what about your fricking entitlements?ç from the day you were born, buddy. it's unbelievable. it's unbelievable. perry bacon, your thoughts. i mean, who -- >> i think charlie's right. if you recall thinking about newt gingrich constantly says obama's the, quote unquote, food stamp president. it's the same kind of argument. >> oh, that's cute. welfare queen -- >> this is the same kind of argument. >> you heard the same stuff from reagan, by the way. food stamps to buy booze with. i remember all that old stuff. it's the old ethnic crap. okay? go ahead. >> yes. i think the goal is to get -- is to win the republican nomination this way. romney's trying to appeal to the right right now, and he'll move back -- i don't think he'll be saying these things in september, but he's saying them right now because he needs to win this iowa caucus. >> i get it. we got it, mitt. thank you, perry bacon. thank you, charles mahtesian. >> thanks, chris. >> when we return, let me finish with why the obama campaign should be concerned with what's happening here in iowa. really concerned. you're watching "hardball." from java joe's in des moines.