it's a disaster for the democrats. >> luckily i don't think barack obama is taking michael medev's advicegy. >> michael, i admit, the former president, jimmy carter, his timing is taeserrible. when is a good time to talk about the things going on right now? he these are things that are happening. a lot of people in this country are nervous something terrible could happen. who knows if a horrific fight breaks out at a t.e.a. party or somebody is carrying a gun. somebody has to reel this stuff in. the timing is not the best but it has to be addressed, michael. >> i don't think it has to be addressed to suggest people that are opposed to president obama's policies on health care are all racist. are there some crazy racists out there? yes. jimmy carter -- jimmy carter said the overwhelming portion of animosity to the president of the united states is based upon overwhelming portion was his language. >> portion? >> yes. >> portion? >> the overwhelming portion. that means majority. patriotic and decent americans disagree with the president on health care. >> you're going to say -- >> laura, i w

michael medev, nationally syndicated talk show host. let's talk about this comment of mr. grayson. u offended, michael medved? the republicans don't have a plan and there are people that are left out there to, you know, go absolutely financially destitute or live with the disease. what's your take on what he said? >> americans are too easily offended. i'm not a fended by it. i don't think it's a constructive contribution to the dialogue. right now this is serious. this is not gamesmanship. it's not ra-ra back and forth. right now there is a good plan on the table. it is called the wyden/bennett bill, co-sponsored by seven democrats and seven republicans. i don't see why everyone is trying to reinvent the wheel. i've had members of the u.s. senate on my radio show talking about this plan that would attempt to move us toward individual control, at the same time you get nearly all americans insured. why not work constructively instead of calling names? the american people are tired of it. >> he didn't call republicans a name. he said what they're -- what their plan is all about. >> it'

also radio talk show host michael medev, author of "the ten big lies about america." want your take on the latest news this afternoon that general petraeus is endorsing the request for more troops by general mcchrystal. michael, what do you think of that? >> i think president obama should take that more seriously than advice from joe biden. the reports being he's listening to the vice president rather than do military commanders in the field. i think conservatives deserve credit for supporting the president on this. one of the first things he did when he came into the white house was to send 20,000 more troops. he also campaigned very clearly on more focus on afghanistan. >> if al qaeda is not in afghanistan, why stay there? why send more troops? it might be the wrong mission. >> it's precisely the same reason president obama gave during the campaign. because we went into afghanistan, set up a new government, because al qaeda was there originally with the training camps and now to abandon that government under pressure would be disaster for the united states. >> jack r