Thumpalumpacus Wrote:wallym Wrote:How did nobody in Trumps team say "Hillary voted to send their child to die in an unnecessary war." He legitimately could have pinned the death on her bad judgement. Instead he went with "The wife is just standing there quiet. I wonder if she can talk." This campaign...
Because in no way should a Presidential candidate belittle a veteran's final sacrifice for the sake of political points.
The real surprise is why no one on Trump's team said, "Sir, under no circumstances should you use his death as a bludgeon."
I'll have to talk to other vets before I can get any sort of pulse on veteran attitudes but I'd.certainly like to hear from the other veterans on the board.
Myself, I find it disgusting. Of course I was not going to vote Trump anyway, so I could well be biased ... but I think even if he were my candidate, I'd still find this angle of attack disgusting.
I'm a vet. I believe gold star families should be off limits to political insult from any side. If they want to come forward to speak on a political issue, that's fine. What they say can be criticized. But on a personal level, they should get a pass from being blasted by politicians in public.
I'm not saying this is a rational position, it is almost entirely based on my feelings and the reason part is hard to articulate. It provokes an instant gut reaction in me. I think a lot of vets feel the same way.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
