I had actually typed “Rick Mercer” and then I thought about talking to an international audience and replaced it with “a Canadian comedian”.
I’m not sure I want people looking him up and thinking, “Wait, Canada thinks this guy is a national treasure? A little short of national treasure up there, eh?”
Note: I didn’t add the “eh” to the end ironically as if I was quoting an American making fun of Canadians, I put that in there completely naturally because I really do use that in my every day vocabulary and only realized after typing it how ridiculous it was in this context. Yeah, we really do say that.
While I agree that what she said made sense, it is certainly an example towards @stinkinbadgers point that she had trouble saying what she wanted without first insulting people. It’s a perfect fit.
The “deplorables” thing wasn’t really any worse than Obama’s “cling to religion and guns” gaffe. It was basically the same - candidates expressing genuinely empathy for people who disagree with them but having their message buried under a word choice mistake.
