For me this is what set the tone for the first day of the GOP convention.
Right before Pat Smith took the stage former Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell spoke and he was similarly hyperbolic.
However Smith's anguished condemnation of Hillary Clinton used "weaponized emotion" to attack the Democratic nominee in a way that I don't think any of us have seen before at a national convention.
It was ugly, misinformed, and incredibly unfair.
Hillary Clinton has been thoroughly investigated by no less than nine investigative committees, most of which were led by partisan Republicans desperately trying to find something to use against her in the 2016 election, and not one of them blamed her for any of the deaths in Benghazi.
As for her claims that Clinton blamed the video in private talks with her, Politifact looked into that and found that her version did not necessarily jibe with other family members, but even if true did not mean that Hillary would have been purposefully lying.
However this Pat Smith has been a frequent guest on Fox News and other Right Wing media outlets where her charges against Clinton have grown ever more aggressive and emotional.
Having her speak on the first night of the convention is a clear sign that Donald Trump is prepared to go after Hillary in the ugliest and nastiest way imaginable.
There is a lot to mock with this GOP convention, but we should not ignore the level of rage and and outright hatred toward the Obama administration and Hillary Clinton that is felt by many of its attendees.
Might be time for her family to step in and say enough, let him rest.
ReplyDeletenobody said that to Cindy Sheehan.
DeleteCindy Sheehan's son was killed in a war Bushco lied to get us into; a war that destabilized the Middle East and led to the rise of ISIS.
Deletehttp://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-republican-convention-2016-live-in-middle-of-emotional-plea-on-1468889684-htmlstory.html
ReplyDeleteMy condolences to the Smith family. Pat Smith strikes me as a person who is caught up in the attention her story has garnered. She must embellish and alter it, to keep the spotlight on it. Whenever a story changes or grows as it is repeated, it is usually becoming a fable.
ReplyDeletepathological behavior, by any measure just like $arah and Stump
DeleteSeems to me it was that tea bag budget cut!. You know? "The Pledge" the promise, the crazy fresh dicktator's and the evil scheme to spin to win, to drill and spill. To shame America. Our Republican's and cult.
ReplyDeleteThat woman was 'used' by the Republican Party and the Trump campaign and she's too stupid to know it!
ReplyDeleteThe fact she came out - after all these years - and publically blamed Hillary Clinton for the death of her son is beyond belief! I feel zero remorse for her at this particular point in her life.
She is full of total bullshit as is the Trump campaign!
That woman was clearly off. She either is psychotic at this point or doped to the bejeesus.
DeleteIt would not surprise me if the Repubs continue to use her. She does not have one ounce of sympathy coming for her very cowardly behavior. Only disgust.
(And I lost my firstborn one year ago.)
Lady. Go volunteer at some VA or something. You'll feel better. Then again. She should not be around people.
The fact she came out - after all these years -
DeleteThe people that set this up have been planning that for a long time. It was all about timing and impact for this show.
The first day of RNC convention was to be attack Clinton.
Btw look at wrestling ding dong entrance and giving it over to the wife with few words.
The soft side of Trump and you won't remember the attack on Clinton/Obama, it will be in the back of your mind.
The way they use Republican women is horrendous. It is damn obvious now.
I also think the sobby faces in the crowd were paid plants.
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ReplyDeleteThe women probably binges on RW hate radio and Fox. She obviously is not informed about Benghazi(and probably a whole lot of other things). Did she not see the results of the numerous republican led congressional investigations. Oh, that's right, folks like her just discard what they don't want to believe and slurp up the oligarchical propaganda they want to believe. She's the GOP base. Dumb as a stump.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was disgusting and partly because of the dumb as a stump part, but also because of the obvious manipulation that's gone on with her for years. The Thuglicans lined her up for the convention long before Benghazi investigation was finally concluded, but that doesn't matter at all. It's still unfinished in this poor dimwit's confused and aggrieved mind, and no body will tell her any different. They prefer her to be ignorant.
DeleteHowever Smith's anguished condemnation of Hillary Clinton used "weaponized emotion" to attack the Democratic nominee in a way that I don't think any of us have seen before at a national convention.
ReplyDeleteIt was ugly, misinformed, and incredibly unfair.
YES. It was all that. I still felt sorry for Pat Smith. She was used. I am sure people have been egging on the madness and hate for a long time and working over a vulnerable hurt mother.
Weren't there budget cuts that reduced embassy security prior to protests in other cities?
ReplyDeleteyes
DeleteBe sure to thank a Repugnant for that.
Absolutely!
DeleteI heard her on the radio yesterday. She kept blathering about how the army is unable to do their job because of some regulations or something that she thinks Obama changed. My goodness, woman, we do not torture any longer. That is a good thing. She is so caught up in her anger and hate that she can't even think straight. She'd best figure out how to let this go before she shows up with a gun on Inauguration Day. Or someone else does.
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ReplyDeleteBarstool's creep problem must be fixed!
Back to posting her kids pics on social media.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3697487/Fills-heart-Bristol-Palin-proudly-shares-snap-eldest-son-Tripp-posing-soccer-medal-month-vowed-not-share-photos-social-media.html
She figured out the creeps are in her family and they see the kids anyway.
DeleteLawsuit Charges Donald Trump with Raping a 13-Year-Old Girl
ReplyDeleteIn late April 2016, rumors began to circulate online holding that Republican presidential Donald Trump had either been sued over, or arrested for, raping a teenaged girl. One of the earliest versions of the rumor was published on 2 May 2016 by the Winning Democrats web site, which reported that woman using the name Katie Johnson had named Trump and billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in a $100 million lawsuit, accusing them of having solicited sex acts from her at sex parties held at the Manhattan homes of Epstein and Trump back in 1994 (when Johnson was just 13 years old):
http://www.snopes.com/2016/06/23/donald-trump-rape-lawsuit/
Trump has issues with women. Now that I see what he did and is doing to his own wife it is certain. He doesn't like them, they are objects only.
DeleteSure he would utilize a woman in pain for his attacks on another woman.
I don't think there was only one underage girl. I hope that case can bring up more.
Paul Manafort:
ReplyDeletesaid the plagiarism story is a political play by Hillary Clinton
"There is a whole political tint to this whole issue and you know and certainly we have noted that the Hillary Clinton camp was the first to get it out there... and when Hillary Clinton is threated by a female, the first thing she does is try to destroy the person," Paul Manafort contrived to explained at a press briefing at the GOP convention in Cleveland. Jarrett Hill has proof otherwise.
Tamron Hall should get an award for her journalistic skills after the interwith with Scott Baio. Wow.
My husband made the popcorn last night.
Steve Kornacki is tearing Ari Flescher a new one also and too.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Ari Flescher actually noted the Trump campaign mistake with the Jewish star as being a sign of amateur hour, and Ari is a trump supporter.
ReplyDeleteHe's still trying to decide whether he has the lack of self respect required to pull the lever for tRUMP in November.
DeleteSay hi to Dubya and his nurses the next time you visit will ya Ari?
The GOP 2016 convention will go down in history as their most vile convention in history. It will be filled with hatred, racism, nativism, ignorance and blatant lies. Best to ignore it as much as possible. I've opted for watching Stephen Colbert instead.
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Mister Showman blew this production big time. I am sure everything was his idea and passed Manafort approval.
DeleteMrs. Trump's speech will be shown time and time again throughout the years - side by side w/that of Mrs. Obama's speech of 2008!
DeleteThe Trump history is going to be extremely negative in the history books that will be used throughout our school systems in the years to come.
I would go as far to say that being rich - and constantly bragging about it - sporting his constant inflated ego and lack of common sense will demolish Don the Con!
Something off is that Donald Trump is certifiably mentally ill and the GOP is letting him run them. Sure some fuss and all that. Still he is in control and he is not a well man.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that the ugliness of this convention will be followed by the civility of the DNC, will be a point in our favor.
ReplyDeleteShe need to let go of all that hate. Hate will eat a person alive.
ReplyDeleteYou saw how Trump kicked all this Republican opponent's asses. He took them down one by one. They ended up trying to use his tactics. That mean spirited name calling he does. He started off nasty and ugly and he will end that way. The Republican's are trying to clean up his image and make him look like a cross between John Wayne, and Ronald Reagan. But we know he's just Beetlejuice. Don't say his name three times, please!
ReplyDeleteI cannot believe they think they can 'remake' Don the Con to appear as though he'd represent us well as POTUS!
DeleteThe guy has already shown us ALL of his negative traits and they are things that cannot be wiped away.
He is no more qualified to be POTUS - or, a good representative of being American - than say Adolph Hitler!
Trump would govern as a Fascist, would rule as a dictator and would take away many of our civil rights. He would also control America's media/press (for which he is on record as saying!).
It hardly matters if he kicked butts in the past.
DeleteNow he is kicking women. Only an asshole treats women the way he shows he does with the convention he planned.
His own wife! So they made a mistake, he goes on using and abusing her since he can't admit facts and move on. He is too obsessed hating on Hillary Clinton.
I decided to research Paul Manafort, and right or wrong I don't know, but the following information comes from Wikipedia. If it is accurate, it figures.
ReplyDelete"Manafort accepted $900,000 yearly to lobby for Ferdinand Marcos. He was also involved in lobbying for Siad Barre of Somalia, and Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaïre." (Wikipedia) See, quotes and source. Easy to do to avoid plagiarism.
Another Republican who is pure scum! Are we surprised when watching him blatantly lie as he did on MSNBC today?
DeleteSomeone said something about he did things that were against America? Not for our country. Are those things that Trump likes? He likes/liked AIP Palin.
DeleteHer son wasn't too worried about the whole attack. Seems that Sean was on-line gaming at the time and commented about how the guards were outside taking photos of the demonstration, and made a comment about "how he wasn't going to die tonight."
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that you mentioned that. I read that too that he was not worried and was gaming. Also, it infuriate me that nobody ever mentions that it was the Republicans who cut the funding for security when Sec. Clinton asked for help with that.
DeleteI honestly feel sorry for the mother. I can't think of anything worse than having my child die. Everyone goes through the stages of grief at their own pace. That being said, I think Pat Smith would really benefit from grief counseling. She has every right to grieve for her child, but anger like that eats you up inside. The RNC is using a very emotionally fragile woman for their own purposes. Craven of them.
ReplyDeleteI also feel sad for Pat Smith. She may be another wing nut RW radio nut but she is a grieving mother. I get that. I lost a child and wanted to directly blame someone. It made sense at the time. It covers up some of the pain of loss but unhealthy to stay stuck.
DeleteIf I had connected with an organization, group that had issues and they could have used grief, I can see wanting their companionship.
This poor woman got way out of what could be healing for her grief.
This performance makes everyone involved look ugly and or sick.
Her son was not a US soldier, he was a highly paid mercenary working for a defense company. He and she knew the risks. I understand her grief but not her surprise at what happened.
Delete2:43 You got that right>"He completed his military service in 2002. As a Foreign Service employee" On the day of his death, Smith typed a message to the director of his online gaming corporation that read"Assuming we don't die tonight. We saw one of our 'police' that guard the compound taking pictures." HE WAS GAMING!
DeleteShe claims that Hillary lied to her... don't think she has EVER spoken to Hillary Clinton. Ever.
DeleteThat. makes. HER. A. LIAR.
BINGO, 2:43 and 3:45!!
DeleteThe RNC’s First Night Proves Republicans Are Dividing America, Not President Obama
ReplyDeleteWe’ve heard it time and time again. Everything is President Obama’s fault, not his vile, racist, xenophobic haters.
But before anyone with half a brain entertains that idea any further, look at the first night of the RNC. It was a disaster, we all know. Chaos broke out, Republicans stormed out and threw their credentials, Never Trump delegates staged protests and challenged the rules.
But what was even more telling was the vile, racist (blatant and latent) and divisive comments that came from a slew of speakers and representatives:
(LIST)
...The next time a republican wants to accuse President Obama and the democrats of stoking racial, divisive sentiments, just show them reruns of the first day of the RNC.
In only seven hours, the Republicans successfully demonized (multiple times) anyone who wasn’t a white, male, Christian conservative. It must be a new record.
http://addictinginfo.org/2016/07/19/the-rncs-first-night-proves-republicans-are-dividing-america-not-president-obama/
what was even more telling was the vile, racist (blatant and latent) and divisive comments that came from a slew of speakers and representatives
DeleteThat was well planned. That was what Don the Con and his minions intended for the first night because that is pretty much his ticket.
The Republican platform?
What do the Republicans even offer to their voters? The people who vote for him will be so disappointed when he doesn't do anything that he was talking about in the primaries. I hope I don't have to say, "I told you so; I didn't vote for the mfer."
DeleteDonald Trump is a superb event planner and he does produce a variety of shows and his commercial sales endeavors.
ReplyDeleteAlex Jones had to be Trump's secret assistant for all things 2016 convention. Without Jones Trump could not have pulled off this GOP mess. Alex deserves credit for scheduling and the array of characters to speechify.
WATCH: Eric Andre Alex Jones RNC
http://heavy.com/entertainment/2016/07/video-eric-andre-show-trolls-alex-jones-republican-national-convention-who-is-twitter-infowars-9-11-conspiracy-rnc-watch-who-is/
Alex Jones, Roger Stone Bring the Crazy to RNC 2016
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/18/alex-jones-roger-stone-bring-the-crazy-to-cleveland.html
Karl Rove Calls Police on Alex Jones For Asking Questions -
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6602LDSapmI/maxresdefault.jpg
Rog
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/f2/74/46/f274468359f290bfa3e453073f3fb167.jpg
Stone's Pro-Trump Rally
http://cloudfront.mediamatters.org/static/uploader/image/2016/04/05/rogerstonethreatensdelegates.png
Stone is also a discredited researcher and conspiracy theorist
https://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/07/17/roger-stones-pro-trump-rally-will-be-freak-show-rnc-circus/211571
Using a mother of a slain soldier as they did is about as low as you hope they will go.
He wasn't a soldier. He was being paid very well by private contractor.
DeleteTriple whammies today. Sarah is at home crying in her bathroom because she's been left out of everything. The GOP convention is in shambles. And Rogert Ailes is sitting at his office at Fox negotiating his exit at this very moment.
ReplyDeleteAnd at the home front here it's the most beautiful day outside!
O/T - BREAKING NEWS - Wright State University has CANCELLED their participation in the first Presidential debate. Said they can't raise enough matching funds. Where's your rich friends, Donnie?
ReplyDeleteThat should be a relief for Donny.
DeleteI am thinking someone is f*cking with them within the campaign, or he really isn't wanting the job.
ReplyDeleteHey, how about steering your kid in a direction that doesn't include serving in the middle east and perhaps go to college stateside? Hmm?
ReplyDeleteStupid bitch. Lack of parenting is apparent.
That hair, those shoulder pads! As all I could hear during her speech was the 80's calling!
ReplyDeleteThis Pat Smith sounds like a very bitter woman. Yes, she mournsthe death of a child and who wouldn't sympathize with that? But she takes it to a level that is so exploitative.
ReplyDeleteShe should be ashamed of blaming Hillary Clinton on national TV and promoting hatred toward others from her son's death on Fox News, allowing them to USE her for ratings.
Yeah, i saw her and heard what she said. How very christian of her, if she is one. Idk it's rnc. Hills was across the globe. Strange lady.
ReplyDeleteMrlanma, just eck.
ReplyDeleteDespicable that the RNC would use a grieving mother and influence her to speak at a convention of voters who have greed and power on their mind. Donald Trump NEVER lost a child, and here he is, using her to promote HIM and degrade his opponent. Disgusting.
ReplyDeleteHere is a link.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.whio.com/news/news/wright-state-university-set-to-make-major-debate-a/nr2Jw/
I find it ironic that she spoke at the RNC and yet it was the republicans in congress that voted down funds for more security.
ReplyDeleteYou win the truth of the day award 1:26.
DeleteLast night was sick on so many levels. As far as I'm concerned the Republican Party is destroyed America.
ReplyDeleteI just heard Sessions (in the background, I thought it was Bob Dole). It is official he nominated Dump.
DeleteWhen I thought it was Dole I thought he was going to apologize for the Republicans horrible disaster show last night.
I was shocked to think I would hear an apology and got up to see the screen. It was Sessions and he was dissing the country.
Not an apology for the worst mistake of a convention.
The speech was a flop anyway.
Day 2 of Donald J. Trump convention and there is still no energy. Not any energy that can save a sinking ship.
This "speech" (and I use that term very loosely) worried me and I thought that would be the takeaway from last night.
ReplyDeleteThen Melania spoke Michelle's words (or Twilight Sparkle if you want to go with the latest RNC/Trump spin) and I thought that would be the win of the night.
Until I got on Twitter and realized what Melania did (PLAGIARIZE) and they're still talking about it now, 24 hours later!!
So I actually went to bed last night smiling.
Thanks Melania.
http://www.vox.com/2016/7/19/12228072/rnc-norovirus-california-outbreak
ReplyDeleteWait, Trump did not invite Sarah Palin to tell the story of how her drug addicted/alcohol induced domestic violence suspected son was influenced by President Obama and Hillary Clinton during his sham military job in safe areas??? I thought that Sarah was 'special' to Donald Trump.
ReplyDeleteGryphen, please do an 'update'?
ReplyDeleteHere's Hillary Clinton warning the House GOP that they were putting US State workers in danger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xON14kFXsHM
Trump probably thought this drama was all he needed to wipe out Hillary for all time. Who votes for a murderer?
ReplyDeleteThe others are just back up and piling on. He didn't have to see the drama again since he had seen so many rehearsals. He was confidant they had accomplished the mission. He could drop 'Lying' Hillary and just say 'Murdering' Hillary after this. All that was in the bag and he could be cool and call that Ailes media place to talk other business.
Trump was ready for the next day after Melania made him the warm family guy. After the pain filled mother laid out the meme he could just mention it and it wouldn't make him seem so harsh.
She was immediately called out afterward for embellishing also too.
ReplyDeleteIgnore 1:10 and 1:13. Trolls trying to make commenters here look heartless.
ReplyDeleteDonald Trump is on record that he would put Hillary in jail if elected. That is what happens in third world countries - the put their political opponents in jail after the election.
ReplyDeleteEveryone needs to ensure that everyone in their circle of family and friends are registered to vote. Then they need to ensure these new voters actually vote. Of course, if they are all in for Trump, forget about it.
Did this woman buy her suit in 1985?
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I feel for the woman, but I don't think that this is what an average or "normal" woman would be doing in the case of losing a son who was in the military. She seems like she may have been a bit brainwashed in her thinking (as many rabid "Hillary Haters" are), and she is definitely being callously used by Donald Trump and the RNC.
ReplyDeletePlus, this show that Trump and the RNC is putting on is so "non-presidential" that it's over-the-top tacky, to the point of seeming like an exaggerated movie script. How embarrassing for our nation!
My heart goes out to that poor woman
ReplyDelete...but my disgust at Trump and the RNC deepens for using her grief in this fashion.
The current Republican Party has no honor, no dignity, no integrity.
How could anyone vote for any member of such a shamelessly dishonest party?
I feel for this womans' pain. I truly do. But considering the findings of multiple hearings HRC has no responsibility for her son's death. My first thought was how much did they pay you?
ReplyDeleteFrankly I don't feel sorry for Pat Smith. The truth about Benghazi has been known for years and here's the mother of one of the victims politicizing her family's sorrow and probably making good money doing it. She may not want to believe it but neither Hillary Clinton nor President Obama were responsible for her son's death.
ReplyDeleteBeaglemom
Ambassador Stevens was responsible for her son's death, plus the deaths of two other loyal, brave men. He received an email telling him to stay in place and hunker down on 9/11. His RSO advised against his 'going to the office'. Too bad, sad, he didn't pay attention. JMO, the RSO should have the final word on diplomatic corps movements, ambassador or not.
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Scott "Make America America Again" Baio got put in his place today by Tamron Hall -
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Jeb! America!
ReplyDeleteSheriff Joe Arpaio shows off his tie pin.
http://www.politico.com/gallery/2016/07/day-2-of-the-gop-convention-in-photos-002329?slide=6
I'm probably wrong to say this . . . but . . .
ReplyDeleteWhile I feel VERY sorry for the lady whose son died at Benghazi, he knew what he was doing.
He signed on with a "CIA contractor" -- translation: a company that provides mercenaries. He was making a bundle of money -- $130,00 to $175,000 a year with the first $72,000 tax free, plus bonuses and benefits. He knew he was going into a dangerous place
I was an infantry platoon leader in Vietnam for 9 months at which point I was medevacced with wounds. Eleven of the soldiers in my platoon were killed in those 9 months. After I was able -- and it took me three years to do this -- I visited the family of every one of those 11 soldiers. Some of them were drafted, some enlisted, The pay for an infantry private first class was a princely $155.10 per month.
Her son volunteered for a job that paid 85 times what my soldiers made. I have only so much sympathy.
How about next week at the Democratic party convention the people in charge get Chris Stevens' family members to talk about him and blame the Republicans in Congress for cutting the funding for security? Tell the audience and the millions watching on tv to vote them all out since they don't do anything anyway.
ReplyDeleteThis was the low point for me. They know damn well Hillary could do nothing to stop it. Where were they when the mother of a dead soldier just wanted to meet with GWBush? Crickets chirping then, but now it's Hillary's fault.
ReplyDelete"Hillary Clinton has been thoroughly investigated by no less than nine investigative committees"
ReplyDeleteDarrell "Dimebag" Issa is confident that one more THOROUGH investigation will prove that HRC is the most corrupt presidential candidate/former First Lady/former senator/former Secretary of State since the Earth began 6,000 years ago.
Hillary has less blame than this woman does.If she had stopped her son from joining the military,it wouldn't have happened.
ReplyDeleteI don't actually feel that way,but it makes just as much sense.
Sarah helped finance that film that killed them! Now put the blame where it belongs! Check $$$ sources!
ReplyDeleteRight out of Joseph Goebbels "big lie" playbook.
ReplyDeleteYour all a bunch of Assholes and should be ashamed of yourselves. The simple truth of this is she could have prevented this and didn't ! As for Chris Matthews this man should be shot for speaking about a woman who is looking for answers about her sons death. Let me be clear he's a piece of shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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