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>> i wouldn't paint in broad brush and say that everybody who is involved or have gone to a tea party rally or a meeting are somehow on the fringe. some of them i think have some mainstream legitimate concerns. and my hope is that, as we move forward and we're tackling things like the deficit and imposing a freeze on domestic spending and taking steps that show we're sincere about dealing with our long-term problems, that some of that group will dissipate. >> how does he try to make sense of this politically, of this movement that could hurt? >> there's the great famous american bumper sticker...

In terms of a political matter, rick, how he deals with the phenomenon of the tea party movement. here is a portion of what he said to matt lauer during the course of his interview about that. >> i wouldn't paint in broad brush and say that everybody who is involved or have gone to a tea party rally or a meeting are somehow on the fringe. some of them i think have some mainstream legitimate concerns. and my hope is that, as we move forward and we're tackling things like the deficit and imposing a freeze on domestic spending and taking steps that show we're sincere about dealing with our long-t...

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>> there's some folks who just, you know, weren't sure whether i was born in the united states, whether i was a socialist, right? so there's that segment of it which i think is just dug in ideologically. then i think there's a broader circle around that core group of people who are legitimately concerned about the deficit, who are legitimately concerned that the federal government may be taking on too much. and so i wouldn't paint in broad brush and say that everybody who's involved or have gone to a tea party rally or meeting are somehow on the fringe. some of them i think have some mainstrea...

S success. >> i want you both to respond to this. the president speaking to matt lauer on the nbc "today" show talked about the tea partyers. i can't remember the last time the president got this detailed when it came to talking about the tea parties. >> there's a part of the tea party movement that actually did exist before i was elected. we saw some of it leading up to my election, where there were some folks who just, you know, weren't sure whether i was born in the united states, whether i was a socialist. then i think that there's a broader circle around that core group of people who are ...