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Chris Matthews: GOP 'ruined' evening by having 'that woman' speak on Benghazi
The Hill ^

Posted on 07/18/2016 7:32:24 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

July 18, 2016, 09:37 pm Chris Matthews: GOP 'ruined' evening by having 'that woman' speak on Benghazi

By Joe Concha

Patricia Smith — the mother of Sean Smith, who was killed in a terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 — delivered a raw, emotional and unapologetic speech at the Republican National Convention that centered on one person: Hillary Clinton.

"For all of this loss, for all of this grief, for all of the cynicism, the tragedy in Benghazi has wrought upon America, I blame Hillary Clinton," Smith declared from the convention stage in Cleveland on Monday night. "I blame Hillary Clinton personally for the death of my son."

Smith went on to call Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, a liar for her explanation of Smith’s death.

"In an email to her daughter shortly after the attack, Hillary Clinton blamed it on terrorism," said Smith. "But when I saw Hillary Clinton at Sean’s coffin ceremony, just days later, she looked me squarely in the eye and told me a video was responsible. Since then, I have repeatedly asked Hillary Clinton to explain to me the real reason why my son is dead. I’m still waiting."

MSNBC's Chris Matthews was asked for his reaction of the speech during the network's convention coverage and didn't hold anything back.

"I don't understand why the Republicans would choose to put this on prime-time television when they have such wonderful stories of American heroism to speak to the American people," an emotional Matthews said. "I think it was wrong.

"I don't care what that woman up there, the mother, has felt," he continued. "Her emotions are her own. But for the country in choosing a leader, it's wrong to have someone get up there and tell a lie about Hillary Clinton.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016rncconvention; benghazi; chrismatthews; patsmith; seansmith
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To: mkjessup

Chris says he had a tingle down his leg. The medical term for that is incontinence of urine.


21 posted on 07/18/2016 7:47:54 PM PDT by Vehmgericht
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To: volunbeer

Exactly! Her son earned that right for her. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama MURDERED her son by not sending help.

SHAME on you Hillary.


22 posted on 07/18/2016 7:49:58 PM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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To: Sub-Driver

Good to know Matthews realizes this is so extremely damaging to Hillary. Nothing demonstrates Hillary’s incompetence and mendacity like her Libya policy disaster and her blatant lies and cover-up about the Benghazi debacle. Only a fool would expect anything different from her as President.


23 posted on 07/18/2016 7:50:54 PM PDT by Chewbarkah (o)
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To: Sub-Driver
"I don't care what that woman up there, the mother, has felt," he continued. "Her emotions are her own. But for the country in choosing a leader, it's wrong to have someone get up there and tell a lie about Hillary Clinton.

I'd like to ask Prissy Chrissy what was untrue about her remarks.

24 posted on 07/18/2016 7:51:24 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: Sub-Driver

So Matthews is calling her a liar like Hillary has.

Maybe if it was your son Chris.

POS


25 posted on 07/18/2016 7:51:50 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (Fear is the mind killer.)
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To: Sub-Driver

The mother had YEARS to think about this. 99% of the American media REFUSED to listen to her story.... so NOW she gets a chance to tell her side, and is ATTACKED?!

Cindy Sheehan was a media attention getter for YEARS. NO one in the media was upset.


26 posted on 07/18/2016 7:52:33 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Sub-Driver

” . . . it’s wrong to have someone get up there and tell a lie about Hillary Clinton.”

Somebody needs to point out to Chrissie that FBI director Comey has established the fact that Hilary is a liar; that the Starr Report has established the fact that her husband is a liar; but no one has presented any evidence that Patricia Smith is a liar.


27 posted on 07/18/2016 7:53:41 PM PDT by Stosh
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28 posted on 07/18/2016 7:53:47 PM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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29 posted on 07/18/2016 7:55:54 PM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: Sub-Driver

Yes, but Romney made some guy’s wife die of cancer. But that was an earlier campaign from the team Tingles prefers.


30 posted on 07/18/2016 7:57:12 PM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (If a border fence isn't effective, why is there a border fence around the White House?)
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31 posted on 07/18/2016 7:57:41 PM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: Sub-Driver

That means “that woman” must have really got to/hurt the Democrats.


32 posted on 07/18/2016 7:58:14 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: Sub-Driver
You know, the thing is, I hear a lot less from Chris Tingles.

Which means his exposure is much less.

He is a dying media presence.

That makes me happy.

33 posted on 07/18/2016 7:59:19 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Hillary: "Weapons of war have no place on our streets."... Laz: "Muslims are weapons of war.")
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To: Sub-Driver

I watched Mrs. Smith speak on youtube. The first comment after her video was dismissing her as emotionalistic.

It’s somewhat ironic that liberals would dismiss anyone’s emotions, since their whole philosophy is based on manipulating feelings and eschewing rational thought.

Although, I suppose even the pseudo appeal to rationality of the left when dismissing the real pain of a mother is, in itself, an emotional feelings-based reaction. They can’t stand to see their messiah criticized. Hillary is supposed to finish bringing the utopia that Obama started—and anything that threatens that must be taken down at all cost.


34 posted on 07/18/2016 7:59:27 PM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: Sub-Driver

The Bitch of Benghazi,,

Nuff Said.


35 posted on 07/18/2016 8:00:15 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: BookmanTheJanitor

I went to youtube and saw her speech. It reminded me that I once ran into some Chris Mathews. I used a stick to scrape it off the bottom of my shoe.


36 posted on 07/18/2016 8:01:53 PM PDT by Vehmgericht
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To: Sub-Driver

Go slither back down into your dark hole, Tingles!


37 posted on 07/18/2016 8:04:22 PM PDT by Savage Beast (Trump is Alexander slashing the Gordian Knot!)
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To: Sub-Driver

....it happen Crissy,the truth came out, you couldn’t spin it,cover it up,or lie about it.
The Mom of a brave patriot,who died because of Hilda’s political ambitious agenda WANTS THE TRUTH from a woman who will never admit she lied to a grieving mother....
and you can’t deal with it. Millions
heard a Mom call Hilda a liar.


38 posted on 07/18/2016 8:04:30 PM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Sub-Driver

It definitely did NOT give him tingles up his leg


39 posted on 07/18/2016 8:06:41 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: Sub-Driver

I wonder if he felt the same way about Cindy Sheehan or maybe she gives him a tingle up his leg?


40 posted on 07/18/2016 8:07:09 PM PDT by Mean Daddy
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