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Last week's out offer of shirley sherrod. she was pressured to step down after a conservative blogger posted a video clip of comments she made about race. her comments were later found to have been taken out of context. the president spoke about it to the national urban league. take a listen. >> when a bogus controversy based on selective and deceiving excerpts of a speech led to a forced resignation, now many are to blame for the reaction and overreaction that followed these comments. including my own administration. what i said to shirley was the full story she was trying to tell, a story ab...

Positions in the media in our educational institutions and the presidency. we have to make sure they understand the history so that they can do a better job in the positions that they have to help move all of us forward. >> now, i have to ask, were you referring to president obama when you made that comment? >> well, yes. >> meanwhile, at the urban league in washington this morning, president obama said it was time for all americans to learn from the controversy in which he said ms. sherrod was an innocent victim. >> she deserves better than what happened last week. when a bogus controversy, b...

But a couple people that sought to do harm here. let's not get too wishy washy here. here he is talking to the urban league, the president. >> she deserves better than what happened last week. when a bogus controversy based on selective and deceiving excerpts of a speech led to her forced resignation. many are to blame for the reaction and overreaction that followed these comments, including my own administration. and rather than jump to conclusions and point fingers, and play some of the games that are played on cable tv, we should all look inward and try ç to examine what's in our own heart...

President, we were reminded this past week that we still got work to do. when it comes to promoting the value of fairness and equality and mutual understanding that must bind us together as a nation. now, last week i had a chance to talk to shirley sherrod. an exemplary woman whose experiences mark both the challenges we have faced and the progress that we've made. she deserves better than what happened last week. when a bogus controversy based on selective and deceives excerpts of a speech led her -- led to her forced resignation. now, many are to blame for the

Exemplary woman whose experiences mark both the challenges we have faced and the progress that we've made. she deserves better than what happened last week. [ applause ] when a bogus controversy based on selective and deceives excerpts of a speech led to her forced resignation. now, many are to blame for the reaction and overreact that fold these comments, including my own administration. >> he will be spending a lot of time discussing race on this program. earlier this week i spoke with donna brazile. you can watch that interview on cnn.com/tony and if you would, leave us a comment. what issu...