he does not have that kind of experience. let me help him a little bit with how we think, how we live, live, and the things that are happening. happening. >> robert gibbs also said yesterday, bill that's correct he thought this entire situation was a, quote, teachable mom...

He told miss sherrod the misfortunate can present an opportunity for her to continue her hard work on behalf of those in need. this followed the disclosure of the videotape by sherrod in which she appeared to give evidence of racism but turned out to be a description of how she overcame her own racism. it's clear one goal miss sherrod harbored for the conversation went unfulfilled. >> i would like to talk to him a little bit about the experiences of people like had me, people at the grass root level, people who live out there in rural america. people who live in the south. i know he does not h...