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She said she was wrong. People can be wrong without lying. It's her critics that are spinning it. Trump could simply have said Kahn was wrong, and defended his position. He chose to attack Khan's wife and their religion instead.
The Donald didn't attack Mrs. Khan nor did he attack the religion of the Khan's.
The Khan's were simply used as a political prop and that's pretty crass, it was they who were at that convention simply because they're Muslim, as a method to be divisive and used as a wedge issue. That Mrs. Khan didn't speak, well why didn't she? Why was she standing there all subservient?
I've already made comments regarding this in this thread.
My post # 49.
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My post # 59.
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In my opinion, he most certainly did attack his religion, by implying that is wife was "not allowed to speak". It was a gross personal attack. As to why she didn't speak, she explained it, in an interview later - where she was emotional trying to talk about her son, she broke down. Donald handled it completely wrong - compare it, for example, to how President Bush handled Cindy Sheehan's attacks on him over the Iraq war (where she had lost her son). Trump could have simply said something about how he sympathized with the family, and appreciated the sacrifice, and then gone on to defend his positions. There was no reason on earth to attack their religion like that. Trump is the Big Guy. The Khan's (and the Smiths and the Sheehans) are constituents, part of the people he might be elected to serve. The Little Guys.
Maybe if Islam didn't have such a horrendous reputation for treating women like second class citizens and for women being subservient to men, then there wouldn't be the NEED to ask why a woman isn't speaking, why is she just standing there looking subservient.
Have you thought about that?
For instance, if that were a situation where the people concerned were Roman Catholic or Baptist or Jewish, would we even be having this discussion? I don't think we would.
The Cindy Sheehan thing, I'll have to have a read, I've heard of her, but I'm not 100% read up on her and GWB and the happening you refer to.
In the US, Muslims are no different than any other demographic, that's the thing. If Trump were bashing Catholics - and a Catholic father of military person who died in service gave that speech - what would the reaction be?
Sheehan lost her son in the Iraq war and blamed Bush for it, she started an anti-war campaign and picketed his Texas ranch for quite some time. She, Patricia Smith, and the Khan's should all be treated respectfully. That is one thing that those with can always do, and it's the mark of a good leader in my opinion - that they can take the high road and be gracious.![]()
Well The Donald hasn't bashed Catholics, but the Anti-Pope bashed The Donald, not that wading into political elections is considered a usual part of The Papacy.
There would be minimal reason for The Donald to bash Catholics, but as we know, there are some very troubling aspects to Islamism. How do you know American Muslims are no different to any other demographic?
Look at here in Europa, most Muslim women are attired as if still in Islamic nations, not all in the full-on Burka, but they're expected to be attired in what's bizarrely referred to as "modestly"
Okay thanks about Cindy Sheehan.
Of course she, Patricia Smith and the Khan's should all be treated respectfully, also Mr. Khan was out of order launching a full-on attack on The Donald, what he said was worse than what The Donald said.
This SEAL nails it....
Fmr Navy SEAL on Khizr Khan: There Have Been 3 Elections Since Son Was Killed — ‘Part of the Clinton Machine’
Tuesday in an appearance on FBN’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” former U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six Leader Rob O’Neill pointed to the timing of Khizr Khan’s participation in presidential election politics and declared him to be “part of the Clinton machine.”
“It is unfortunate,” O’Neill said. “They shouldn’t be politicizing it. And there was no mistake he came out for the Clintons. He’s worked for the Clintons before and there have been three presidential elections since his son was killed. They could have come out for — this is one he decided to come out for. This is part of the Clinton machine. There’s no mistake that Mr. Trump was interviewed by George Stephanopoulos. He’s in the Clinton camp as well and this is how Clinton politics work as opposed to going on Hillary’s record we’re just going to how bad you are.”
Fmr Navy SEAL on Khizr Khan: There Have Been 3 Elections Since Son Was Killed - 'Part of the Clinton Machine' - Breitbart