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Empathy. so the president is not somebody we can negotiate with. because for once, hes a hostage taking amoral person who makes no distinction between right or wrong. so i think that the compromise must be forged at the legislative level. thats congressional. and we should pass these bills to get the government running and then, then we can have all kind of discussions about border security, which we all support, by the way. and the other things that the president wants. i think the reason that ...

Behalf. >> he has taken 800,000 federal employees and thousands and thousands of contractors hostage. and we dont negotiate with immoral hostage takers. >> we dont negotiate with hostage takers, why? because if you do the next time they will do it again. todd: there you heard it democrats in washington likening the partial government shut down to a hostage situation. joining us now with reaction someone who has actually been in a real hostage situation negotiation team in fact, dr. james mitchel...

Taker. he makes no difference between right or wrong and he doesnt give a rip. he is a hostage taker because he has taken 800,000 of federal employees and thousands and thousands of contractors hostage. and we dont negotiate with a moral hostage takers. >> can you negotiate with him and sell that? >> here is what i will say. he has taken hostages, but these are human beings that need to be able to make a mortgage payment. theyre worried their credit rating will go down. the catch 22 of the real ...