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Home Front: Politix
Trump ‘s---hole' remark: This is how ‘the forgotten men and women' talk
2018-01-12
[The Hill] Fox News host Jesse Watters defended President Trump's reported remark calling Haiti and some African nations "shithole countries" Thursday, arguing that the "forgotten men and women" who make up the president's base would approve of the remark.

On Fox News's "The Five," Watters fought back against criticism from Democrats and some Republicans over Trump's remark, which some have deemed racist and offensive to immigrants from those nations.
"This is how the forgotten men and women of America talk at the bar," Watters told his co-hosts.

"If you're at a bar, and you're in Wisconsin, and you think they're bringing in a bunch of Haiti people, or El Salvadorians, or people from Niger, this is how some people talk," he said.

"Is it graceful? No," he added. "Is it polite or delicate? Absolutely not. Is it a little offensive? Of course it is. But you know what? This doesn't move the needle at all."

"This is who Trump is ... and if he offends some people, fine," Watters concluded.

Trump faced heavy criticism from both parties on Thursday after The Washington Post reported that he had referred to Haiti and some African nations as "shithole countries" during a heated meeting with lawmakers on immigration.
Posted by:Besoeker

#22  Oh my. Very good catch, Grampaw Uloluting5780
Posted by: trailing wife   2018-01-12 17:33  

#21  He played Grahamnesty and Durban for fools. He tanked the DACA deal the bi-partisan gang of six had agreed on, reneging on his promise to do whatever they agreed on earlier in the week. Instead of bitching about the double cross, they walked out and said shithole and now that's all anybody's talking about. Heifitz he is.
Posted by: Grampaw Uloluting5780   2018-01-12 17:29  

#20  If you have a glass of wine and add a drop of wine, you have a glass of wine, albeit somewhat more full.

If you have a glass of wine and add a drop of sewage, you have a glass of sewage.
Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy   2018-01-12 17:22  

#19  Alright now. Everybody needs to get back on the blame whites for everything script!
Posted by: Cheretle Angeans6218   2018-01-12 15:53  

#18  I have used that term many a time. And I have been there.
Posted by: newc   2018-01-12 15:43  

#17  The people who wear vagina costumes and call their opponents “teabaggers” are super offended by Trump’s vulgarity.

— Matt Walsh tweet
Posted by: trailing wife   2018-01-12 15:19  

#16  The "oh so proper" people who have their knickers in a twist over Trump's "s------e" remark are the same "oh so proper people" who thought it was perfectly acceptable for Michelle Obama to bound off Airforce One wearing shorts cut off up to her "s-------". As I said in the past with respect to Hillary, "I'm way less offended by Trump's words than of Hillary's actions". The same sentiment applies here.
Posted by: warthogswife   2018-01-12 14:54  

#15  If you have Cholera from feces in your drinking water? You're a shithole by definition
Posted by: Frank G   2018-01-12 14:53  

#14  Crude, rude and undiplomatic, but everyone knows he's telling the truth.
Posted by: Glenmore   2018-01-12 14:49  

#13  We were around the campfire last night, and someone mention this sthole country thing. Without even knowing the context I replied, "Well, yeah, when was the last time you heard someone say I want to go on a tour of Haiti?"

Ends up Haiti was mentioned, I laughed.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2018-01-12 14:38  

#12  "Insurance" can go both ways. After Comey, I'd be very surprised to learn they don't tape it every word Donald utters.
Posted by: Eohippus Phinerong4925   2018-01-12 13:24  

#11  So Trump denied it. They tape everything in the Whitehouse.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2018-01-12 13:21  

#10  Well, you have to admit that Haiti and Equatorial Africa are just that. Pestilence filled, fever swamps of squalor and corruption with failing school systems and governments. Most are failed states if we would be willing to admit it.

You only have to go to Nigeria, Niger, Congo, or Uganda ONCE to see the truth of this comment by Trump.

That's how any reasonable rational person would describe the region. In fact I heard a WHO director on her way to Niger call Niger and Nigeria that...she didn't mince words about how bad those places are.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2018-01-12 12:25  

#9  The ban of electronic recording devices can only go so far to contain this behavior. I can only imagine there is a strategy of select meeting invites and coordinated remarks to identify the leakers.

I love the remark though.
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-01-12 12:18  

#8  Thanks, B. That's a real gem.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2018-01-12 10:06  

#7  A short reminder from Soetoro pastor Jeremiah Wright.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-01-12 10:00  

#6  Tell me your precious Baraq Obama never cussed and I'll tell you sure as hell did but the MSM never mentioned it.

And, exactly, how would you describe Haiti? Or Somalia, Nigeria, Liberia or any of those places. You know damn well how you describe them.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2018-01-12 09:53  

#5  Trump denies using the term, but still stands by his demand at the meeting as to why those countries given priority over others.
Posted by: Cheretle Angeans6218   2018-01-12 09:23  

#4  Speaking Truth to Power (Alinsky them right back)
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-01-12 07:32  

#3  Can we add Detroit, California, Chicago and other Dem areas to that list?
Posted by: Cheretle Angeans6218   2018-01-12 07:26  

#2  If they are not shitholes then why is the left so reluctant to send illegals back to their country of origin?
Posted by: Airandee   2018-01-12 06:05  

#1  Calling it what it is. Little wonder the MSM and Washington establishment are outraged.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-01-12 05:40  

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