So When I Cover The President, I

Let's Face It: Many On The Political Right Believe This President Ought Not To Be There - They Oppose Him Not For His Polices And Political View But For Who He Is, An African American!

I Don't Know Many People, If Any, Who Have Had Some Straight Line Toward Success. I Mean, They Start Here, They Work Hard, They've Got What It Takes, And They Just Go Straight To The Top Over Some Number Of Years. Most People Get A Little Failure.

And From A Military School Which Taught Me That To Fit Into Society, You Can't Just Do Anything You Damn Well Please Because It Will Suit You. And That It's Much Better To Be With The Winners Than It Is With The Losers.

Some Days The Competition Would Beat Me And I'd Go Home Thinking Awful Thoughts, Want To Hide Under The Bed, Depressed. But Of Course, In The News Business, When You're Working A Daily News Broadcast, You Get Your Victories And Defeats Every Day.

Well, I Was Born In El Paso, Texas, It Was In The Nearest Hospital To The Family Farm.