By now you probably know that President Obama on Saturday finally put out a clear statement supporting the antiregime protesters in Iran, as we and many others spent much of last week urging. What you may not know is that the president actually changed his tune on Friday--and not just in a written statement but in a TV interview. The comments did not air on Friday, however, apparently because flatfooted journalists at CBS failed to realize their significance.

Here's the pertinent portion from the transcript of Harry Smith's...