Since the word “America” is apparently so offensive to them, the American Civil Liberties Union needs a name change.
How about “Civil Liberties Union” ?
Oh wait, they’re really not so interested in the civil rights of people they disagree with.
Ok, here’s my suggested new name for them:
“Union”
Via CNS News.
The American Civil Liberties Union — note the word “American” in its title — complained Tuesday night about President Trump’s repeated use of the word “America” in his State of the Union speech.
In a written response to Trump’s speech, Faiz Shakir, the ACLU’s national political director, said:
Tonight, President Trump said the word ‘America’ more than 80 times in his speech. Yet, after a divisive first year, we hear and feel how exclusionary that ‘America’ is, with policies that have harmed so many vulnerable American communities. The ACLU stands ready to protect these communities, both in the courts and at the polls….
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So, there is an “America” word count now. With President’s in the past, there was a word count for the word “I”. Ponder that for a moment….
Yahoo News looked at Word-Clouds of the first SOTU speeches by Trump and Obama. Found that they are similar with regard to mentioning of America.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-first-state-union-vs-obamas-numbers-060937524.html
Review of the objective unbiased non-partisan resume of Faiz Shakir; Previously was director at Think Progress (blog for Center for American Progress. Did he dislike the word ‘American’ then?), worked for Harry Reid and later, Nancy Pelosi. Harvard, Georgetown Law.
Union. Onion. Whatever.