run their own affairs. nancy pelosi has to run them, only she is non-racist enough to conduct elections. howard: joins us now to analyze the coverage, susan ferrechio with the washington examinerrer, and in los angeles, leslie marshall, radio talk show host and fox news contributor. susan, the media coverage of joe biden s speech portrayed it as stirring and historic, but when the comparisons to bull connor and george wallace didn t play well, there was a second wave of coverage that was much more negative. i actually think the media did a fair job and, of course, you re right, those headlines i kind of laughed at because so much of that speech was over the top that even a neutral reporter couldn t help but take notice of it. and i don t feel it was respected in the initial coverage, for sure. but then everybody did get onboard, even democrats, saying that the president may have overstepped after a day or two went by and people had a chance