Basket of Deplorables

So Hillary Clinton made a speech calling half of Donald Trump's supporters a "basket of deplorables."  She walked it back a bit recently and said that she was "grossly generalistic" in saying half but doesn't take back the title. Here's where it gets confusing to some people....

I completely disagree with ANY candidate that calls a mass of the populace a name such as "deplorable."  Deplorable is defined as "deserving strong condemnation" or "shockingly bad in quality."  I think it is absolutely inappropriate, uncalled for and, frankly, I view it as bad for her campaign.  Then again, nothing she seems to do phases the media (just as nothing Trump does or says seems to phase his supporters) or her supporters.  I'm glad that she apologized for the "gross generalization" but I'm not fond of the fact that this ever came out of her mouth in a speech.  Speeches are, generally, pretty much written out and planned and that seems like something she planned out saying.  How that would be considered okay under any circumstance is beyond me.  However, I'm glad she apologized.

Here's the thing.... the people she named off in the sentence after ARE deplorable.  Racists, xenophobes and such are deplorable.  They DO need strong condemnation.  However, the definition of these terms under the Clinton campaign seem fluid.  If you disagree with Obama, you're a racist.  If you disagree with a homosexual person's opinion, you're a homophobe (if if you support their freedom to live their lifestyle).  If you want screening for immigrants, you're a xenophobe.  It's as if the real definitions of these things are considered flexible...and they're really not.  Real racists are deplorable.  Real homophobes and xenophobes are deplorable.  People that simple have a different opinion are not.

Mrs Clinton, I'm sorry that you view people that support the other candidate as "deserving strong condemnation."  What I view as deplorable is the events of Benghazi.  What I view as deplorable is the attitude that you are above the law.  That is deplorable.  That is "shockingly bad in quality."  Please be more careful with your use of words in the future when you're referring to a whole lot of decent people

(Disclaimer: I would say the same thing, and have, when Trump uses hate speech.)