Smerconish: Pirro Is the Best Thing Rep. Omar Has Going for Her, She’s Said Reprehensible Things and Now She’s a Victim

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KEILAR: "Michael Smerconish is joining me now to discuss this. Michael, when you watch all of this happening, and they’re not apologizing, they’ve actually said tune in to see what they’re going to say about it, which is a bit of a ratings thing, you know, tune in, what do you make of these comments?"
SMERCONISH: "Well, I deal with them separately. Jeanine Pirro did an unbelievable favor for the congresswoman, because it is congresswoman has tweeted what I regard as some truly reprehensible things. Now she’s a victim. We’re not talking about that because Jeanine Pirro said something incredibly dopey where she’s equating the way in which this woman dresses with Sharia law and being against the Constitution of the United States. So all the focus is on Jeanine Pirro and not on the behavior of the congresswoman as expressed in those tweets. Pirro is the best thing that Omar has going for her. Relative to Tucker Carlson, as a radio broadcaster responsible for 15 hours a week, I get nervous when someone assembles a montage and then puts it out there and you wonder what context. But I listened to it, and there is no context that allows a defend for use of the 'C' word. So I’m surprised there is absolutely no contrition on Tucker Carlson’s part thus far, and I would say today is not the right day to thump your chest and say, 'I’m repentant about misogynistic things that I said, even if they were a decade ago.'"