Pathetic.
Via Mediaite:
The White House has been on the receiving end of sharp criticism after President Barack Obama allowed the grieving mother of one of young victims of the massacre at Sandy Hook to deliver the weekly presidential address and advocate for stricter gun laws. Critics accused Obama of cynically co-opting a grieving mother to advance a political agenda. MSNBC host Alex Wagner and her panel guests defended Obama’s move on Monday, saying that showcasing the visceral grief of a mother of a slain child is no different from showing pictures of “oil-covered birds” to advocate for stricter environmental protections.