He was obviously not comfortable about speaking on camera and she did not give him a chance to explain his views. He had a deer in the headlights look and I think that is why she picked him to begin with- he looked like a good target to her and that is what she wanted. She attacked him when he was still attempting to explain his thinking. That is why to be effective in the face of the media you need to think sound bites- they won’t give you time to explain and won’t understand what you are saying anyway. The other issue with the media is if you do give a long explanation they will cut it into sound bites designed to make you look bad anyway- since your message won’t fit their agenda.
That makes a lot of sense.