The reporter of course needs to do some homework or at least listen or not comment on a beginning of a speech he missed. Maybe if he listened as a reporter should instead of having written his report before he walked in the door he might have learned something. I doubt he knows very much about the forefathers or what they actually stood for. To him its ancient boring history.
what passes for education, even at highly rated private schools, is laughable. Critical thinking skills are rarely taught. I see what is produced by our "fine" universities. It is disheartening to say the least.