{"id":235,"date":"2012-10-26T17:37:19","date_gmt":"2012-10-27T01:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kevware.com\/geek\/?p=235"},"modified":"2012-10-26T17:37:19","modified_gmt":"2012-10-27T01:37:19","slug":"colin-powells-former-chief-of-staff-my-party-is-full-of-racists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kevware.com\/geek\/colin-powells-former-chief-of-staff-my-party-is-full-of-racists\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Powell\u2019s former Chief of Staff: \u2018My party is full of racists\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Let me just be candid: My party is full of racists,&#8221; says Col. 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