>> i mean, you've got this guy, larry clayman, who's sort of like the ghost of democratic obsession pastk in '98 when he was leading judicial watch as part of the whole impeachment stuff, and then he had a falling out with judicial watch because, apparently, judicial watch thought that he was a little bit too nutty, even for them. and so, now, he's somehow crawled out of the woodwork and is attaching himself to these things. so, i mean, if ted cruz wants to be the head of the tea party and ride it to iowa and so forth, he can do that, but he's going to have to figure out a way of making clear he's the leader and you're not going to have all these nutballs attaching themselves to you. >> i want to read a tweet from our friend, tim carney, who is often on the show, conservative guy, a guy i have a lot of respect for. he says, "give liberals this, they figured out the one clown with the confederate flag on pennsylvania avenue is the true leader of american conservatism." is it fair to take that iconic photo of the confederate flag at this protest outside the white house and blow it up and s

yesterday, put together by larry clayman, was not in line with our objective.e would seek to have political gain. the core reason was to honor the veterans in a peaceful and dedicated manner. our love for veterans continues regardless of party or affiliations or leanings. now, you may take that statement to mean they're talking about ted cruz and sarah palin. but we spoke to ted cruz' office today, and they're agreeing with the statement. one spokesperson said it is unfortunate that the media has allowed this activity to deflect from the real reason, the veteran's group is actually referring to all of these politicians who joined in with the rally today, anderson. >> it is really fascinating stuff. and a lot of stuff was said in front of the white house, and there was some very critical stuff about police officers, saying they looked like they were from kenya, stuff like that. erin, appreciate it. go to cnn.com for more on the battle. >>> and up next, we'll see what he thinks about the deal that is being considered. >>> also ahead, obama care off to a terrible

larry clayman.lican party that continues to shut done the government, thereby curtailing veterans' benefits and the republican party whose sequester habits have hammered the military. but the singular proof that sunday's rally was solely about using the military as pawns in a political game. mr. clayman, over to you. >> and we are now ruled, quote, unquote, by a president who bows down to alla. and to demand that this president leave town. to put the quran down. to get up off his knees, and to figuratively come up with his hands up. >> get up off his knees. this is the political game that mrs. palin and her allies have been playing, even before this president was inaugurated. for them, this is what the shutdown is about. so for those who may be incapable of reading the written word, here's what the president himself says about his own personal faith. you needed to come to church precisely because you are of this world, not apart from it. rich, poor, sinner, saved, you needed to embrace christ precis

>> maybe he should ask larry clayman if he should bring the senate compromise the floor for a vote. thank you all. it was great. that is "all in" for this evening. "the rachel maddow show" starts right now. happy monday and good evening, rachel. >> happy monday. thanks, chris. thanks to you at home as well for joining us this hour. before the giant nuclear accident at chernobyl in ukraine in 1986, the biggest accident before chernobyl involving a commercial nuclear reactor was the one at three mile island in pennsylvania. that nuclear meltdown happened in march of 1979. >> good evening. a nuclear power plant near harrisburg, pennsylvania, the cooling system broke down this morning. some radioactive steam escaped into the air. radiation passed through the 4-foot concrete walls and was detected a mile away from the plant. >> it was shortly after 4:00 this morning at the three mile island nuclear plant when a valve in a water pump that cools the number two reactor blew out. the blowout triggered an automatic shutdown of the system, but before the plant was sealed, some radioactive stea

a short time later, and i want you to pay attention to this guy, larry clayman, came to the podium tonow i want to make moat note of this. when you go to the podium at a rally and you pick up the microphone, and you are there, you are doing what? you are trying to make the case. and if someone gets up and says something very inflammatory and out of bounds and maybe even incites violence, and you're an elected official, does it matter? you better believe it matters. when you put your name, your reputation on that stage, birds of a feather flock together. you are endorsing everything that is said on that stage, and you can't piecemeal it. this guy is inflammatory. listen to clayman. >> we are now ruled, quote, unquote, by a president who bows down to allah. this president is not a president of we the people. he's the president of his people. i call upon all of you to wage a second american nonviolent revolution, to use civil disobedience, and to demand that this president leave town, to get out. to put the quran down, to get up off his knees. come here and demand the resignation of obam

so let me call and ask, maybe larry clayman if it's his name, of freedom watch, will call us back and give a response to his words uttered yesterday that i find totally out of order. protected by the first amendment, absolutely. i have no quart with -- quarrel with that. but i believe it's important to put this in the record as we talk about this government shutdown because if we're going to get where we need to go, we need to all realize we have a greater cause and that is america's cause. i finish on these words. apparently he was moved yesterday in front of the vietnam veterans memorial which many in the million vets movement denounced yesterday, he said, we are ruled by a president that bows down to allah. i'm already insulted because i believe in the freedom of religion. respect the dignity of all religions he is not a president of we the people, says mr. clayman of freedom watch, but a president of his people. i don't know who ha this -- i don't know who that is. all i know is the president was elected to be president of all the people of the united states of america he goes on

party senators ted cruz and mike lee led a rally on the national mall where freedom watch founder larry clayman called on president obama to leave town, put down the koran and come out with your hands up. the rally moved to the white house where tea partyiers waved the con-- partiers waved the confed rate flag in front of his home. it is unnerving, it's despicable and it's not the me flag that we pledge allegiance to. to date, neither senator nor member of the tea party caucus in this house denounced in ugly, disgusting comment toward this president. i respectfully ask my friends across the aisle to do so. we may disagree on many things hope this chamber, but i this is not acceptable. condemn this behavior. if you don't and you let it go, you are condoning it. out of many one, e pluribus unum. let's denounce this. let's come together. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition -- the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i'd like to ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute.