(CNN) -- Viewers have learned that television's no-nonsense Judge Judy cuts through the bull and gets to the heart of the matter. Judge Judy says Americans have the fortitude to get through this economic crisis. On Monday night's "Larry King Live," Judge Judy turned her sharp legal mind to matters of the economy, sharing why she thinks Americans have what it takes to navigate the hard months ahead. And she also has some advice for President Obama and sharp-worded assessments of Bernie Madoff and AIG bonuses. The following transcript has been edited for brevity and clarity: Larry King, host: The polls show the public worried about the economy. You had Warren Buffett on, and we had him on. And he called it an economic Pearl Harbor. When you look around, what's your take?
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Judge Judy tells Larry King that Americans can buckle down, get through crisis
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Obama shouldn't vilify the rich, but appeal to their sense of social duty, she says
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Judge Judy on Bernie Madoff: "I think he has the ego the size of Noah's ark"
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If civil servants have to take furloughs, AIG execs can give up bonuses, she says
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