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John McCain Denounces Donald Trump’s Attack On Khan Family

Over the weekend, Donald Trump found his comments about Khizr and Ghazala Khan being repudiated by several GOP lawmakers including Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Now, former Republican presidential candidate and military veteran Sen. John McCain has issued what is the clearest condemnation of Trump’s attack on the Gold Star family.

The New York Times reports:

In a remarkable and lengthy rebuke of his party’s nominee, Senator John McCain sharply criticized Donald J. Trump’s comments about the family of a fallen Muslim Army captain, saying, “While our party has bestowed upon him the nomination, it is not accompanied by unfettered license to defame those who are the best among us.”

Mr. McCain, a war hero whose service and capture in Vietnam was also once derided by Mr. Trump, had stayed largely silent over the weekend as Mr. Trump’s feud with the parents of Capt. Humayun Khan brewed, waiting until Monday morning to release a prepared statement.

“In recent days, Donald Trump disparaged a fallen soldier’s parents,” he wrote of the parents, Khizr and Ghazala Khan. “He has suggested that the likes of their son should not be allowed in the United States — to say nothing of entering its service. I cannot emphasize enough how deeply I disagree with Mr. Trump’s statement. I hope Americans understand that the remarks do not represent the views of our Republican Party, its officers or candidates.”

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Gold Star Families Pen Open Letter To Donald Trump Asking For Apology To Khan Family

Republican White House contender Donald Trump’s decision to criticize the parents of a fallen Muslim-American Army Captain is proving to be more than he bargained for.

After Khizr and Ghazala Khan appeared on the final night of the Democratic National Convention, with a stirring speech by Khizr addressing Donald Trump’s call to ban Muslims in the United States, the Trumpster went on the offensive claiming the mother’s silence onstage was perhaps because of their Muslim faith, that women aren’t allowed to speak.

Now, a group of 23 Gold Star families (the title used to refer to those families who have lost a loved one during military service to the U.S., have written an open letter asking Trump to apologize to the Khans and all Gold Star families for his insensitive treatment.

From The Hill:

The group of Gold Star families on Monday wrote a letter to the billionaire condemning his treatment of the family of U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan, who was killed in Iraq in 2004.

“Ours is a sacrifice you will never know. Ours is a sacrifice we would never want you to know,” the group said in a letter published Monday on VoteVets.org.

“Your recent comments regarding the Khan family were repugnant, and personally offensive to us.”

“When you question a mother’s pain, by implying that her religion, not her grief, kept her from addressing an arena of people, you are attacking us,” the families said in the letter.

“When you say your job building buildings is akin to our sacrifice, you are attacking our sacrifice.”

In the letter, the families said Trump is “cheapening the sacrifice made by those we lost.”

“You are minimizing the risk our service members make for all of us,” the families added.

“This goes beyond politics. It is about a sense of decency. That kind of decency you mock as ‘political correctness.’ “

The families then urged the GOP nominee to apologize to all Gold Star families and to all Americans for his comments.

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Hillary Clinton Leads Trump 7 Points In Post-Democratic Convention Bounce

According to the newly released CBS News poll taken directly after the close of the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Hillary Clinton has gained a 7 point lead in the presidential race over Republican Donald Trump.

The poll had shown the two tied at 42% each after the prior week in the wake of the Republican Convention, but clearly the DNC was a help to the former Secretary of State.

Additionally, Clinton saw a rise in her favorability numbers jumping 5 points from 31% to 36% viewing Clinton in a favorable light. Here unfavorables dropped 6 points, from 56% to 50%.

The same poll showed 52% of registered voters see Donald Trump unfavorably, and 31% favorably.

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Paul Ryan Weighs In On Donald Trump Insults To Family Of Fallen U.S. Soldier

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan

Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan (R) issued this statement regarding the current insults by Donald Trump on the family of fallen U.S. Army Captain Humayun Khan

“America’s greatness is built on the principles of liberty and preserved by the men and woman who wear the uniform to defend it. As I have siad on numerous occasions, a religious test for entering our country is not reflective of these fundamental values. I reject it. Many Muslim Americans have served valiantly in our military, and made the ultimate sacrifice. Captain Khan was one such brave example. His sacrifice – and that of Khizr and Ghazala Khan – should be honored. Period.”

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Mother Of Fallen Muslim-American Soldier Has Plenty To Say To Trump

On the final night of the Democratic National Convention, Khizr and Ghazala Khan appeared in honor of their son, Captain Humayun Khan, a Muslim-American soldier in the U.S. Army who died in the line of duty in 2004 saving the lives of his men.

The 27-year-old was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

In responding to the Khans, GOP White House hopeful Donald Trump said, “If you look at his wife, she was standing there. She had nothing to say. She probably, maybe she wasn’t allowed to have anything to say. You tell me. But a plenty of people have written that. She was extremely quiet, and it looked like she had nothing to say.”

It turns out Ghazala Khan has plenty to say.

The mother of Captain Khan penned an essay for the Washington Post in an effort to share her thoughts.

Here’s an excerpt:

Donald Trump has asked why I did not speak at the Democratic convention. He said he would like to hear from me. Here is my answer to Donald Trump: Because without saying a thing, all the world, all America, felt my pain. I am a Gold Star mother. Whoever saw me felt me in their heart.

Donald Trump said I had nothing to say. I do. My son Humayun Khan, an Army captain, died 12 years ago in Iraq. He loved America, where we moved when he was 2 years old. He had volunteered to help his country, signing up for the ROTC at the University of Virginia. This was before the attack of Sept. 11, 2001. He didn’t have to do this, but he wanted to.

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Humayun is my middle son, and the others are doing so well, but every day I feel the pain of his loss. It has been 12 years, but you know hearts of pain can never heal as long as we live. Just talking about it is hard for me all the time. Every day, whenever I pray, I have to pray for him, and I cry. The place that emptied will always be empty.

I cannot walk into a room with pictures of Humayun. For all these years, I haven’t been able to clean the closet where his things are — I had to ask my daughter-in-law to do it. Walking onto the convention stage, with a huge picture of my son behind me, I could hardly control myself. What mother could? Donald Trump has children whom he loves. Does he really need to wonder why I did not speak?

Donald Trump said that maybe I wasn’t allowed to say anything. That is not true. My husband asked me if I wanted to speak, but I told him I could not. My religion teaches me that all human beings are equal in God’s eyes. Husband and wife are part of each other; you should love and respect each other so you can take care of the family.

When Donald Trump is talking about Islam, he is ignorant. If he studied the real Islam and Koran, all the ideas he gets from terrorists would change, because terrorism is a different religion.

Donald Trump said he has made a lot of sacrifices. He doesn’t know what the word sacrifice means.

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My Electoral Map Prediction – July 31, 2016

If you’re a political junkie like me, and you’d like to see how your thoughts on the current presidential election plays out in the Electoral College, head over to 270ToWin.com.

You can see the current state of the race including toss up states, you can see what the results were in past elections and you can click to create how you think the race will end up.

The map below represents what I think the result would be if the election were held today. I gave Ohio and Iowa to the Trumpster due to the current state of multiple polls in those states.

I do think it’s possible Hillary could win Ohio and Iowa on Election Day. If you flip those, you get 332 Hillary/208 Trump.

It’s important to point out that, in great part, the election will hinge on the ten swing states of Nevada, Colorado, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina and Florida.

I encourage folks to share your results in the comments below.


Click the map to create your own at 270toWin.com