‘Conservative’ View Host Defends Gyrocopter Man as ‘Activist’ Who Did ‘Good’

‘He had a political message — it was a political act’

‘Conservative’ View Host Defends Gyrocopter Man as ‘Activist’ Who Did ‘Good’ (NewsBusters)

Nicolle Wallace, the former Sarah Palin staffer who made a name bashing her ex-boss, on Thursday yet again failed to offer the conservative perspective. The View co-host touted the liberal postal worker, a man who flew a gyrocopter into restricted Washington D.C. airspace in order to lobby for more left-wing campaign finance laws.  Wallace praised Doug Hughes, the postal worker who landed on the grounds of the Capitol, hyping, "He had a cause and I think he probably did his cause some good." The ABC host continued, "It's important to know about this guy, he's 61 years old and he's a political activist. And, so, he had a message."

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