Southfield (WWJ) -- Barack Obama has apologized to a local television reporter for calling her "sweetie'' and dodging her question about autoworkers.
Channel 7's Peggy Agar shouted a question to the Democratic presidential candidate during Obama's appearance Wednesday at the Sterling Stamping Plant in Sterling Heights.
Agar asked Obama what he's "going to do to help American autoworkers.''
Obama replied, "Hold on one second, sweetie, we'll do a press avail, thanks'' but didn't get back to Agar.
On the air later, the station played a voice message Obama left for Agar. Obama apologizes for not getting back to her. He also tells Agar he has a bad habit of calling people "sweetie.''
Obama then says: ``I mean no disrespect, so I am duly chastened on that front.''
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