As Twitchy told you earlier, CNN performed some impressive intellectual gymnastics with this spin on Hillary Clinton’s disgusting remarks about Trump voters:
Hillary Clinton told a receptive audience in India that while she thought President Donald Trump played to some of Americans' worst fears, he does not reflect the country as a whole — and said the US "did not deserve" his presidency https://t.co/KidDNnG6XS pic.twitter.com/ugEfwYJNMt
— CNN International (@cnni) March 13, 2018
Not to be outdone, the Washington Post rode to Hillary’s rescue this afternoon:
Analysis: Like it or not, studies suggest that Clinton may not be wrong on white women voting like their husbands https://t.co/Ol11KRbcKv
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 13, 2018
“A” for effort, WaPo! But nope.
Calling record levels of BS on this. https://t.co/pnAXmmbr51
— The?FOO (@PolitiBunny) March 13, 2018
BS…but you know that already. You’re just trying to fan the flame.
— Kevin Barnard (@KevyB1990) March 13, 2018
First of all:
Clinton didn't say white women voted the same way as their husbands, she said they did so because were *pressured* to vote the same as their husband. https://t.co/rHaziFejtr
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) March 13, 2018
The sexist assumption here is that if a woman shares her husband's politics it's because she was pressured, not because she arrived at those opinions on her own. https://t.co/QPGgGxeEYe
— Holden (@Holden114) March 13, 2018
And second of all:
She also didn't just say husbands. She said sons and bosses, too.
The thrust of her comments were that if a woman didn't vote for her, she was subservient to some man. It was ridiculous.
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) March 13, 2018
Hate to break it to you, WaPo, but Hillary’s comments were just plain awful. Try as you may, spin all you want, but there’s no getting around that.
It’s anecdotal, but I don’t know a single woman who would vote a certain way because of her husband, fiancé or boyfriend. https://t.co/LFibgWsc59
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) March 13, 2018
There are several reasons why this would be so. But by all means keep going with the "because men tell them to" bulls**t https://t.co/4jtW5mDSXl
— Mark “BBQ addict” C ?? (@UntraceableMC) March 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/Oil_Guns_Merica/status/973647590876241921
Though I'd bet that a majority of men voted similarly to their wives and vice-versa. People tend to have some things in common when they get married, though that may be news to the Acela corridor.
— ConservativeBlackMan ???? (@NevilleD35) March 13, 2018
Is it possible people with political beliefs in common sometimes marry one another? Maybe women – and, I know this sounds crazy – maybe women reached a conclusion on their own that they lean more conservative and then date and eventually marry men that agree with them?
— thetacticalyuppie (@tacticalyuppie) March 13, 2018
Is it so strange that a married couple would have similar views? I think not.
HRC gave the impression women voted the way their hubbies did because of pressure/intimidation.Hacks. https://t.co/amq1rVL36e
— LaurieAnn ??♂️ (@mooshakins) March 13, 2018
But hey, WaPo, congratulations on helping Hillary Make Sexism Great Again!
https://twitter.com/molratty/status/973644383424827392
How condescending and sexist can you be? Women who disagree with you can and do think for themselves.
— Freedom Recon (@FreedomRecon) March 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/alwaysonoffense/status/973642100498722816
Feminists: ¯_(ツ)_/¯ https://t.co/eWEAbZJcJL
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) March 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/Cameron_Gray/status/973641448506777600
https://twitter.com/TheJeffBurkett/status/973645286051590145
Sexism is back in style! https://t.co/fCVC31erqK
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) March 13, 2018
wtf we love sexism now! https://t.co/f1zZAf1I7D
— neontaster (@neontaster) March 13, 2018
Wheeeee!
Cool, now do black women https://t.co/L1iCFPESk2
— ConservativeBlackMan ???? (@NevilleD35) March 13, 2018
Ha! Fat chance.
I think we all know why that piece WaPo wrote about white women won't be written about minority women. Liberals believe that conservative men (mostly all white) are basically knuckling dragging neanderthals who want their women to do what they say, cook, clean, and shut up.
— ConservativeBlackMan ???? (@NevilleD35) March 13, 2018
Bingo.
https://twitter.com/selftestok/status/973642673595625472
Just another day ending in “y.”
Like it or not, studies suggest WaPo isn't fit to line bird cages.
— Robert Van Dusen (@treboryaj1) March 13, 2018
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