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Must bind us together as a nation. now, last week i had the chance to talk to shirley sherrod. an exemplary woman whose challenges mark the challenges we face and the progress that we've made. she deserves better than what happened last week. when a bogus controversy based on selective and deceiving experts of a speech led to her forced resignation. now, many are to blame for the reaction and overreaction that follow these comments, including my own administration. what i said to shirley was that the full story she was trying to

President today. i think it's not about the media but a couple people that sought to do harm 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 to examine what's in ou...

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 we have made. she deserves better than what happened last week. [applause]. >> 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. what i said to shirley was that the full story she was trying to

Never heard of her. i'm not a lawyer either, but that will be -- the case will turn on the question o whether she's a public figure. you cannot do what breitbart did to a private citizen? >> i understand that. let's go to the president at the urban league today. >> 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 the comments. including my own administration. and rather than jump to conclusions and point fingers, and pl...

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 miss sherrod was an innocent victim. >> she deserves better than what happened last week. when a bogus controversy based on selective and deceivin...