But this RidicuList entry should’ve been asterisked, since Elisabeth Hasselbeck defended the bawling Boehner against the ridicule of her co-hosts, primarily Joy Behar and Barbara Walters.
And so did Cooper:
Aren’t people always saying they want politicians to be more real? And aren’t men always being told now that we’re supposed to be more sensitive, more vulnerable, willing to show emotions? Barbara Walters said if Nancy Pelosi cried so much, she’d be called weak, which is probably true actually. Pelosi has said she doesn’t cry about politics
because you have to be a professional. But can you be professional and sentimental at the same time? I’m one of the most uptight people around, believe me, but I’ve been known to shed a tear from time to time. Sure, I, you know, try to keep it limited to a darkened theater while watching Bambi.
He ended the segment with both a plea and a challenge: “Ladies of The View, just let the man cry already. And if you want to shed a tear because you’re on tonight’s RidicuList, go right ahead. We’ll love you all the more for it.”
What a man. Watch Cooper defend a dude’s right to cry in public in the CNN clip below.