Yesterday, Texas Democrat James Talarico, the Senate candidate who says God is non-binary and there are six genders, went viral for this Beto-ish picture with his hands in his back pocket.
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As of Thursday morning, there were 10 million views of that tweet.
The comments were predictable:
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Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff for policy, jumped on the bandwagon because this is how politics now works:
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Miller, a devout Jew who is routinely labeled a white supremacist by left-wing media and the Democrats (but I repeat myself) is a Duke grad and former Breitbart editor who joined the 2016 Trump campaign as a senior policy advisor and worked as the director of White House speechwriting. Many of Trump's speeches and executive orders were co-written by Miller, and he has been a key figure in shaping Trump's approach to immigration and other policies.
Miller also currently serves as the assistant to the president for homeland security, a member of the United States Homeland Security Council that advises the president on the border, terrorism, and other security concerns.
This background is important in establishing the kind of reply that the official social media account of the Democratic Party of the United States sent to Miller:
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Many of America's top politicians are foul-mouthed in private, but the Democrats will casually drop the F-bomb to insult top White House staffers while simultaneously accusing President Trump of being mean and undignified.
More than one person saw the irony in the fact that the political party that touts signs like "Hate Has No Home Here" is being hateful:
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You will not be surprised to learn that Paulina Mangubat, the woman who runs the account, is a Millennial - the generation that grew up with Jon Stewart and South Park and still thinks using the F-word is "edgy."
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Miller's wife Katie had thoughts:
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Mangubat responded to the hate with a photo of herself in a wedding dress and an announcement that she is engaged.
Personally, I'd like to know why calling Talarico a member of the beautiful transgender community riled the Democrats up! 😉
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