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Ask the direct question, especially when it comes to rick? >> i think that's part of it. don, those of us who are in journalism, those of us in it for a while, we have to acknowledge, and i do not except myself in this criticism, there's a certain amount of fear. there's a fear that if you raise the race question in any way in a public forum like the debates, that somehow you the questioner will be accused of doing something wrong. i'd like for all of us, including myself, to get over that, but this is part of the reality. you know, journalists are human. they have their concerns. they have th...

Fear. there's a fear that if you raise the race question in any way in a public forum like the debates, that somehow you the questioner will be accused of doing something wrong. i'd like for all of us, including myself, to get over that, but this is part of the reality. you know, journalists are human. they have their concerns. they have their fears. and so often when it comes to any discussion of race, almost everyone is afraid to touch it for fear they'll be somehow misunderstood or used some way against them. >> i want to ask you about president obama, mr. rather. history would say he has a...

pennsylvania. sara, people think that excuse is pretty flimsy. >> reporter: yeah, don, what happened yesterday at the announcement for the new head football coach, the one that will replace interim coach tom bradley, who replaced joe paterno when he was fired just a few days after the jerry sandusky scandal began to unfold, so rodney erickson was asked this question by reporters at an intimate question-and-answer session after the announcement. he was asked the question, how could penn state officials, such as yourself, be caught so off guard when this was news that, you know, people...

>> we have 18 individuals who were shot. >> one year ago, congresswoman gabby giffords shot but lives. six others die. her progress, lessons learned and a nation remembers. tick tock. the first presidential primary just two days away. did mitt romney's debate rivals make a dent in his armor? we'll show you just how contentious it got. daring dan. legendary anchorman dan rather is in new hampshire. true to form, he's got some choice words for the gop hopefuls. and he's sharing them with me. and who are blah people. >> i don't want to make people's lives better by making them som...

choice words for the gop hopefuls. and he's sharing them with me. and who are blah people. >> i don't want to make people's lives better by making them -- by giving them someone else's money. he says he didn't say what you just heard and he's not alone. it really is time for our no talking points segment. that and more right here, right now on cnn. hello, everyone. i'm don lemon. thank you for joining us. the congresswoman who took a bullet to the brain exactly one year ago standing tall and leading her community in our country's sacred pledge. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag ...