David Gergen actually said...

"I think we ought to be very cautious in coming to a conclusion one way or the other. Facts are still scanty."

"Absolutely not. Absolutely not. Anderson, this has ripped away the veil and shown us all that is wrong with politics today. An ideologue injects poison into the Internet. Other people rush to judgment..."

"The President tonight ought to order the Agriculture Department to reopen this case, give this woman a fair hearing and, if the facts are as they seem, reinstate her with an apology."

"The important thing is, when you make a mistake, correct for it very quickly. And that's what the White House needs to do now."