Trump responds to Khan parents DNC speech megathread

[Mister Mets]

Why are the Democrats using the grieving parents of a dead military serviceman to gain votes?

Trump made a policy suggestion.

These individuals put a human face to opposition to the policy.

[Mister Mets]

He's right, her husband probably told her she couldn't. I thought that when I saw her

She stated in an interview with TLW w/ Lawrence O'Donnell that she "couldn't keep her composure whenever she saw [her son]" especially when the giant picture of him was behind her. She is articulate, intelligent, and can speak on her own. She debated even coming on stage because of that.

Therefore I ask the question again, would anyone ever say that about a White Christian mother who lost her son and decided not to speak to the entire American public? God forbid.

Some have also noted the hypocrisy of Trump criticizing anyone else for having a wife who stands next to him and doesn't say anything while he gives a speech. So it could be projection.

So what would have been an appropriate response to Mr. Khan's partisan political statements from a National Party's podium?

"Oh yes, Mr. Khan.  You're entirely correct!  You're a world class FF and I'm the biggest HP that ever walked the Earth, and I'm conceding the election to Hillary right now, because she's the REAL FF in this race."

Would that work?
Personally, I believe that, whoever you are, if you are a speaker at the nominating convention of a political party, you have opened yourself up to criticism, and you ought to man up and deal with it.  If you snarl back, that's OK, but the "How dare you!" insults the idea of free discourse more than anything Trump has said.

The 'criticism' you speak of was classless and bigoted, as usual.  Any other person would choose their words wisely.  Trump decided to resort to his usual tactic of 'open mouth first, engage brain later'.

What I don't understand is that Fuzzy had it correct a couple of days ago, when he and I were going back in forth debating this issue (see page 3&4). But now, Fuzzy has taken a 180 degree turn, and has gone "bonkers" on the issue.
I don't get it. Here was his previous answer, to how trump should have responded ....

If I were Trump, I would have responded to the Khans with something like, "I appreciate their son's sacrifice and empathize with their terrible loss, but I respectfully submit that the Khans and myself have differences as to what the Constitution says and doesn't say on the issue of immigration." and leave it at that.  I wouldn't have "gone there" on the issue of Mrs. Khan's silence.

Good catch.

[Mister Mets]

Why doesn't Hillary go full throttle and publicly challenge McCain to retract his endorsement of Donald Trump? Or else, the DSCC will make Arizona its #1 target. She should ask him whether he wishes to end his political career on his terms, or whether he wants to go down in disgrace.

Clinton and McCain are friends.  Actually this is true of a lot of Republican congressmen who've been around a while, Clinton has a sort of detente with them because she wants to keep a good working relationship.

That is one factor.

Hillary Clinton might think that her chances of reelection are better if she gets along with Republicans in Congress, given the parties advantages with congressional elections (Democrats are probably going to lose a lot of seats in 2018 just because of how many seats they're defending.)

She also might not win a fight with McCain in Arizona. Part of his low approval rating is that some hard-core conservatives don't like him. If HRC attacks him, that'll be a convenient fight heading into a primary.