You Have To Go Where The Story

I Am Honored To Have This Role [of The Moderator], But This Evening Belongs To The Candidates And, Just As Important, To The American People.

You Look At The Middle East, It's A Total Mess.

As Americans We Rightfully Place Tremendous Value On Having A Free And Independent Press. Our Role As Journalists Is To Give Voice To The Voiceless, And Hold Our Leaders And Institutions Accountable. But The Circle Is Only Completed When That Information Is Consumed By A Free Thinking And Engaged Audience.

I'll Co-host Today From Los Angeles Saturday Morning And Then Make My Way Up To Merced For That Evening's Graduation Ceremony. I'm Still Touching Up My Remarks, But My Challenge To The Class Of 2010 Will Be To Break Through The Deafening And Too Often Negative Echo Chamber Of The Digital Era And Become Critical And Independent Thinkers.

I Remember When I Interviewed At Msnbc, One Of The First Things They Said To Me Was, 'in Your Tapes, You Had A Mustache, Right?' I Said, 'yeah, I Recently Took It Off.' I Said, 'if You Hire Me, You Get To Decide If You Want It Or Not.' They Said, 'no, No, We're Fine With It Now.'