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Political Correctness with Donald Drumpf

Likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton drew criticism the other day for saying, "I have a lot of experience dealing with men who sometimes get off the reservation in the way they behave and how they speak," during an interview with CNN. Donald Trump, the likely Republican nominee, was perhaps the most outspoken critic of the former Secretary of State, saying, "If I made that statement about women, it'd be front-page headlines. ...the Indians have gotten wild [about Clinton's statement]." The Clinton camp has since apologized, as political director Amanda Renteria posted this tweet regarding the matter: "Hillary Clinton meant no disrespect to Native Americans. She wants this election to be about lifting people up, not tearing them down." While I shouldn't make light of Clinton's poor choice of words, it's difficult to not see the hilarious irony in Trump's critique of them. If just about anyone else had criticized Clinton for he...

"Isn't it ironic?" Senator Rubio, I'm talking to you...

Following the recent Donald Trump rallies which have resulted in one cancellation and potential multiple criminal charges (against both Trump supporters and protesters), Florida Senator Marco Rubio, while laying some of the blame on the GOP frontrunner's rhetoric, as well as the protesters, also claimed that President Obama is partially to blame. He's not the first Republican politician to suggest this, for many have come forward and laid claim that Obama is the most divisive president in this country's history - some even blaming him for the rise of Donald Trump. I'm sorry, but the GOP calling President Obama divisive is so ironic Alanis Morissette is currently rewriting her hit song to reflect Rubio and many other GOPers' sentiments on the subject. Republican politicians can believe all they'd like that President Obama is divisive, but let's look back at Obama's tenure before casting him as such, shall we? - When he was elected in 2008, the GOP ...