>> four ears years ago, the sago mine disaster struck west virginia killing 12 workers and prompted congress to pass the mine improvement and new emergency response act. this week more than two dozen miners died in an explosion at the massey energy coal mine which has been cited for safety violations more than 1300 times since 2005. two violations issued on the day of the blast. why didn't the media follow up on mining standards in west virginia? is this a story, jim, sometimes i think that, you know, the media only descend on west virginia when somebody like jessica lynch gets rescued or a mine blows up. >> or when robert byrd cuts a ribbon. >> public works. >> look, i agree there's a phenomenon here, a stereo type, it's like tornados in oklahoma that get you there, but look, i think some perspective on this