I think Hillary is beating "deplorable" Trump at his own game...

[tinrobot]

We've all seen it. Trump says something outrageous, yet memorable, and the press repeats the meme like a flock of parrots. He gets free publicity and his awful ideas are spread around like manure on a field.

By using the phrase "basket of deplorables", Clinton has similarly injected an unforgettable meme into the nation's psyche. The press are parroting the phrase as expected.

The big difference is that her meme is not manure. It is true, and the truth tends to resonate. The free publicity she gets by spreading the meme will do her good and it will damage her opponent. From what I've seen, this morning, he's the one on defense. She's using his technique, but to a much better effect. I like it.

[saltpoint]

1. Agree -- it was likely well-thought-out &

strategic. The Clinton camp's internal memoranda indicate that the first draft called for her to use "Dumpster of Dipshits," but evidently the candidate balked at that suggestion and decided to go with "Basket of Deplorables" instead.

[LuvLoogie]

3. Ha!

[BumRushDaShow]

2. That's why it was done

but it also invites (once again since the media refuses to deal with it) some discussion about the ratcheting up of the "public" hate speech that has been spewed during this campaign and why this should be something we want normalized in American society.

[Old and In the Way]

4. 1/2 his base are deplorable basket cases. Nt

[Avalux]

5. Sometimes its better to just observe your enemy and collect their weaknesses.

I think that's what the Hillary campaign has done. Now they've got a strategy and are making moves. I think from now until the election Drumpf's head will be spinning.

I love the word "deplorables", btw, genius choice. I wonder how many Drumpf supporters googled it because they didn't know what she called them?

She spoke the truth and on some level, everyone knows it.

[helpisontheway]

7. HAHAHAHA I was thinking the same thing...Some of the Trump supporters probably don't even know what

the word means. LOL

[fun n serious]

6. I like it too!

Very nicely said. Thank you