Three words uttered by Mike Pence during the vice-presidential debate are now being used to raise money for Hillary Clinton.
Inside the debate hall, Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) said there was "clearly an audible gasp in the room when it happened." As he told Yahoo News, "You would never say 'the black thing' or 'the Jewish thing' but you somehow feel free to say that Mexican thing — that shows what your priorities would be for the Latino community." Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) tried to spin it a completely different way, saying, "I think there are people who make a living out of taking offense, and most of them are trying to live in a color-conscious society. I think ultimately what Trump and Pence want to do is move us toward Martin Luther King's view of having a color blind society." One thing is certain: When you visit ThatMexicanThing.com, it redirects to Clinton's website, where if you chip in $10 or more, you'll receive a button pack.
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