the president finally had a chance to hit back. listen to what he said. >> i don't put people on food stamps. people become eligible for food stamps. second of all, the initial expansion of food stamp eligibility handleed under my republican predecessor, not under me. >> without blaming george bush about it, because he wasn't -- there was eligibility requirements. we're in the methodst of a deep recession. is it surprising large number of people get food stamps in no. what should they do, dumpster diving? >> eric: so you know what we're talk about. newt was right. 15% of americans get food stamps, 45% higher than the year before obama took over. the problem, not that it's exploding.