i ll call him a junta, whatever. they re governing against the people. it doesn t matter. that group deals, bribes, unconstitutionality to get legislation passed. legislation that the majority of the american people don t want, it s a regime. the word we got used to in this country by the way is the bush team i once called it a bush regime. i ll pay for that as long as i live. the idea of foreign regime change that if there was a phrase that got into our head before the last word, there s something to be taken down. saddam hussein is a regime. it s a use of a word with the whole confection they re putting together. the guy is a foreigner. the enemy of the country. in the french sense, right? a foreigner, dictator, a tyrant. an ideological element to it. don t let the character assassination come after you.
it s about self-defense. they have to stand up for themselves because of stuff they re saying. any reasonable person s view is extreme. it seems to me there s a cake they re baking on the right very effectively. and all the ingredients are socialist, the delegitimizing people who are birthers, not really american. the attempted takeovers. all these terms seem foreign. i want my country back. it seems like they re baking a cake so people get this idea. he s not one of us. he s not one of us. he s not legitimate. junta. junta that s the military term. here he is. maybe i had a small part in this. a small part. here he is, the president reacting to something on friday night. i m so small in this debate. here he is. let s listen to rush limbaugh. if you don t like regime,
it s institutionalizing him. something better than regime. you re saying he s not in the office officially. he s somehow an interloper, a junta leader, a coup leader. the president is the head of state. they don t accept that. they re different from being just the head of government. he s the temporary monarch. we don t like to dump him out of office. but while he s there, he represents it country. we play hail to the chief when he comes to the room. this is an attempt to deny that. to say it s not true about this president. because does it have something to do with his color, by the way? what other reason i think so. i never get it. i was about to say something that s not true. i don t get the motive. here s the particulars. backroom deals is that new in american politics? i believe that s part of congress. bribes, a crime, ain t new. i don t think he s guilty of
have. it sharpens the contradictions as it were. and you know i think he d be happy to running against rush limbaugh and glenn beck and sarah palin. the ditto heads is a term they used to describe their allegiance unusual term for independent-minded americans. they do love this guy. he s a fantastic entertainer, a man to the right. he says a lot of things that people don t agree with a lot of people do. he s talking about regime and junta today. what do you think? what do you think? i have my comment on the shows. been great for the ratings. that s true. the white house officials about this. they see this as a matter of self-defense. the president has got to stand up for himself. here he was asked a question so it was prompted. not going out of their way to make it a campaign like rahm emmanuel tried to make it a little bit of an issue before.
i think the economy rules. let s get back to the strength here. if you re delivering masters tournaments and winning, if you re delivering a strong economy, people have a lot in their heart for you. thank you, donny deutsch. thank you, michael feldman. coming up, president obama goes to work with right wing radio and rush limbaugh accuses the president of character assassination and calls the administration a regime. and today he called it a junta you know, after a military coup, a junta. president obama versus rush. coming up next, you re watching hardball. live the life i want to live. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. it s not a big deal to go to your doctor. it is a big deal to have a heart attack. because with national, i roll past the counter. and choose any car in the aisle. choosing your own car? now that s a good call. go national. go like a pro.