Go Hillary. He truly has no idea what he’s stepping into.

[kpete]

Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump
While Hillary said horrible things about my supporters, and while many of her supporters will never vote for me, I still respect them all!
11:18 AM - 10 Sep 2016
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https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/774673449885192192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Hillary Clinton ✔ @HillaryClinton
Except for African Americans, Muslims, Latinos, immigrants, women, veterans—and any so-called "losers" or "dummies." https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/774673449885192192 …
12:04 PM - 10 Sep 2016
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https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/774685012335726592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw


Maybe it's time to give Clinton just a little bit of credit for calling this bullshit out.
The rest of the Democratic Party has been crawling on their bellies for these people for years.
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2016/09/remember-who-destroyed-acorn.html
http://www.alternet.org/story/66062/the_art_of_the_hissy_fit

[livetohike]

1. K&R

[humbled_opinion]

2. Nope she was way too generalized

in her remarks, can't put the genie back in the bottle.

[kpete]

3. no need

to put that genie anywhere
but in the open air
for all to see


peace,
kp

[madokie]

4. In big bold letters at that

[humbled_opinion]

24. Sounds great in the echo

chamber, but seriously in the real world, undecided's (which there are a high amount this cycle) don't like this sort of generalized attack about such a large number of Americans. Granted she did qualify that she regretted saying half, but would have been better if had just put the label on the candidate not the supporters.

[ConservativeDemocrat]

43. I'm sorry, but the undecideds who are affected by this, already dislike Trump

I subscribe to Josh Micah Marshall's view that this is "dominance politics". Trump won the GOP nod because he was the biggest bully.

The way you defeat a bully is to punch him in the nose.

There is such a thing as being too polite.

- C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community

[humbled_opinion]

48. Then punch him !

not millions of Americans.

[Cobalt Violet]

46. She needs more truth telling. Not less.

It's more than 1/2 of Trump supporters who are deplorable. She was being too nice.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

11. What she said was just perfect.

[RBInMaine]

17. Is your spine made of steel or jelly?

[humbled_opinion]

26. My spine isn't the problem....

It will get harder and harder to defend this kind of crap.

[Hekate]

31. How is what HRC said "crap"? Please expand on what "this kind of crap" means to you...

...and why you think it needs defending.

Inquiring minds want to know.

[humbled_opinion]

32. OMG... Her generalizing a statement

about millions of Americans. It amazes me how people on here can't see how screwed up that comment was, I am glad she walked it back, but the point was when you attack the American people you are losing the argument.

[gratefultobelib]

33. I agree with you--completely.

nt

[ArcticFox]

36. disagree completely

She aimed that at Trump supporters, not the American people. And if anything, she's under, not over the true mark.

For who can deny these supporters are supporting bigotry, xenophobia, willful ignorance, threats of violence?

Trump is all these things and they support him.

[humbled_opinion]

49. Again you fail to see the generalization

versus targeting specific supporters. So let me show you two military members, which half are racists? Let me show you two minorities that support Trump, which ones are deplorable? You can't even see how ignorant it is to say Trumps supporters are not Americans.

This is the kind of crap that the rightwing do, why is it being done here?

[ArcticFox]

50. you've no idea about statistics

Nor have you responded to my points.

And no, this does not equate to "the rightwing do[es]".

[humbled_opinion]

51. If there were statistics to support

Hillary's comments that I suggest she use the numbers exactly.

[Tortmaster]

44. I call bullshit on that.

Trump, one of his sons, or a surrogate make it easy every day. Glad to see Secretary Clinton call out the nasty. Also, her "half" response was like an old vaudeville punchline. Loved it!

[malaise]

5. Poor fool

he doesn't know yet what's coming.

[napkinz]

6. here are the tweets from twitter

[nruthie]

7. Trump does not respect anybody but himself. What a liar.

[jaxind]

8. She left out...

She left out the disabled!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

12. Yup. That's my one critique of this too.

[GWC58]

29. And

POW's! He only likes vets that weren't captured!🙄

[Cracklin Charlie]

9. Is it just me?

Or does Ms. Hillary seem to be the perfect candidate to beat hell out of Assface's run for the presidency?

Grannies don't take no crap!

[ewagner]

10. Here's what worries me...

I'm afraid that the Breitbart scandal factory will use this statement to energize their base

AND...

Use it as a rallying cry to drive more people to the polls under the "I hate Hillary " banner.

Not sure yet how to counter this although tRump and his people have been pretty successful at "doubling down" on any particular lie, gaff, misquote, misrepresentation etc...maybe that's the technique to use here.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

13. Their base will already turn out for him

This helps college educated whites and other non racist whites wonder if they should be supporting someone whose base is the alt right

[Wounded Bear]

14. Fuck their base...

it's not enough to get him elected, at least not legitimately. And I dont think many folks will stay home this cycle. Our base is energized, too. I don't think Independents will flock to this asshole.

Typically, "driving more people to the polls" favors Democrats.

[ewagner]

20. Here's where I'm coming from

I live in Central Wisconsin where I've watched Dems and progressives "sit out" two, maybe three elections and let Scott Walker and his right wing Supreme Court nominees win.

Trumps strategy (if there really is such a thing) appears to be to drive Hillary's "negatives" through the roof to discourage Dems who weakly support Hillary from turning out on election day. He's hired the idiots at Breitbart to keep the "Clinton Scandal Machine" going at full speed for just that purpose.

Driving Trump's negatives up is okay...and, in fact a damned good strategy...firing up his base isn't.

btw...Like your screen name, that's what my wife calls me when I get pissed off!!

[Tortmaster]

45. Wisconsin Republicans have gotten fat off of ...

... off year elections. It's time to pay the piper. Russ Feingold will see to that.

By Tuesday, November 8, 2016, I want every person who isn't a racist, misogynist, xenophobe or idiot to look with complete revulsion at Mr. Deplorable and his minions. This is a good start.

[world wide wally]

18. Sounds like you think we should be afraid to talk back to Dipsht Don

[ewagner]

19. No. Not at all.

Talking back to this hair-brained idiot (pun intended) is fine, just don't play into their strategy.

[uponit7771]

21. There's technically NOT enough of their "base", they're dying .. 40% of America is PoC now

... and 60% of the DNC is white.

We have to energize our base and we when.. not enough of GOP base to win nationally

[ewagner]

22. well...

That's what we thought in Wisconsin too....

Not wanting to argue with you...and I know the numbers you're referring too...but I've seen Repubs use the tactic before and ....dammit...it sometimes (two or three times in Wisconsin) it works

Just trying to make my fellow DUers of aware of the pitfalls..

[uponit7771]

23. Open primary, not at all comparable here on the same note I do think if we focus on down ballots

... then we'll over perform on presidential and will keeps us focused on not just winning the white house.

The GOP is become a scary force to me, I'm black... I don't know about my America after the GOP gets done with it

[anamandujano]

30. His base has already been energized by his base remarks.

Everything Trump says and the way his supporters cheer him on has scared the voters. They can't double down on anything. They are vile. Nobody with any survival instinct is going to sit this one out.

Anyone who is so feeble minded that they can't see Trump and his basket cases for what they are needs to have it spelled out. If that fails, they are unreachable.

What Hillary said needed to be said. We can intuit from our nausea at the way the prostituted press bolsters Trump's lunatic world that the voting public is also beyond sick of his shit.

Braindead prostituted media, you are all guilty and we won't forget you ever. You will not be able to talk yourselves out of this. During the last few elections, more and more have deserted your twisted musings. We can all write dissertations on you. You will all go down in history but not the way you wanted. Kapish?

[ehrnst]

34. They use the fact that she's a woman to energize their base.

And every time she's asked about the statement, she gets to get in yet another opportunity to point out the racist groups that are endorsing him.

I think that the more she reminds people that he is the favorite candidate of racists, she gives the GOP voters who cringe at his racism another reason to jump ship.

[napkinz]

15. K&R

[gademocrat7]

16. K&R

[Rocknrule]

25. Agreed

I'm sick of Democrats asking "how high?" whenever Republicans order them to jump. Congress nowadays is like watching a cobra hiss at a mouse all day. Time for the Dems to grow a spine.

[lonestarnot]

28. She's going to kick tRump!

[Mira]

35. I was able to give it the 100th recommenation n//t

[HipChick]

37. Please Proceed..

he's no match for Hillary Clinton

[Akamai]

38. Thom Hartmann says that a great thing about Hillary (among many things), is that she can take names

and kick BUTT!

You bet! Name and shame! And also point out the very real differences between Republicans and Democrats. None of this stuff that we can at all trust any nationally known Republican with the future of the country.

Which of them said that the Birtherism was BS? Or that climate change is real? We don't solve all of our problems with lowering taxes on the richest? or....

Go Hillary!

[mobeau69]

39. Must See TV - C-Span Q & A: The Making of Donald Trump

Q&A with David Cay Johnston David Cay Johnston talked about this book The Making of Donald Trump, in which he takes a critical look at the 2016 Republican presidential nominee.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?414381-1/qa-david-cay-johnston

[kacekwl]

40. Why is it so bad to call this liar a liar ?

Seriously how many people out there haven't already decided who they will vote for .

[Scruffy1]

41. As a Bernie bro and an atheist

I'm really thinking about praying for her. So much better than Dumpster Fire. I'll be knocking on doors in my precinct to GOTV.

[Yallow]

42. I Can't Rec This Enough

In your face Lying Cheeto.

Trump's supporters are worse then he is, and that is saying a lot.

[bucolic_frolic]

47. No second fiddle anymore

Hockey coach Herb Brooks once said, paraphrasing, 'if you don't
dictate to them, they will dictate to you.'

Why has this been so hard for our party to grasp? Walter Mondale
had one moment of calling them out, Bill Clinton stayed above the
fray and compromised with them, John Kerry intellectualized them
to death but no one listened, Obama controlled the news cycle but
then appeased the same financial backers.

If you're going to win the war, you're going to have to offend somebody.