then a station in denver caught up with the congressman. tuesday passed and to ask him about this and asked him about why he had made the statement in the first place. here is what congressman had to say. >> after your comments about the president, do you feel that voters are owed a better explanation than just i misspoke? >> i think that as i stand by my statement, they misspoke, and i apologize. >> okay, who are you apologizing to. >> i stand by my statement, i misspoke and apologize. we talk to you all of the time, you're very forth coming. who is telling you not to talk. >> i stand by my statement that i misspoke and i apologize. >> did you say it because you would never say something like that in the suburbs? >> is there anything i can ask