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That's what happened here. he does have occasion to clawed hop into sensitive subjects. sherrod thing with the administration being sloppy on that. the skip gates thing. and then you have got this where he kind of jumps in with big pronouncements or announcements and then says whoa. >> bill: the skip gates thing what was that? >> the skip gates when he came out speaking about how the cambridge police acted stupidly about looking into the facts of racially charged police case last year. >> bill: anybody can make a mistake about things like that. and but there is a pattern of behavior, leslie. y...

That's what happened here. he does have occasion to clawed hop into sensitive subjects. sherrod thing with the administration being sloppy on that. the skip gates thing. and then you have got this where he kind of jumps in with big pronouncements or announcements and then says whoa. >> bill: the skip gates thing what was that? >> the skip gates when he came out speaking about how the cambridge police acted stupidly about looking into the facts of racially charged police case last year. >> bill: anybody can make a mistake about things like that. and but there is a pattern of behavior, leslie. y...

A particular way that's uncomfortable because wee o're uncomfortable about race. >> is he qualified or in some way he cannot do it. >> i think he believes he cannot do it, but yet being half raised and having been raised by white people, he is in a unique spot and he can provide a perspective that would be important, i think, to a lot of people. he has done that in the past, whether it was during the reverend wright controversy, during the skip gates, you know. when he actually does take the time to reflect, the american people enjoy a grown up and mature conversation from him. >> i posed a si...

Before he was president sean bell was shot in the streets and instead of speaking to power he said we should respect the jury's verdict. he gave what i call the philadelphia compromise where instead of really talking about the danger of white supremacy he made it seem as a white angst were the same as black angst and that's sim lot not true. now there are moments where -- with the skip gates controversy i would say he handled it properly. >> i want to move on because i want to talk about the zrivs blogger. i want to talk about the naacp. the administration many feel they threw ms. sherrod unde...

Cannot do it. and yet being half white, and having been raised by white people, he is in a unique spot. and he can provide a perspective that would be important, i think, to a lot of people. he has done that in the past. whether it was during the reverend wright controversy, during skip gates. when he actually does take the time to reflect, the american people actually enjoy a mature and grown-up conversation from him. >> okay. i posed a very similar question to shirley sherrod when i interviewed her yesterday and the day before. i want you guys to take a listen and i want you guys to talk abo...