{"id":14074,"date":"2014-11-07T00:02:40","date_gmt":"2014-11-07T08:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=14074"},"modified":"2014-11-07T00:02:40","modified_gmt":"2014-11-07T08:02:40","slug":"will-republicans-compromise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2014\/11\/07\/will-republicans-compromise\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Republicans Compromise?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I could not help noticing in the statements from the Republican leadership that they hoped to be able to find areas of agreement with President Obama, and that they would work together to compromise.  Is that a realistic expectation?  I think not.  For the last six years, the Republican Party has been cultivating the support from people like the caller in the following article.  Such racists have become their base and most dependable followers.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"1107Obamahate\"A man who called into C-SPAN’s "Washington Journal" Thursday morning referred to President Barack Obama as "that n***er" before getting booted off the air.<\/p>\n

The caller, who gave his name as Anthony from San Diego, California, identified himself as a Republican and started out talking about the direction he thinks the new GOP majority in Congress should take.<\/p>\n

"I would just like to say, that the Republicans — and I’m a Republican — please do not overreach," the caller began. "I know they’re going to overreach but I’m telling you, if you advocate for the repeal of Obamacare and you get too extreme, then Hillary Clinton will be elected President in 2016."<\/p>\n

"This is about race," he added. "The Republicans hate that nigger Obama."\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Hard to believe?  Here\u2019s the video.<\/font><\/p>\n