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VFW rips Trump's 'out-of-bounds' attack on Khan family
Politico ^ | 8/1/2016 | Nick Gass

Posted on 08/01/2016 10:31:26 AM PDT by Kevin C

The Veterans of Foreign Wars blasted Donald Trump on Monday for his comments about Ghazala Khan, the mother of a fallen Muslim Army captain, calling the Republican nominee "out of bounds."

“Election year or not, the VFW will not tolerate anyone berating a Gold Star family member for exercising his or her right of speech or expression,” said VFW leader Brian Duffy in a statement.

Story Continued BelowTrump said in his interview with ABC that aired Sunday that Ghazala Khan "wasn't allowed to have anything to say" as her husband, Khizr, criticized the Republican nominee at the Democratic National Convention last week.

“There are certain sacrosanct subjects that no amount of wordsmithing can repair once crossed,” Duffy said in the statement. “Giving one’s life to nation is the greatest sacrifice, followed closely by all Gold Star families, who have a right to make their voices heard.”

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: khan; trump; vfw
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1 posted on 08/01/2016 10:31:26 AM PDT by Kevin C
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FU VFW democratic spoke person.


2 posted on 08/01/2016 10:32:32 AM PDT by ohioman
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Have them vote for Hillary then... I am sure she cares so much more for Vets...


3 posted on 08/01/2016 10:32:58 AM PDT by HypatiaTaught (Live with Trump or Die with Hillary)
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Leftists serving the left.

Just because his son died does not detract from the fact that this man is a terrorist.


4 posted on 08/01/2016 10:33:19 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Don't be a lone wolf. Form up small leaderlesss cells ASAP !)
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re>Election year or not, the VFW will not tolerate anyone berating a Gold Star family member for exercising his or her right of speech or expression,”

Did they ever utter one word about Benghazi?

Or Hillary telling grieving mothers to shut up?

5 posted on 08/01/2016 10:33:56 AM PDT by IC Ken
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Apparently, the VFW missed Hillary Clinton calling Sean Smith’s mother a liar.

The point here is that if the family of someone who died in the service of this country wants to use that death for political purposes, they have to expect pushback. I don’t think that this is ideal, but certainly if it was OK for Hillary Clinton to do that, then it was also OK for Donald Trump to do it. There is literally no difference - and I am SICK AND TIRED of people only looking at one side.

The VFW should freaking now better than this.


6 posted on 08/01/2016 10:34:50 AM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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Sounds like Brian Duffy needs to educate himself, because Trump never attacked anyone. He merely commented on her silence and wondered if it were because she was not allowed to speak. The father is in favor of Sharia Law, Brian, are you as well?


7 posted on 08/01/2016 10:35:30 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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Uh, "...The VFW should freaking know better than this."
8 posted on 08/01/2016 10:35:39 AM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: Kevin C

His son died 12 years ago. And they came to the USA when his son was 2.

That means it was about 30 years ago that they came to this country.

What does immigration policy of 30 years ago have to do with it today? Mulsims had not even flown a plane into the twin towers yet...

THINGS HAVE CHANGED


9 posted on 08/01/2016 10:35:58 AM PDT by Mr. K (Trump will win NY state - choke on that HilLIARy)
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To: IC Ken

Look at the source.

This is from Politico, which has been proven to let the DNC write their material.

The VFW has an extremely checkered history, but never take anything from Politico at face value.


10 posted on 08/01/2016 10:36:36 AM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: Kevin C
Tried to join the VFW back around 1975 and essentially was told I could join but Vietnam wasn't a real war.
Have FU'd the VFW ever since.
11 posted on 08/01/2016 10:37:19 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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Isn’t Politico the same media outlet that participated in thousands of DNCleaked emails, outed as conspiring with the DNC to plant stories & details?


12 posted on 08/01/2016 10:37:31 AM PDT by unsycophant
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Looks like I will be shifting my financial and charitable support from the VFW to the American Legion...


13 posted on 08/01/2016 10:37:38 AM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012
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PolUtico is on a Trump bender. He's living rent free in their heads.
14 posted on 08/01/2016 10:38:30 AM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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Out of touch Brian Duffy
15 posted on 08/01/2016 10:38:44 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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According to Theodore Shoebat and Walid Shoebat, Mr. Khizr Muazzam Khan is a promoter of Islamic sharia law and a co-founder of the Journal of Contemporary Issues in Muslim Law (sharia).

Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/08/is_there_a_backstory_about_khizr_khan_and_donald_trump.html#ixzz4G6T8hmVt

Common knowledge that National Review can’t stand Trump, don’t know about American Thinker. But, as usual, a brief look at some of the clowns the Dems and Clintons put out there usually reveals some complete and utter BS. Can’t wait to see what the folks at Conservative Treehouse come up with on this guy. Who knows, maybe Judicial Watch will join the fray and completely and totally crush the whole charade with one of their FOIA requests and a good deposition.


16 posted on 08/01/2016 10:38:53 AM PDT by qaz123
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The VFW is now siding with it’s life-long enemies.

Man confusion runs rampant these days.

Do they understand who is driving the anti-Trump effort, and their connections to the driving force behind the U. S. S. R. and radical Islam?

Do they understand that these folks are anti-Israel, the United States, and the Western civilization they fought to save?

They are now standing with the folks who they used to recognize as the enemies of modern civilization.


17 posted on 08/01/2016 10:39:14 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (He wins & we do, our nation does, the world does. It's morning in America again. You are living it!)
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I’ve heard Khan say a lot about Trump but what did Trump say about Khan? Either the dead Captain or the father muslim brotherhood importer?


18 posted on 08/01/2016 10:39:36 AM PDT by major-pelham
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>Election year or not, the VFW will not tolerate anyone berating a Gold Star family member for exercising his or her right of speech or expression,

Then you asshat shouldn’t criticize Trump’s right to free speech. See how it works?


19 posted on 08/01/2016 10:40:03 AM PDT by Lent
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But Hillary can call Benghazi families liars?

Get this farce and these as$holes outta my face!


20 posted on 08/01/2016 10:40:04 AM PDT by chris37 (heartless)
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