what they should do when they go out on the street and face this kind of circumstance. it was the beginning of the conversation. he was right to tamp down on what might come out of the federal investigation, but he at least tried to point us in the direction of real action. you make a good point. shame on those of us who don t use this as a conversation starter at home. ron reagan, your takeaway thoughts. well, i thought the important thing, one of the important things was this generation point you were addressing just a few moments ago. and this has to do with ignorance. yes, the kids today are less ignorant than we were, and when you defeat ignorance, you defeat bigotry. when ignorance goes into the ash heap, bigotry follows. that s the important thing we have to keep in mind, i think. congressman, your final thoughts? i think the president has provided a service to americans. he s allowed us to exhale on this. something that has gripped our homes and our conversations for th