Let’s not attack grieving mothers speaking at conventions

Published July 20, 2016 3:33pm ET



Here’s an idea: Maybe attacking the grieving mothers who give convention speeches isn’t the most stand-up idea.

When Pat Smith, the mother of Sean Smith, who died in the Benghazi attack, gave a moving and heartbreaking speech at the Republican National Convention, the liberal media jumped to attack her. I’m not talking about criticism or the suggestion that her solutions for what happened shouldn’t be enacted; I’m talking about personal attacks.

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