Why can’t he learn how to throw the media’s questions back in their faces the way that Newt Gingrich does? The media keeps trying to steer him onto topics they think might damage him and he keeps leaning right into their punches. All he has to do is say he’s not concerned about the film, or whatever topic, because they are larger issues to discuss, e.g. Obama’s handling of the attacks, the ongoing war on terror, Obama’s anti-terror policies, etc. If he doesn’t learn to do that he’s just going to waste so much time talking about what the media wants to talk about, which will never be about topics damaging to Obama.
Newt's instinctive, reflexive response isn't to flinchingly placate the far left, whenever confronted.