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Point. people from left wing publications megyn: mostly. there were some on here >> tell me who was the fair and balanced straight journalist on this list and what they did megyn: there were people from npr. >> who was a fair and balanced non-opinion person? megyn: these are just ones i pulled this week. >> you are not allowed to get together with your fellow journalists. megyn: they talked about how not >> people get together and talk shop. that's what this is megyn: they talked about how not to cover reverand wright >> i didn't read anything about reverand wright in the media. he didn't get ...

Back. he was here in washington preaching a sermon then took time to speak to the "washington post" about president obama >> you understand he can reach out to all segments of the community because of the nation of the position right now, right? >> [ inaudible ] he needs to reach out to everybody. [ inaudible ] >> greta: reverend wright tells the "washington post" in part it is unrealistic to think that one person can change the mess this country has gotten into. to pick on him is like picking on one of my kids. i have not stopped loving him because of what the press did. to see him beat up on...

Back. he was here in washington preaching a sermon then took time to speak to the "washington post" about president obama >> you understand he can reach out to all segments of the community because of the nation of the position right now, right? >> [ inaudible ] he needs to reach out to everybody. [ inaudible ] >> greta: reverend wright tells the "washington post" in part it is unrealistic to think that one person can change the mess this country has gotten into. to pick on him is like picking on one of my kids. i have not stopped loving him because of what the press did. to see him beat up on...

Orleans? where is your dollar? where is your stafford act money? makes no sense. tells me the built hasn't been taken out. [applause] tells me that somehow the people down in new orleans, they don't care about as much. bill: also in the crowd that day was the reverend jeremiah wright. mike emanuel is live in washington. reverand wright became a controversial figure during the 2008 campaign. what did then senator obama say about him in that summer of 2007? >> reporter: he made reference to the trinity church of christ saying that's where he met reverend wright and introduced him to a man named ...

Shoutout to my pastor, the guy who puts up with me, counsels me, listens to my wife complain about me. he's a friend, and a great leader. so please, everybody, give an extraordinary welcome to my pastor dr. jeremiah wright, the united church of christ. where's he at. there he is. that's him. that's him right there. [applause] >> reporter: earlier in 2007 reverend wright had become a controversial figure and political problem but clearly in front of that audience mr. obama felt comfortable praising his pastor. he compared the response to