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"The way to look at it, and the way we -- the President looks at it and we look at it, it's not a news organization so much as it has perspective. And that's a different take. And more importantly is not have the CNNs and the others in the world basically be led in following Fox, as if that, what they're trying to do is a legitimate news organization in the sense of both sides, a sense of a valued opinion."

Is there no solidarity among the Roberts of the world? Granted the first interview with the new president during one of the inaugural balls last night, Robin Roberts devoted a chunk of her precious time to laying the blame for the flubbing of the oath of office at the feet of Chief Justice John Roberts. Pres. Obama responded graciously, acknowledging that both he and the Chief Justice made their mistakes. And indeed, NBC’s Pete Williams, analyzing things at First Read this morning, points out that it was Obama who goofed first, “jump[ing] in before the ‘do solemnly swear’ phrase,” which...