WEBVTT SOLEDA THANKS FOR JOINING MEFOR "MATTER OF FACT."I'VE SPENT NEARLY 30 YEARS AS AJOURNALIST AND AS I PREPARED TOTAKE ON THIS ROLE, I'VE SPENT ALOT OF TIME CONSIDERING THE ROLEOF THE MEDIA IN POLITICS AND OURRESPONSIBILITY TO OUR VIEWERS.I THINK WE'RE HERE TO HAVEAUTHENTIC CONVERSATIONS ABOUTSOMETIMES UNCOMFORTABLE ISSUES,AND PUSH FOR DIRECT AND TRUTHFULANSWERS TO TOUGH QUESTIONS, TOCREATE A SPACE FOR RESPECTFULDISAGREEMENTS.I ALSO THINK WE'RE HERE TOCHALLENGE EACH OTHER'S BELIEFSAND THE BASIS OF THOSE BELIEFS.AND AS AMERICANS, I BELIEVE WESHOULD CALL OUT AND REJECT HATE- FILLED SPEECH NO MATTER WHOESPOUSES IT, NOT JUST LET ITSLIDE INTO THE NATIONALDISCOURSE UNCHALLENGED.SO AS WE WIND UP THIS WEEK'SSHOW, I GIVE YOU A PROMISE.I WILL BRING YOU INTO THESEIMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS, AND ASK