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Or engage in ransom taking to get 100% of your way. we cannot make extortion routine as part of democracy. what is not fair and will not result in an actual deal is ransom taking. you don't pay a ransom. you don't provide concessions for congress doing its job and america paying its bills. >> the word ransom, pretty incredible there. i want to make sure that we show this went both ways, here's john boehner. >> the president refuses to negotiate. negotiate, negotiate, negotiation. president's position that, listen, we're be going to sit down and talk to you until you surrender is just not sus...

>> that was a lot more than we expected. i tell you that. the president was expected to answer just a couple of questions over the past what turned out to be an hour, instand went on and on. he said the extreme elements of the republican passion specifically the tea party republicans, are forcing speaker boehner to issue threats and there will be no talk no negotiations, until that threat ends. he says he cannot make extortion routine in american government. now, you heard what the president said. a lot of back and forth between republicans and democrats. big leaders in both parties have happe...

Building our middle class. by the way, if anybody doubts my sincerity about that, i put forward proposals in my budget to reform entitlement programs for long haul and reform the tax code that close loopholes for the wealthiest and help us invest in new jobs and reduce our deficits. some of these were originally republican proposals. because i don't believe any party has a monopoly on good ideas. i've shown myself willing to go more than halfway in these conversations. and if reasonable republicans want to talk about these things again, i'm ready to head to the hill and try. i'll even spring f...

We can't make extortion routine as part of our demdemocracy. and this is not just for me. they shouldn't have to pay ransom for me. we have to put a stop to it. the last point i'll make. already this week i had to miss critical meetings in asia to promote american jobs and businesses. as long as we get this fixed when ever we do these things, it hurts our credibility around the world. it makes it looks like we don't have our act together. that is not something that we should welcome. the greatest nation on earth shout not get permission to keep our government open. let's pass the budget and en...

The hill and try. but i'm not going to do it until the more extreme parts of the republican party stop forcing john boehner to issue threats about our economy. we can't make extortion routine as part of our democracy. democracy doesn't function this way. and this is not just for me. it's also for my successors in office. whatever party they're from, they shouldn't have to pay a ransom either for congress doing its basic job. >> welcome back to "hardball." that was president obama this afternoon again saying he would only negotiate with republicans after they reopen the government and raise the...