Tim Russert and guests on NBC's Meet The Press were discussing the possibility that Barak Obama might be stuck talking about race, as if they themselves and the rest of the news media were not responsible for forcing him to do so.
This is called the "invisible stir-stick" effect. The news media creates the controversies they discuss on Sunday morning news programs, by distorting the context of the information they gather.
Think about the story of the story. A short look at MediaMatters.org will be highly educational.
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