#BasketofDeplorables has been trending all day on Twitter

[vlyons]

It seems to be running about 50/50 pro and con. Lots of fun telling the Trump supporters that racists and white supremacists are deplorable.

[asiliveandbreathe]

1. The AP storm as picked up at Media Matters

with a twitter storm....I especially like J Marshalls musing on twitter - re NYT and AP - "there is something going on here"

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/09/10/associated-press-botches-its-basket-deplorables-reporting/212986

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Wow

AP keeps botching it and botching it trying twist it around. Someone needs to take their twitter away. They should be on a "twitter time-out".

[GoDawgs]

26. Haha! go stand with your nose in the corner, AP!

[anamandujano]

23. A sentence from their statement--

Her remarks are backed by polls finding that significant numbers of Trump supporters hold such deplorable views. Further, there have been numerous instances of racism and sexism at Trump rallies; Trump has successfully courted the racist white nationalist/”alt-right” movement, and Trump’s own campaign manager once referred to his supporters as "downright nasty."

Every time she's questioned on this is an opportunity to fill in the details, even repeat things he's said. If they stop questioning her on this, she should raise hell with another jewel of truth.

Drive it home Hillary!

[asiliveandbreathe]

24. My thoughts and many others regarding Hillary's comment -

Every time she's questioned on this is an opportunity to fill in the details, even repeat things he's said. If they stop questioning her on this, she should raise hell with another jewel of truth.



Genius...

[Beartracks]

4. Yes, the alliteration actually helps!

Sound Bites 101.

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[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. A Dumpster fire of Deplorables. . . . nt

[AgadorSparticus]

20. I like that! That is what I am going to call it from now on!

[vlyons]

3. Discussion of The Deplorables needs to be said

Never forget that it was the "Good Germans," who stood by saying and doing nothing that facilitated Hitler's rise to power.

[Person 2713]

9. +1 Exactly!

[RexCasual]

5. And Hillary has nothing to apologize for. . .

She right. Even in a political landscape where lies and deceit (Thanks, Donald) have become the norm, no-one should ever have to apologize for telling the truth. And the mere suggestion that Hillary should apologize to the Trump campaign for anything is downright laughable.

The future and direction of America (and the world, for that matter) is at stake, more so this election than most. Donald Trump is the most dangerous, contemptible individual to ever get so close to the Whitehouse, and it's downright terrifying. He must be stopped, no matter what, and it's no time for apologies or pulling punches.

(Sorry, rant over.)

Sigh

[MyOwnPeace]

7. You needn't apologize.........

that is the sermon that those that aren't in church need to hear!

[vadermike]

8. Well

What scares me is f this will hurt her in the polls or have little effect What if this gives trump a boost We are already very close At first I didn't think so but now I'm not sure Then again he and his supporters have said so much disgusting shit it's not even funny

[Person 2713]

11. What trump and his supporters say should scare people

[Coyotl]

19. Just look at the Photos tab on Twitter #BasketofDeplorable. It really is deplorable.

It is as if they are showing off how deplorable they are, no kidding and not funny at all.

https://twitter.com/search?f=images&vertical=news&q=%23BasketofDeplorables

You have to wonder what the civilized countries think of the USA when they see this behavior.

[Person 2713]

21. Proves my point Yes much more scared of them than scared of Clinton's comment and how it can

screw up her win
which it won't IMO

[Coyotl]

29. Half of The Basket of Deplorables are fake accounts on Twitter, Trumps virtual troll army.

But many of them are actual scary, propagandized people who live next door.

[Skidmore]

10. Know what's missing in the

news & on Twitter? E-mail BS

[vadermike]

12. Well

That's a good thing for us right ? I mean we just replace it with a fight with trump about his racist supporters I guess it's an improvement lol

[phallon]

13. There you go again AP.

[LAS14]

15. Early this morning it was practically all Trump. Thanks, HRC supporters!!!

[Pakid]

16. I remember a Twilight Zone episode

called the Howling Man where a man let the devil out of his cage much like Trump has open the cage and given free rein to all the racist in America to spread their hate it's up to us to them back into their cage.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

17. ....heh......

[anamandujano]

22. .

[Coyotl]

18. Trump has a troll army working twitter, so it only appears there is a lot of support.

Saying Trump has a lot of support on Twitter is like saying the illegal workers on his construction projects are his supporters.

[fun n serious]

25. Yep..

He has the whole Russian troll army

[Coyotl]

28. The "blame Russia" narrative seems to be a cover-up for Republican dirty tricks.

Someone hacked the DNC and got caught. Someone wants Russia to be blamed. Same someone, no doubt!

[BumRushDaShow]

27. Remember back in 2012 when RMoney got 116k new fake twitter accounts in one day?

http://www.cnet.com/news/mitt-romney-suspiciously-gets-116k-twitter-followers-in-one-day/

http://www.politicususa.com/2012/08/07/mitt-romney-violated-twitters-terms-service-buying-fake-followers.html

[oasis]

30. "Septic tank full of deplorables" is a more apt description. n/t