Juan Williams: Clinton spoke the truth on 'deplorables'
As she prepares for her first debate with Trump next week, Clinton needs to unapologetically remind voters — especially traditional Republicans who are uncomfortable with seeing their party overrun by extremists — of the racist, paranoid fringes that Trump has invited into the nation’s politics under the banner of the Republican Party.
Clinton laid the groundwork in a speech in Nevada last month when she declared that "a fringe element has effectively taken over the Republican Party."
She accused Trump of “disregard for the values that make our country."
After being scolded for her ‘deplorables’ comment, Clinton backtracked. She explained that she was being “grossly generalistic…I regret saying ‘half’ – that was wrong.”
Clinton should not have apologized. Calling out the bullies and the bigots in a national presidential election is brave. Listen to her running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.).
“She advanced the notion that if you’re chumming around with the head of the KKK … that’s deplorable,” Kaine said. “You’ve got to call that out. If you’re attacking immigrants, that’s deplorable. If you’re attacking LGBT Americans, that’s deplorable. If you’re attacking people because they’re Muslims, that’s deplorable.”
To quote President Reagan once again: “Don’t be afraid to see what you see.”
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http://thehill.com/opinion/juan-williams/296529-juan-williams-clinton-spoke-the-truth-on-deplorables
