] Challenged by Blitzer that the media did not create his
] performance in Des Moines, Dean said, "But you chose to
] play it 673 times in one week. That's your privilege.
]
]
] "If you want to be president of the United States, you
] had better be willing to take whatever the news media
] throw at you, and I'm very willing to take it," he said.

CNN.com - Dean predicts comeback, takes swipe at media - Jan. 26, 2004