{"id":18316,"date":"2018-11-16T18:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T00:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/?p=18316"},"modified":"2018-11-16T18:00:44","modified_gmt":"2018-11-17T00:00:44","slug":"adding-to-the-2018-inflammation-ctd-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2018\/11\/16\/adding-to-the-2018-inflammation-ctd-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding To The 2018 Inflammation, Ctd"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this dormant thread<\/a> I mentioned that Trump-clone Chris McDaniels was threatening to run in the primary against up for re-election Senator Wicker (R-MI). However, the other Senator from Mississippi, Senator Cochrane, retired for health reasons, and a special election of the ‘jungle’ type took place. Chris McDaniel decided to join the fun. Here’s the results:<\/p>\n

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It was good to see the Trump clone rejected, and while I think I’d prefer former Ag Secretary Espy over Hyde-Smith, she did manage to beat McDaniel comfortably, so what the hell, right?<\/p>\n

Wrong.<\/p>\n

A video of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., who faces a runoff this month against an African-American Democrat, joking about attending “a public hanging” went viral Sunday as she insisted there was nothing negative about her remark.<\/p>\n

“If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the front row,” Hyde-Smith said during a campaign stop in Tupelo, Mississippi. The man she was referring to was identified as a local rancher. [NBC News<\/strong><\/a>]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When backlash hit, she took the “what are you talking about?” route out of the controversy:<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s ok to still have a sense of humor in America isn\u2019t it? These students enjoyed a laugh with Cindy despite out of state social media posts trying to mislead Mississippians. @espyforsenate<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/dcObRfHpMi<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/nfOi3ifekq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Cindy Hyde-Smith (@cindyhydesmith) November 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n