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President obama's legacy is tied to the health care law. the fate of that law is the fate of his presidency. so everything else really is secondary. >> anton gunn, you've got to agree with peter. this is, of course, going to be the president's legacy, obamacare. is that where he is going to have to put all of his political capital come 2014, later this year? >> of course it is. peter's right. you can guarantee that this do-nothing congress is going to do nothing in 2014. that means focus on the things that have already gotten done, fully implementing the affordable care act. we have to remembe...

Of interpreting people talking about people as consumers and not citizens, family members, and community members. this is why black friday is my favorite holiday, this is the title of your piece, because it embraces this. you think there's something kind of beautiful about this. >> i love the enthusiasm of commerce. it reminds me of a sporting event. you played that video of shoppers in georgia at a walmart earlier. that reminds me of a lot of rock concerts i went to as a kid and paid to be in the middle of that. and it becomes a sport, entertainment, and they get enjoyment and pleasure just o...

Yesterday about whether we were going to play one of these videos. i think we do have it cued up. the classic, like, stampede black friday video. and we that had this debate about one level are we allowing eight people to look at this video and feel comfortably smug and superior to, oh, look at those animals going for flat screen tvs. but this did happen and there's something -- >> -- to be validated in your own consumerist desires. you see that and you think, well, maybe i should go buy something too. >> peter, what's your thought on this? >> you call this a media event, and i think that's a ...