... alienating Mothers and Muslim parents of US diggers killed on service.

they had then made themselves fair game to receive a response from Trump ... who has no patience with those who regard Muslims in America as Sacred Cows not to be 'offended' and jousted with under any circumstances.

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So......on what basis was he 'right' to attack them?  What did they do to Trump?

Since the Republican convention, Trump has made one stupid statement after another. I think a kind of Republican mutiny is possible. For one thing, as a Republican, you don't offend the Marine Corp, and veterans.

http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-36962942

First, our thoughts and prayers are with our veterans and those who serve today. Tonight, we are honored to stand here as the parents of Capt. Humayun Khan, and as patriotic American Muslims with undivided loyalty to our country.

Like many immigrants, we came to this country empty-handed. We believed in American democracy -- that with hard work and the goodness of this country, we could share in and contribute to its blessings.

We were blessed to raise our three sons in a nation where they were free to be themselves and follow their dreams. Our son, Humayun, had dreams of being a military lawyer. But he put those dreams aside the day he sacrificed his life to save his fellow soldiers.

Hillary Clinton was right when she called my son "the best of America." If it was up to Donald Trump, he never would have been in America. Donald Trump consistently smears the character of Muslims. He disrespects other minorities -- women, judges, even his own party leadership. He vows to build walls and ban us from this country.

Donald Trump, you are asking Americans to trust you with our future. Let me ask you: Have you even read the U.S. Constitution? I will gladly lend you my copy. In this document, look for the words "liberty" and "equal protection of law."

Have you ever been to Arlington Cemetery? Go look at the graves of the brave patriots who died defending America -- you will see all faiths, genders, and ethnicities.

You have sacrificed nothing and no one.

We can't solve our problems by building walls and sowing division. We are stronger together. And we will keep getting stronger when Hillary Clinton becomes our next president.

In his first response to a searing charge from bereaved Army father Khizr Khan that he’d “sacrificed nothing” for his country, Donald Trump claimed that he had in fact sacrificed by employing “thousands and thousands of people.” He also suggested that Khan’s wife didn’t speak because she was forbidden to as a Muslim and questioned whether Khan’s words were his own.
“Who wrote that? Did Hillary’s script writers write it?” Trump said in an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos. “I think I’ve made a lot of sacrifices. I work very, very hard.”

Read more: http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/donald-trump-khizir-khan/#ixzz4GGkDfmYt

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2016 at 9:34pm:


Herb, you are indulging in wishful thinking. If Trump wants to get elected he needs votes. There several perfectly logical arguments he could have deployed in the face of the Muzlim marines family, but as usual, Trump doesn't think before he speaks. He has made Muzlims the victims, and pissed off US marines. If you think that is the way to advance his cause, you are dreaming. Then you have his stupid address to Russian hackers. Watch his pathetic performance with Stephanopoulos as he tries to suggest that he has made sacrifices. The man is clutching at straws. If he debates H Clinton, she will tear him to shreds. She may be many things, but she's not as big a fool as Donald.