C-SPAN Caller Asks Why There’s Not A ‘White Caucus’ In Congress (VIDEO)

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C-SPAN callers are a special breed: civically engaged, obsessive politicos, and sometimes very racist. The network got a live one during a break from Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi testimony on Thursday, with a caller asking why Congress doesn’t have a “white caucus.”

The man who identified himself as David, a Republican calling from Glendale, Ariz., didn’t waste time when he got on air.

“Hi, I’d like to know why there is not a white caucus in Congress,” David said.

The C-SPAN host interrupted to clarify: “Did you say right caucus?”

“No, white. W-h-i-t-e,” the man spelled out.

“OK,” the host, clearly caught off-guard, said with eyebrows raised.

“We have a black caucus, we have a Mexican caucus. We don’t have a white caucus. I’d like to know why,” David went on.

The caller didn’t miss a beat before turning back to Clinton: “And also I’ve watched the Clintons since they first got into politics, and they’ve never told the truth. It’s been a constant lie.”

Watch the full call, captured by TPM:

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  1. And there are no White History months, or White TV channels either!

  2. Avatar for caltg caltg says:

    Congress itself is a white caucus, and has been throughout our history.

  3. I guess he’s going to boycott the new “Star Wars” movie as well.

    If he thinks the Clinton always lie, I wonder how he feels about Bush, the killer of over 5,600 soldiers for the lie of WMDs. Oh, wait, I forgot, he doesn’t.

  4. There are several: The Freedom Caucus, the Republican Caucus, …

  5. Was gonna say, simply look back at the last 239 years you frickin’ dumbass.

    And heads up, the old days are now gone forever, thank dog.

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