By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--March 1, 2017
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We are blessed to be joined tonight by Carryn Owens, the widow of a U.S. Navy special operator, Senior Chief William “Ryan” Owens. Ryan died as he lived: a warrior, and a hero — battling against terrorism and securing our nation. I just spoke to General [Jim] Mattis, who reconfirmed that, and I quote, “Ryan was a part of a highly successful raid that generated large amounts of vital intelligence that will lead to many more victories in the future against our enemies.” Ryan’s legacy is etched into eternity. For as the Bible teaches us, there is no greater act of love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. Ryan laid down his life for his friends, for his country and for our freedom — we will never forget him.Here's the clip:
It seems Democrats, who stood for a couple of seconds, were largely unimpressed with Mrs. Owens. Most of them sat back down immediately, refused to applaud, and stayed on their kobe-beef-fed rumps for the duration of the applause. Here's what it looked like:RETWEET if you think Keith Ellison and Debbie Wasserman Schultz refusing to clap for the sobbing widow of a Navy Seal was plain DISGRACEFUL! pic.twitter.com/bp8dwIBI6g
— Newt-Trump Fan Club (@NewtTrump) March 1, 2017
This morning, they're doing their best to trash Trump's address, saying he "managed to read" a speech and "exploit" a woman who just lost her husband. However, Obama's State of the Union addresses were all scripted, and they were vastly more exploitative, but Dems had no problem standing and applauding. The bottom line is that their behavior last night simply looked bad. It was terrible optics for a party of spoiled brats that seems to wallow in bitterness about their own political impotence. Trump delivered a speech that was, by virtually all accounts, a home run and a marginalized gaggle of Democrats are scrambling for a way to tear it down. They're only digging themselves deeper into an already bottomless-pit of failure, but they're incapable of recognizing that fact. Heck, when even Van Jones - yes that Van Jones - is praising a Trump speech, you know the Dem party is in a world of hurt.Some top Dems refused to stand for:
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) March 1, 2017
Honoring widow of fallen Navy Seal
Supporting law enforcement
Protecting country from Islamic terrorism
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