Hillary has an ear for a dog whistle.
Via Daily Mail:
Hillary Clinton said tonight at a Democratic Party dinner that Republican White House candidates are using ‘coded, racial’ language to talk about President Barack Obama and the poor.
‘What I really find so appealing, is the insulting, mean-spirited derogatory language that is used,’ she said, talking about the GOP’s presidential debates, ‘starting first and foremost against our president.’
They’re going after immigrants and refugees, and ‘now they’ve thrown in New Yorkers,’ Clinton said at the annual First in the South dinner, held this year in Charleston, South Carolina.
Republicans are so quick to demonize President Obama or to demean him.’
‘Both Ted Cruz and Chris Christie called him a child the other night,’ Clinton said, continuing. ‘Too often we hear Republicans talking in coded, racial language about free stuff, takers and losers.’
Her voice growing louder as she went on, the Democratic presidential candidate said, ‘That has absolutely no place in our democracy and in our politics and we should all stand up and say that loudly and clearly.’
Clinton said that ‘instead of insulting our president, we should be thanking him for saving our economy and’leading our country through some very dangerous times.’
The country should also be thanking him for ‘saving’ the auto industry, tough regulations on Wall Street and ‘repairing the damage he inherited from the prior administration when it comes to our standing in the world.’
‘Now I have noted that very often my name is linked to the president. Now, I personally consider that a great compliment,’ she said, to clapping and cheers.