11-13-2016, 02:04 PM
(11-13-2016, 06:19 AM)Dill Wrote: Trump wasn't attacking veterans as a whole, just the incompetents who let themselves become POWs. I think we can all agree Trump feels very positively towards military members who avoided capture. McCain enduring beatings and torture to protect fellow prisoners and sending others home before himself doesn't excuse failure. Maybe he could not have avoided being shot out of the sky, but had he attended Trump's military school he'd surely have had the requisite can do "militaristic" mindset to evade capture.
I'm honestly puzzled that you felt the need to type this part of your response. I didn't endorse or condone the comments Trump made about McCain, just the opposite. Catharsis on your part?
Quote:The Khan's were on stage at the DNC because their Muslim son died fighting for the US and the Republican nominee had called for a ban all muslims entering the US, among other negative comments. The "political gain" they desired was recognition Muslims are Americans and die for the US too. And their son was both a muslim and an American hero. Not in poor taste to make that point before the nation. Many, myself included, think gold star parents should be immune from counter attack. Which of the first 44 presidents would disagree? Now we have one, the nation's new premiere role model, who doesn't. Someone hits you, you have to hit back hard. You just have to, even a grieving gold star mother who never said a word, whether it serves your long term goals or not.
Hillary used them for political gain. As far as immunity from attack, I'm just not quite sure you'd have the same opinion if Trump brought out a gold star family that backed a ban on muslims entering the country because their child was killed by one in Afghanistan. When you take your points and flip them you see how absurd they are. Your concern is wholly partisan.
