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Me all you want but when you criticize my wife and my daughter i'm not going to stand for that. i'm surprised, in fact, that he hasn't done that because i think some of the criticism on my side of the aisle has been way over the top on michelle. >> interesting. i think the president -- truman actually threatened to punch somebody in the nose. if obama did that we'd talk about it for a week. before we go, julie mason, the president had 11 beat reporters over for an off the record lunch. "new york times" refused to attend because it was off the record. you were invited? >> no, i was not sadly. >...

In a democratic era, and how do its members differ from those on the right? joining us here in washington, jane ham sher, the founder of the website firedoglake.com. julie mason, white house correspondent for "the washington examiner." and in seattle michael medved, host of the michael medved show on the salem radio network. jane ham sher, as our member of the professional left coming in to talk with us today, how do you feel about being slopped around by robert gibbs? >> the irony is as matt welch says this week in a very good piece, that the people robert gibbs is upset with are actually the...

Agents who tagged along. >> jane, is this a way overblown summer story? >> i never heard this kind of commentary anytime laura bush went someplace. i mean, talk about intellectual consistency and hypocrisy, this is just blatant hypocrisy. the first lady was never treated like this during the bush era. michelle obama has the right to go on vacation if she wants to with her daughter. >> well, maybe it wasn't the best move at a time when so many americans are hurth, michael medved. but on the other hand, she paid for her own accommodations. and yes, the taxpayers picked up the secret service cost...