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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrumps Missouri supporters weigh in on Trump: Its complicated
http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/melinda-henneberger/article170109982.html"SPRINGFIELD, MO.
Like a lot of the strong Donald Trump supporters stocking up on MAGA T-shirts and hats ahead of the presidents Wednesday visit here, the first thing Angela Fair as in county fair says about her president is a caveat: Hes still learning. And he does need to learn tact, she says, laughing.
As a single mother and a caseworker, she says she wants to see Medicaid expanded rather than cut. But? But its refreshing to see someone who isnt politically correct.
Even now, thats the top plaudit for the president that I heard from his stalwarts here in deep red southwestern Missouris self-described queen city of the Ozarks, site of a shootout between Wild Bill Hickok and Davis Tutt, where Civil War battles were fought and most African-Americans moved away after three jailed black men were lynched by a mob at the turn of the last century.
He doesnt take anybodys crap, said Deborah Bolding, who described herself as retired and a grandma."
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Trumps Missouri supporters weigh in on Trump: Its complicated (Original Post)
pstokely
Aug 2017
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JI7
(89,279 posts)1. "its refreshing to see someone who isnt politically correct.
meaning he is a bigot just like her.
fuck these people. i bet they are the first to complain about stupid shit like starbucks coffee cups .
yardwork
(61,715 posts)3. There you have it. Racism is the core of the disease.
weissmam
(905 posts)4. the correct term for not being politically correct is
Racist and Bigot and Homophobe, and I forgot - idiot
haveahart
(905 posts)5. Yeah, they like the fact that he is a racist like them.
Cosmocat
(14,575 posts)6. Yeah, it's not complicated at all
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