Well, I just watched the video from the link provided and the President made Lauer look like a whiney little crybaby.
The President kept throwing the original remarks Matt made back at him. (Matt originally was crying about having to make emergency plans with his family about what to do if there was an attack, etc.)
The President kept personalizing it back to Matt... as in the things I'm doing are designed to keep Americans safe, including you and your family.
Yes, he did have to explain over and over again why we use certain techniques to get information.
And Matt kept worrying about were those techniques legal,... and, gee whiz, were they nice?
Over and over again, the President patiently explained why we have to do these things, yes, they are legal, yes, we've saved the country from attacks by using them.
I cannot believe that even the usual moonbat watchers of the Today show were not saying, Go, Mr. Bush. Do what you need to do to keep us safe and let Matt worry about a terrorist who might be a bit uncomfortable at times.
The President should have asked, "Matt, what are you more worried about---your family's security and ability to sleep at night? Or whether or not Khalid-Muhammad gets wet"?