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Don Yelton responds to criticism of his controversial Daily Show interview
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Despite the controversy, Yelton tells Xpress: "The comments that were made, that I said, I stand behind them. I believe them."
The short interview clips were edited together from a much longer two-hour sit-down, says Yelton. But he says he was pleased overall with the parts that were included. In fact, he notes that some of the comments he made that weren't included might've even been more controversial. "To tell you the truth, there were a lot of things I said that they could've made sound worse than what they put up." He adds, "I would've loved to been able to do it live. … but that wasn't offered."
Yelton says he was well aware of what he was getting into when he agreed to be on the show. "Everybody and their brother told me 'they're going to make fun of you,'" he notes. "I don't think we can run from the people that disagree with us. If you're not willing to talk to people you disagree with, than you're never going to accomplish anything. So that's why I agreed to take the interview."
Yelton says he's not sure why he was first contacted by a producer of the Daily Show and asked to appear, although he suspects it might've been comments related to President Barack Obama's race he made on Facebook.
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The short interview clips were edited together from a much longer two-hour sit-down, says Yelton. But he says he was pleased overall with the parts that were included. In fact, he notes that some of the comments he made that weren't included might've even been more controversial. "To tell you the truth, there were a lot of things I said that they could've made sound worse than what they put up." He adds, "I would've loved to been able to do it live. … but that wasn't offered."
Yelton says he was well aware of what he was getting into when he agreed to be on the show. "Everybody and their brother told me 'they're going to make fun of you,'" he notes. "I don't think we can run from the people that disagree with us. If you're not willing to talk to people you disagree with, than you're never going to accomplish anything. So that's why I agreed to take the interview."
Yelton says he's not sure why he was first contacted by a producer of the Daily Show and asked to appear, although he suspects it might've been comments related to President Barack Obama's race he made on Facebook.
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