HOT AIR
Will “Basket of Deplorables” become the new “47 Percent”?
by Ed Morrissey
September 10, 2016
Nothing says woman of the people like a political candidate who got filthy rich while serving in the Senate and State Department insulting millions of voters while surrounded by celebrities, right? Hillary Clinton shifted her attack from Donald Trump to his supporters at a fundraiser in New York City, putting “half” of them into “a basket of deplorables.” That’s a memorable turn of phrase, but will Hillary want to forget it?…This sneering, condescending, and insulting stereotyping of millions of voters perfectly encapsulates the Clintonian quarter-century... READ MORE