Powerful moment: Hillary asks the 5 moms who had their children gunned

[riversedge]

down to stand up. DemTownHall

[Armstead]

1. Oh Good Christ No......

No,no,no,no.....

[MissDeeds]

8. +1000000

Using dead kids for political gain. Sad, sad, sad.

[AtomicKitten]

18. oy

[onehandle]

2. Clearly those billionaire anti-gun lobbyists are pulling the strings.

....heh.

[Beowulf]

13. Ok.

What's she going to do about it? Will she stop the sale of military grade equipment to police departments? Will she promise to have her Justice Department prosecute police, DA's, and government officials for civil rights violations? How about demanding Rahm resign for covering up a police shooting?

It's so easy to give a hug or hand out a medal. It costs nothing. But she wants to be POTUS, so what political capital is she willing to spend to stop the killings?

Otherwise, this is about as crass and exploitive as you can get.

[HerbChestnut]

3. She knows how to work a room, I'll give her that.

But to me, and many others, it's just show business.

[ismnotwasm]

4. That is the right thing to do.

They need to be seen and recognized and honored.

[TNProfessor]

6. Exactly. nm

[Armstead]

7. They certainly do -- But that is not the venue for that

[ismnotwasm]

10. Then what is?

Any venue they are present at is the right one

[Armstead]

11. Sigh

I'm not going to get into it. Let's just say I don't think that's appropriate

[Joe the Revelator]

23. Really?

[Warren DeMontague]

20. I agree.

Edited: sorry, i thought this was about Newtown. Still agree.

[Avalux]

5. Kabuki theater. n/t

[Skwmom]

9. You got that right. n/t

[noretreatnosurrender]

12. Respect

I have all the respect in the world for these moms and so many others whose children have been violently taken away from them. Their stories need to be in the news every day in DETAIL.

However, I have no respect for using them to further a political campaign.

[MissDeeds]

16. +1000000 n/t

[Impedimentus]

14. So who benefits from this show, the moms or the candidate?

i've never cared for these phony, transparent attempts by politicians to gain exposure at the expense of victims.

[riversedge]

15. Shame on you for suggesting Hillary's asking them to stand to be recognized was phoney. Grow up.

[LibraLiz1973]

19. Political seasons are always tough. This one is just brutal

I feel completely unwelcome here. I don't mean that about the moderators at all- I mean the members. This is such a hardcore Bernie land. Hillary is evil. Bernie is the way. Disagree? You're an idiot.

Meanwhile, Bernie literally cannot do the things he's promising. He can't. End of.

But god forbid you say that.


I just shake my head and hope that some day cooler heads will prevail in EVERY party. Right now, we look just as dumb as the Republicans. So much anger and vitriol.

[Armstead]

21. It's Show Biz

[Impedimentus]

22. It was a political stunt, not appropriate for a debate or townhall. Please take your self-righteous

indignation elsewhere. Clinton should be ashamed of herself for using the moms in this way, but I guess she has no shame.

[riversedge]

17. Clinton brought 5 moms she said lost children to violence to #DemTownHall.

CNN Breaking News Verified account ‏@cnnbrk 5m5 minutes ago

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