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Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
No, Jim, she did not say all republicans are deplorable. You are generalizing and resorting to hyperbole, something you get on us liberals for all the time.
She was referring to the Trump supporters who were homophobic, xenophobic etc… That is not calling all republicans and certainly not specifically McCain and Romney deplorable. I think the folks that fall into those racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic are deplorable. On that I’d agree with her.
Listen, she wasn’t my first second or fifth choice for 2016, but I think she was a better choice than the jackass we have now. This isn’t a defense of a comment that probably could have been more tactful and less derisive, but don’t generalize to try and fit your agenda. I would also love to see Pelosi go, she isn’t the leadership I want in the current democratic party.
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We are living in a volatile political environment. You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right? The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic -- you name it. And unfortunately there are people like that. And he has lifted them up.
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Before trump, influential conservatives wanted to talk about the merits of the issues, liberals just want to demonize.
Example- I’m pro life. And I follow politics, and I follow the news. When I hear influential liberals talking about those who are pro life, I hear us described as anti choice, sexist, opposed to women’s health. You know what I have never heard, not once? The truth. I have never heard an influential liberal say, “ you know what? Pro life people base their position on empathy. I think it’s misguided empathy, but it’s based on empathy nonetheless.” I will never hear that, because it’s more politically effective to call he mysogynist like Hilary did.
Trump plays their dirty game, no question. He beats them at it, in fact.
But he didn’t come out of nowhere. He was the conservative answer to the dirty tactics the liberals and the media used against McCain ( the racist) and Romney ( the heartless plutocrat).
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