This week, a firestorm erupted when Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump casually observed that Hillary Clinton was "schlonged" by Barack Obama in 2008.
Despite that word's long and storied history in American political discourse, the (liberal) media tried to make Trump's use of it seem vulgar.
He was called a sexist, a misogynist, a bully, and even a racist.
Frankly, it was disgusting.
Given how much love Trump has for (and from) the weaker sex—and the blacks (President Obama in particular)—you'd need to travel pretty far down the rabbit hole to see his comment in a negative or disparaging light.
In fact, you could argue that Trump is the real victim in this situation.
Morning lineup:
Meet The Press: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT); DNC Chair/Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL); Former U.S. Undersecretary of State for Diplomatic Affairs Wendy Sherman; Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul; Director Spike Lee; Roundtable: Helene Cooper (New York Times), Matt Bai (Yahoo News), Amy Walter (Cook Political Report) and Michael Gerson (Washington Post).
Face the Nation: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT); Idiot Savant Dr. Ben Carson (R); Late Show Host Stephen Colbert; NASA Commander Scott Kelly; Roundtable: Jeanne Cummings (Wall Street Journal), James Bennet (The Atlantic), David Rohde (Reuters) and Ben Domenech (The Federalist).
This Week: Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R); Raging Narcissist Donald Trump (R); Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer; Roundtable: "Independent" Strategist Matthew Dowd, LZ Granderson (ESPN), Bill Kristol (Weekly Standard) and Democratic Strategist Hilary Rosen.
Fox News Sunday: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R); Rep. Peter King (R-NY); Roundtable: Steve Hayes (Weekly Standard), Anne Gearan (Washington Post), Nina Easton (Fortune) and Former Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN).
State of the Union: Guests TBD.
Evening lineup:
60 Minutes will feature: a special edition focused on mob stories (preview).
Late night shows:
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will be airing reruns this week.
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah will be pre-empted this week.
Elsewhere...
Rand Paul, who is averaging around 2.5% in national polls, threatened to boycott the undercard debate.
"I won't participate in any kind of second-tier debate," Paul said in a Wednesday radio interview with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade. "It's the kids' table, and at that table you're not considered to be a competitor, not considered to be having a chance."
The Kentucky senator went on to explain that being downgraded to the undercard would "destroy the campaign," and he feels his operation is top-notch, particularly in Iowa. "Doesn't mean I'm gonna win, but I think without question we have a first-tier campaign and we just can't accept the designation of being artificially told that we don't have a chance with three weeks to go," he said. "So we won't stand for it and we will protest any such designation."
Meanwhile...
Former frontrunner Dr. Ben Carson denied his earlier claim that a campaign shake-up was imminent.
Carson, who has lost his foothold as one of the GOP field's leaders, appeared to be leading a troubled campaign on Wednesday when The Washington Post and The Associated Press — both of which interviewed the candidate — reported that the retired neurosurgeon was considering changes to his presidential campaign, including senior staff assignments.
But speaking to CNN's Don Lemon on "CNN Tonight" Wednesday evening, Carson said the stories had been overhyped, repeatedly calling out the Post for its "sensationalism" and insisting that no changes had been finalized.
"The Washington Post, quite frankly, had their story already written before they talked to me," Carson claimed, later calling out one of the reporters by name. "And they were convinced that I was gonna fire everybody and we were going to just go in a completely different direction, and that's absolutely not true."
Earlier Wednesday, however, Carson told CNN in a statement released by his campaign that he was "refining some operational practices and streamlining some staff assignments to more aptly match the tasks ahead."
And the retired neurosurgeon did not materially object to Lemon that reassignments or at least pay cuts could come.
And, finally...
Sarah Palin, who was once nearly a heartbeat away from the presidency, laid out the criteria under which she'd consider voting for an atheist.
[W]hen it came to selecting candidates, Palin asserted that it was better to vote for someone with no faith in God than someone who worshipped Allah.
"Oof, gosh," Palin stuttered at the idea of voting for an atheist. "If it all came down to that versus someone who believed in a religion that was hell-bent on destroying those who didn't agree with their religion, who would literally want to kill those, the infidels who would not say, 'Okay, I would go along with you,' then I would."
"Which means, anybody who is sympathetic to what's going on today with Muslims terrorists, who would crucify children and behead women and stop at nothing to try to destroy us and Israel and our allies, I'd choose an atheist over that!"
Can't we all just get a schlong?!
- Trix