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Chris Matthews to theGrio: No regrets on 'forgot Obama was black' remark

Matthews implores his critics to take another look at the footage from Wednesday night.

Matthews implores his critics to take another look at the footage from Wednesday night. He strongly believes that if people listen carefully to the words that he spoke that they will see he was only trying to point out that members of Congress and Americans watching the president's speech at home "saw [Obama] as an individual person and as our leader" not as part of a racial or ethnic group. "I thought he led the country last night," said Matthews. He is surprised but untroubled by the commentary and conversation stirred up by his post-State of the Union remarks. "I don't think people heard what I said," Matthews insisted.

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