Clinton's attack on "deplorables" reveals an ugly prejudice.
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One Response to “Trashing the white trash: Hillary and the new bigotry” Leave a reply ›
DONALD TRUMP would be
A disaster to America.
The market would drop
remakedably on NOVEMBER
9, 2016 Just to name one of the onslaught of distasters.
Enjoyed your article. I doubt that any of the deplorable, white trash have not enough
inqusitve sense to read your article. And that is
saddening.