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Responsibility you can stand taller. president bush used to say everybody is dealt a hand and you have to play them, no matter what they are. this white house has a political upheaval in the middle east in which there are pretty much as you have seen on your program, there's no good answers. and they are not going to come quickly. and they are not going to come as quickly as the people on the ground are demanding and the media cycle needs to keep up with. one of the things they have to do is tune out the noise and focus as much as they can and to rely on their cabinet. has a cabinet for a reas...

Touching on all the obvious subjects. and it gave the president a chance to do what all presidents do, criticize the media. >> the things that the media may focus on are not necessarily the things i focus on. i have to sign letters to parents of children who have been killed in afghanistan. the fact of the matter is, is that the media culture right now loves conflict. and if there's a story about cooperation between the two parties, that story doesn't make the news. what makes the news is somebody who says something as outlandish or outrageous as possible. >> on the shirley sherrod controversy...

Highlights and the inevitable question, why? the show was taped yesterday, touching on all the obvious subjects. and it gave the president a chance to do what all presidents do, criticize the media. >> the things that the media may focus on are not necessarily the things i focus on. i have to sign letters to parents of children who have been killed in afghanistan. the fact of the matter is, is that the media culture right now loves conflict. and if there's a story about cooperation between the two parties, that story doesn't make the news. what makes the news is somebody who says something as ...

Played out on these networks. here's president obama on abc's "the view" today which was taped yesterday. listen. >> what i do think happened in that situation is that a 24/7 media cycle that's always looking for controversy and oftentimes doesn't get to the facts first generated a phony controversy. a lot of people overreacted including people in my administration. >> uh-huh. >> and part of the lesson that i want everybody to draw is, let's not assume the worst of other people but let's assume the best. let's make sure that we get the facts straight before we act. >> ken, let's unpack those t...

Highlights and the inevitable question, why? the show was taped yesterday, touching on all the obvious subjects. and it gave the president a chance to do what all presidents do, criticize the media. >> the things that the media may focus on are not necessarily the things i focus on. i have to sign letters to parents of children who have been killed in afghanistan. the fact of the matter is, is that the media culture right now loves conflict. and if there's a story about cooperation between the two parties, that story doesn't make the news. what makes the news is somebody who says something as ...