With the upheaval of traveling, I actually missed the story of Khizr Khan. I noticed that snippets of his speech were being constantly replayed on the news but I had no idea why.
The story is, of course, unbelievable. The idea that there are actually millions of people in the country who like the way Trump talked about this family and its tragedy is extremely sad. Wanton cruelty in the face of horrible loss can only evoke revulsion in normal people. But Trump’s supporters dig attacks on grieving parents, especially if these parents are not white and speak with an accent.
Notice also how fast the whole “support our heroic troops” line was thrown out of the window the moment it became convenient.
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I know. It’s unbelievable. This election has brought a level of almost carnivalesque cruelty into public life. Even when other elections have gotten vituperative or intense, public discourse, for the most part, remained polite. But this election is something different. It’s really deeply troubling.
And, perhaps most troubling, is that Trump has nearly 50% support! Low levels of support from disaffected portions of the populace I could deal with. But it depresses me that nearly half of my fellow Americans are OK with this behavior and rhetoric. I really don’t know what to say.
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I watched this Mr. Khan attack Donald Trump for no reason other than his hidden agenda, he has ties to the Clintons in many http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/08/01/clinton-cash-khizr-khans-deep-legal-financial-connections-saudi-arabia-hillarys-clinton-foundation-connect-terror-immigration-email-scandals/
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Seriously? Breitbart? What next? Rummaging in a dumpster?
Serious people don’t read Breitbart.
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Well, they did mock Kerry in 2004 with purple bandages because of his Purple Heart.
Bush didn’t appear on stage wearing one, but delegates wore it at the convention which means it was <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/30/gop.purple.hearts/’>all copaceptic with him. Plus the whole Swift Boat thing where they accused him of lying about his service and exxaggerating his injuries.
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Oh yeah. The whole Kerry/swift-boating thing was gross. I don’t want to make the past seem overly rosy. And Trump didn’t come out of a vacuum. Republican politicians (and I lay the blame almost entirely at their feet for the breakdown of public discourse) paved the way for this election cycle. But still, mocking a powerful politician is fundamentally different than mocking a woman who lost her son or mocking a disabled person or calling for bans on religious or ethnic minorities.
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This was one of trump’s big mistakes (and reasons despite his ability to dislodge the corrupt entrenched interests) I am not a huge fan in general of his.
The simple reply was “we thank you and your son for your service. he was absolutely a hero. We are a nation who has had great success integrating many new cultures. Right now our currrent administration failed to contain isis (calling it a jv team, failling to stop assad with red line violation, failing to get status of forces agreement in iraq leading to sectarian violence), and so it is highly imprudent to allow immigrants from 10-15 hot bed countries right now which house the majority of the 52 offically deemed terrorist organizations by ourgovt. When elected i will put a 6-12 month moratorium on immigration on these countries until we improve vetting procedures and/or reverse this administrations disastrious foreign policies which have caused this heightened extremism”
Now i get i have a vastly difference policy knowledge than the average trump voter, but he coulld have said something as simple as this, which still excoriates obama, hilllary and weak on terror liberals. Instead donald is very thin-skinned and responded personally.
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Instead donald is very thin-skinned and responded personally.
Or he made a calculation that acting like a bully would play in Peoria, because people love dominance plays.
That’s why Cuban and Bloomberg got under his skin. He can’t say “I have more money than you” and they’re not constrained by some notion of looking too “angry” or “aggressive” in the public’s eyes when they attack him.
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How come there was no similar uproar over Clinton calling Pat Smith a liar?
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Mooooommmeeeee! She started first! How come she still gets to have dessert? Mooommmeeee! No fair!
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Why do you think the DNC put Khan up there? Do you really think it had any other purpose than to bait Trump into saying something? When a man holds up the Constitution and claims Trump hasn’t read it and when he accuses Trump of being someone who wouldn’t have let his family into the country, they were asking for a response. In fact, they were HOPING for it.
Khan is an immigrant who abuses our immigration system and helps wealthy Muslims pay their way into the U.S. using certain visa programs that allow for it. I’m talking $500K for green cards. You think that Khan doesn’t have a reason to despise Trump for his immigration policies? He has nothing to do with being muslim and everything to do with this man’s business.
Selling green cards to foreigners.
I am sorry that their son is dead, but nothing that happened to them is the fault of Trump. If anything, they should be looking at Hillary who voted to go into Iraq.
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If a fellow can be baited into saying stupid things, he has no business being president.
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It’s just funny to me you think the reasons you allege cancel out the reasons the man stated in his speech or in multiple interviews. It’s also funny that you have trouble with listening or reading comprehension. Here is the text of the speech:
Khizr Khan’s DNC 2016 speech
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I think the DNC invited Khan to speak because he has dignity, passion, eloquence, and a tragic story. Yes, they made a calculation, and who wouldn’t? But Khan gave a powerful speech that brought me to tears.
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