Posted on 07/20/2016 4:03:09 PM PDT by Kaslin
A mother speaking out about her son’s death is “inappropriate” for the RNC, according to The View’s Joy Behar. But will she say the same about the DNC’s speakers?
On Tuesday, The View ladies discussed the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. At one point, co-host Whoopi Goldberg asked the panel about an RNC speech delivered by Patricia Smith, “a mom who lost her son in Benghazi [and] still blames Hillary for her son's death.”
Fox News analyst Jedediah Bila began by defending Smith:
I think she feels that Hillary Clinton – you know, and she said this, wrote an e-mail to her daughter the night of the attack saying it was terrorism and then stood in front of the caskets and the rest of the world and blamed it on a YouTube video and feels deceived. And as someone looking at a mom who lost their child, if that were me, and I – and I – all I would be seeking would be answers and the truth.
In disagreement, co-host Behar called Smith’s speech “inappropriate” to have at the convention.
When President Barack Obama first ran in 2008, Behar ranted, “he didn't have a thousand mothers up there who lost their boys in Iraq and say it's George Bush's fault.”
That’s because Obama uses “class,” Behar said, unlike GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump who “will do anything to get you to sympathize and attack Hillary Clinton.”
“It's completely inappropriate,” she repeated. Video below.
Not surprisingly, none of the View ladies mentioned that several big-name mothers are scheduled to speak at the upcoming 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, including Sybrina Fulton (Trayvon Martin’s mother), Lezley McSpadden (Michael Brown’s mother) and Gwen Carr (Eric Garner’s mother).
Bila called out Behar for being unfair.
“When they wanted to pass Obamacare, do you remember how many people we got to hear about how they lost their insurance and the sob stories?” Bila asked. “This is politics.”
Goldberg argued back, “If it's politics, then what needed to come up after that was that the Republicans who ran that Benghazi hearing for 9,000 hours.”
“11 hours,” Behar corrected. “She never faltered. She didn’t do it. What more do they want to hear.
Patricia Smith didn't clearly make that kind of point. For people who don't know the situation in Benghazi (i.e., CNN watchers), it would have been hard to understand what she was angry with Hillary about.
Yeah! Spot on!
But she didn’t intend for it to be inappropriate, so, she’s off the hook.
Ha!...btw...I can’t believe this irrelevant drivel is still on tv.
Who cares what Maude has to say? I mean really.
How is this a righteous answer on any level?
Behar, your FACE is completely inappropriate.
Check out the line up for next week on Tuesday at the Democratic Convention.
Trayvon’s Mom.
Michael Browns Mom.
And several others who names I don’t recall.
How will CNN, MSNBC and Joy react to that?
They will fully embrace and sympathize with them. Bet money on it.
Hey Joy, why don’t you walk in Patricia’s shoes? Then you can comment. Until then, shut your Liberal mouth.
But, of course, the Gentle Giant’s mother that Hilda is bringing to the DNC to speak is fine!
But, of course, the Gentle Giant’s mother that Hilda is bringing to the DNC to speak is fine!
IOW, it was effective.
Obnoxious fat POSs are inappropriate.
The GOP will decide what is appropriate or inappropriate at the private GOP convention. All you wacked out Libtards on the left side of the fence just STFU. Your turn to show the world your wackiness is not until next week.
The amount of squeals from the left shows how effective.
I guess the democrats having Mike Browns mother speaking at the DNC is completely appropriate though!
Blindfolded. 😀
Joy Behar is inappropriate. And an idiot to boot.
I was very moved by the speech and I thought it was very appropriate.
If she felt the strength to speak about the terrible wound she experienced; I say, let her speak. Let her show the American people who Hillary actually is.
Mr. Trump did not force her to do this. It wouldn’t even surprise me to learn that she contacted them and asked for the chance to enlighten America.
The only thing that’s inappropriate here is the fact that I have a look at this ugly woman on TV and hear her harpy screech way too often.
Is Behar a German word for troll-like?
The only thing to say is this: Hillary was Secretary of State, the person in charge, where the buck stops. Thus, she is responsible, period. How could it be otherwise? (Unless it goes a step higher to her boss) This is all serious neglect of duty (at the least) and can’t be shrugged off. It’s almost laughable remembering her 2008 campaign ads about the 3 AM phone call.
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