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Take it tonight we have a bit of -- brouhaha.
Anderson word over sound by President Obama and Mitt Romney's reaction to.
Somebody gave me an education.
I was born with a silver spoon mama.
Michelle wasn't.
But somebody give -- chance.
-- like these folks up you're looking for a chance in my case I'm so and I could apologize for my dad and his success in life he was born poor.
He.
Worked his way to become very successful despite the fact that he didn't have a college degree and one of the things he wanted to do was provide for me and for my brother and sisters I'm not gonna apologize for my -- success.
But I know the president likes to attack fellow Americans -- joining us now to hash it all out hitting turner for Texas and Leslie -- Los -- -- -- The White House is Fresno mama was not referring to Mitt Romney -- two silvers who.
Comment the violence.
Now the -- back I know I three years ago we could say that when he and he made that remark before but when he said he went down yeah I.
I think when did he make it replied I remember that it.
-- Jay Carney said that he's set at three years ago the president said that -- three years ago and it wasn't based.
-- toward Mitt Romney bad but I do think that now it is based not only toward Mitt Romney.
But toward.
Rich Republicans on the bright specifically.
Now is there anything wrong in your mind since you are dedicated liberal actually.
With the silver spoon American city being wrong with that for them running for office is at a deficit.
I don't think there's anything wrong with silver -- Americans I wish one of them would adopt me.
-- when we don't get America we have 99%.
That aren't.
Born with a silver you know and and I think for the president's doing is saying look Cam -- sky now but I wasn't always I was like you.
I'm looking out for and you didn't you tell -- did say there's nothing wrong with the silver spoon set all right.
Did you need -- he uses.
Well.
-- it is is it is a fundamental problem here first of all -- Doesn't solve problems and Manny doesn't guarantee success.
There are a lot of children that were raised with the rich in rich families in that -- meaning capable.
Alcoholics.
Derelict in responsibility.
Money isn't the answer here with the answer is this character and I think most Americans can see through that.
Character leadership true grit determination all those things that make an American -- make a person great but their life instinctive pride -- money.
Manny does not get us now.
It said there is class envy and and certainly President Obama has tapped into that left -- got to admit that.
You know portraying Romney is as rich fat cat -- doesn't care does out of touch.
With Americans is the White House and they reelection campaign for -- Obama has done time and time again -- the NASCAR's off.
It you know it's on and on and on and got -- -- all so they are trying to portray Romney is a silver Spooner guy.
Totally out of ties doesn't really care we care about the NASCAR people just the owners.
An and I I -- -- -- that -- a -- that's going to be right throughout.
The whole campaign.
Well I don't disagree that that will be a theme because they have to point out look.
Mitt Romney is 1% of the 1% this is -- the Republicans are putting forth as their candidate.
This is a man who was wealthy who's looking out for his buddies this is what we're doing where we came from I think the president.
It's Smart to do that quite frankly because my hardly overwhelming majority of us are not in the way if if.
If I were Mitt Romney.
If I were Mitt Romney -- I an and I got this thrown at me by President Obama on a debate former anything like guys are around would you -- -- same thing about John F.
Kennedy.
To do at the Kennedy.
Kennedy was a 1% -- did you get to FB IF DR and percent of what are you doing.
Okay yeah -- -- I mean.
Larry go all throughout history George Washington the richest president of all of them -- yeah okay and and are you saying that that you're not qualified for public service.
And then the president -- had no he's just out of touch he doesn't know attribute concerns are.
And then you could say the same thing about JFK lives in hyannisport lived in Palm Beach.
He's I've educated Harvard I mean not resurgent Mike Kennedy book now.
And it's very interesting JFK's.
Approach to black Americans back then when he was president not gonna give anything away.
But I I think Obama President Obama is leaves himself open here big time lastly if he starts to go down this road seriously.
-- I hear what you're saying if you look at if you look back and -- -- talk about certainly other.
People like JFK certainly Rockefeller's -- -- -- Donald Trump.
People that we know -- Do you would with somebody would say you know a hat handed to them.
Of course is worked for it but I I don't think that -- that that is not the point that I hear the president making the president is making at this point that you have a rich candidate who is.
Proposing to go against legislation that would make for example that you don't with a -- role to make.
Rich people pay yeah he's gonna say -- every -- they own.
He -- that that's legitimate Geneen engine he knew he's gonna have to answer that Ron is gonna have to answer that.
Well I think the bottom line is Americans are smarter than this and Americans don't really care.
What they care about is four dollar gas.
Being bullied by foreign countries your children might have to wait six months to get an MRI.
And that they -- they incredible debt -- is that what kind of messages are we teaching our children it's okay to be -- -- you -- these all my credits it's okay to be -- really our country's being bullied there's so many bigger issues than this.
And I think Americans are smarter they're gonna see right through -- and I ladies as always thank you plenty more as a vacuum.
