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The only thing Republicans love more than being sexist is taking umbrage over anyone who calls them sexist.

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Then there’s Jimmy Kimmel, whose late-night show was suspended on Sept. 17 for an innocuous comment he made with which the White House took umbrage.

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Some also took umbrage with the decision to debut the shoe in Puerto Rico, far from the regions in Mexico where the footwear originates.

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And as it turned out, all the groups the Democrats strove to stir to wounded umbrage weren’t much moved, and they weren’t impressed by the Democrats’ constantly being overcome by the vapors.

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He was no fan of Donald Trump, taking particular umbrage at those who tried wrapping him in the Reagan mantle.

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