Count Frank Luntz among those unimpressed by President Trump’s alleged use of the word “shithole” during an Oval Office meeting about DACA, immigration, and border security. He didn’t tear up over it on air like Anderson Cooper, but still …
Someone please tell me how insulting billions of people across the globe makes America great again.
Teach me how you defend the indefensible, because I sure can't. https://t.co/ASRJ3SF7cZ
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) January 14, 2018
And if you don’t think calling a country a “shithole” necessarily means the people are bad, tell me how you‘d react if someone called your hometown the same thing.https://t.co/hWQ1kvpaiX
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) January 14, 2018
Not to mention the remark was about about stopping immigration of people from “shithole countries.”
So, yeah – it was a comment about the people too. Not just the local scenery or economic conditions.https://t.co/HeeFTyMQlX
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) January 14, 2018
Wait … there was a question in there somewhere. How would you react if someone called your hometown the same thing? Let’s just say this is not the focus group Luntz was expecting.
https://twitter.com/Dmacmd/status/952933227227963393
Truth hurts sometimes.
— Eric Bigley (@e_bigz) January 14, 2018
I guess it depends on whether or not I live in a shithole. https://t.co/n2cUzufAYf
— Torrey M. Spears ?? (@torreymspears) January 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/whalefishery/status/952780323812765697
every. damn. day. by the "mainstream media" about The South so take your sanctimony and shove it https://t.co/8NCJHxf6OL
— Swalwell Farted on TV and It Was Hilarious (@lamblock) January 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/RobDet/status/952602636536172544
Unfortunately some hometowns are shitholes. @Stockton_Cali is one of them. Went bankrupt and took all benefits from retired cops. Pretty shitty thing to do to those who put their lives on the line
— Julie (@MrsKPMG) January 14, 2018
Are you kidding? Half if California is a shithole. I would take no offense, I know darned well what you mean. https://t.co/yBxeopC5aW
— Mike M-erica (@mmenzel765) January 14, 2018
Trenton, NJ is a sh*t hole. Trust me, I know, I was born there. You're welcome. https://t.co/YFbmxQ4uSp
— DanRiehl (@DanRiehl) January 15, 2018
The majority of my hometown is a shithole. A simple look at the crime stats would clear that. https://t.co/EElFLCtzHE
— Mathieu (@TheAmazingBriz) January 14, 2018
I'm from Brooklyn. I'd be hard pressed to argue convincingly https://t.co/syOdpdHhAH
— Sir Castic (@TzviZucker) January 14, 2018
Originally from Sacramento.
Yup, I'd call it a shithole. Quit virtue signalling, poll boy. https://t.co/PxDA0h6XAl
— Double T (@Double_T_Says) January 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/austin_klavins/status/952805118390435841
https://twitter.com/Mike_Bornman/status/952588841860214784
https://twitter.com/BoraxCross/status/952936622428844038
Depends on the town. If they are talking about Baltimore, Detroit, or Chicago, they would be correct.
— Crosspatch (@VictorB123) January 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/Cody_from_Iowa/status/952978665654153216
Progressives object to the term, because that is what they create through their policies. Don't believe me? Look at San Francisco, a shithole's shithole.
THIS is the environment they invite illegal aliens to take up residence. https://t.co/iteCR8rPO0
— BayAreaFrau (@bayareahausfrau) January 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/molratty/status/953065880723877888
https://twitter.com/Moj_kobe/status/952935444953538561
Well, I'm from Oakland and before that El Salvador, and I live in reality. So, I would react with an approving nod since they're both shitholes. https://t.co/7NRWMO6zSE
— JC (@punchandgrapple) January 15, 2018
My hometown sucks, so they'd be right. When did everyone turn into such wilting violets. https://t.co/rCk042UFDS
— Just Loki (@LokiJulianus) January 14, 2018
Many people would probably agree depending on where they live.
Sorry Frank but that is not exactly the worst insult anyone has ever heard. https://t.co/JgFL1di2Z0— NeoKong (@The_NeoKong) January 14, 2018
You need to get out more, plenty of s**tholes around, and recognized as such by those living in them. https://t.co/AbtQz2SNde
— By the numbers ??? (@TheRealFixNow) January 15, 2018
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