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Is Hillary Clinton’s ‘deplorables’ remark like Mitt Romney’s ‘47%’ gaffe?
Washington Post via Sacramento Bee ^ | September 10th, 2016 | By Aaron Blake

Posted on 09/10/2016 2:23:44 PM PDT by Mariner

Hillary Clinton said Friday night in New York that half of Donald Trump’s supporters are racist, sexist, xenophobic, homophobic and/or Islamophobic.

At an “LGBT for Hillary” fundraiser, where Barbra Streisand performed, Clinton expanded on previous comments about many Trump supporters falling into a “basket of deplorables” that includes the groups listed above.

The difference this time was that she put a number on it. And it wasn’t a small number.

“You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the ‘basket of deplorables’. Right?” Clinton said, per The Post’s Abby Phillip. “The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic - you name it.”

Republicans instantly cried foul. Donald Trump tweeted about it Saturday morning.

(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: deplorables; gaffe; hillary2016
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1 posted on 09/10/2016 2:23:44 PM PDT by Mariner
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Is Hillary Clinton’s ‘deplorables’ remark like Mitt Romney’s ‘47%’ gaffe?

No, it's far worse.

Nice try though.

2 posted on 09/10/2016 2:25:54 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
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3 posted on 09/10/2016 2:26:14 PM PDT by orchestra ((And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.))
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It’s WAY worse!

Lol!


4 posted on 09/10/2016 2:26:49 PM PDT by JPJones
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P A N I C !!!
5 posted on 09/10/2016 2:26:57 PM PDT by Don Corleone (Oil the gun, eat the cannolis, take it to the mattress.)
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On a scale of 1-10, it’s a 15.


6 posted on 09/10/2016 2:28:36 PM PDT by JPG (Go Trump!)
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Where’s Baghdad Bob?


7 posted on 09/10/2016 2:28:48 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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8 posted on 09/10/2016 2:29:30 PM PDT by orchestra ((And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.))
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9 posted on 09/10/2016 2:29:33 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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That Her Heinous herself has deigned to “clarify” what she meant is a strong signal of just how damaging her comments are.

I don’t ever recall the actual DIM presidential candidate attacking their opponent’s supporters in this matter. They usually left that sort of thing up to their minions in the press.


10 posted on 09/10/2016 2:30:07 PM PDT by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician/Journalist. Some assembly required.)
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No, because the Ministry of Propaganda is not going to wield it like a weapon the way they did with Romney.


11 posted on 09/10/2016 2:30:11 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam , Know Peace)
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CNN and MSNBC say no way


12 posted on 09/10/2016 2:30:22 PM PDT by Donglalinger
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Its WORSE..Romney never called those 47 percent ANY names, all he did was state the obvious, that those on Govt assistance would never vote Republican..but here you have Hillary Clinton, who goes around talking about Trump’s “Tone” calling his supporters “Deplorable” we all know she wanted to say something even worse than that..and this is why this evil b*tch must NEVER EVER EVER be President..to her anyone who supports Trump should not have any 2nd Amendment rights


13 posted on 09/10/2016 2:31:12 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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I find it very telling that she’d feel comfortable saying something so damaging to her own campaign at an “LGBT for Hillary” fundraiser. Only a stunted misfit would find anything redeeming about a statement like that.


14 posted on 09/10/2016 2:31:32 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Sometimes I feel like I've been tied to the whipping post.")
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Why is it a gaffe to say 47% of Americans pay taxes if it’s true?


15 posted on 09/10/2016 2:32:14 PM PDT by HokieMom
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Hillary is absolutely correct. Half - at least - of Trump’s support will never vote for a democrat. They are saved by the blood of Christ and their salvation is irreversible.


16 posted on 09/10/2016 2:32:47 PM PDT by Louis Foxwell (Stop the Left and save the world.)
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Proud to be among “The Deplorables”...


17 posted on 09/10/2016 2:34:15 PM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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No, it won’t even touch her. She’s not a conservative.


18 posted on 09/10/2016 2:35:09 PM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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19 posted on 09/10/2016 2:35:10 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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No. Romney’s remark, while clumsy, was accurate. ‘Illary’s comments were malignant, hate-filled calumny.


20 posted on 09/10/2016 2:36:03 PM PDT by Paine in the Neck ( Socialism consumes EVERYTHING!)
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