Posted on Oct 18, 2016
Why do so many military members support Trump, even after he insulted the family of a Bronze Star winner who died in the line of action?
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Possibly because we're too smart to fall into the trap set by the Clinton Campaign, a setup with the "father" baiting Trump with his nonsense. Also, when it comes down to it, we've seen how appeasement and posturing like Hillary's gets more service members killed than when a real leader exudes strength and a total intolerance for tyranny.
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SPC Erich Guenther
Yup, Mr Khan was an immigration lawyer that handled very rich immigrants and helped them to skip to the front of the line. He specialized in the area of Immigration Law that gave priority to Immigrants with more than $250,000 on their person that had an intent on starting a business in the United States. You can imagine the legal fees he charged for just one of those clients. Yet nothing mentioned in the press about that. He attempted to delete his website but forgot about the TIME MACHINE archive which maintains a copy for a period of time after deletion. What a nice stand-up guy to challenge Mr. Trump on Immigration, eh? Trumps comments about his wife were OK in my view because Mr. Khan was from Pakistan and that's the culture he came from. So the presumption was an innocent one.
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Alan K.
SPC Erich Guenther - Here's a little more....
http://www.ign.com/boards/threads/khan-paid-375-000-from-clinton-foundation.454818017/
http://www.ign.com/boards/threads/khan-paid-375-000-from-clinton-foundation.454818017/
Khan Paid $375,000 From Clinton Foundation.
[MEDIA]The media spin always seems to be much different than reality when it comes to the Clintons. Once again we find that what looked like a Trump...
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SPC Erich Guenther
Alan K. - See when I was taught in Business School in College before you give a speech you should disclose prior in your Bio or verbally before the speech anything about your background that may bias the speech. Good TV Anchors do this all the time on TV, "such and such is related to our Parent Company, blah, blah, blah". Specifically Lawyers are taught that as a part of their ethics courses. I understand it is a political race and if he was a recognized politician maybe he could slip by but posing as a disinterested private individual that only cared about his Son.........that's something I think the Trump campaign can take to the State Bar Association and file a formal ethics complaint about, if they wanted to.
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Responding back when you are viciously attacked is not in my book insulting anyone. If it was me as a Veteran I would have been a lot more hostile towards Mr. Khan especially the part where he covered up his background online by deleting his website and covering up his real interest in the subject as a Immigration Attorney making money off Immigration.......was that ethical? I think if you check with the State Bar they would say NO. I think if his Son was alive he would be ashamed of his Father.
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PFC Harry Leuchen
I am not a HRC plant. I dislike HRC and wish that the Democrats nominated somebody better, and I will not vote for her. I just think that Trump is 100 times worse
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SPC Erich Guenther
PFC Harry Leuchen - I am very sorry you will not accept the truth. Nothing I can do. Also, a little anger management tip, I did not insult you for your views, no reason for you to insult me. I patiently served the Islamic and Muslim Community just a few blocks from where the terrorist incident in Garland, TX happened. Although the event that was taking place where they struck was provocative, not enough to kill someone over. I had a Islamic guy throw his status in my face in front of his wife and family without knowing I was the owner and had a few times his Net Worth. He was demanding I fire someone that "insulted him". To him I was a lowly servant and equal to dirt. Nothing I said could calm him down and he continued to scream until he found out I had a higher social position than him. Then suddenly he was an adult again. Not the rule necessarily but one example of when cultures clash (especially former CASTE system countries of Pakistan and India). Had other Islamic customers that joked and were great to deal with. Like I said to you before..... get a job serving in that community before you cast stones and see what the culture embraces, learn instead of listening to others. Your also wrong, Mr. Trump was pretty gentile with Mr. Khan and his family. Much more gentle than I would have been given the deception on his background which coincided with the premise of his argument Mr Khan was attempting to make.
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Capt (Join to see)
SSG Carlos Madden - I have no idea. But, I do believe there are people working (possibly for pay) whose job is to troll away. Just one of the possibilities.
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Why do so many Americans support Clinton when she is clearly the very definition of a power hungry, do anything to win, pay to play, quid pro quo politician?
I don't support either candidate and am merely playing devil's advocate here.
You've been passionately swayed by the media. Don't allow them to enflame your opinions, make your own decision. Be your own person.
I don't support either candidate and am merely playing devil's advocate here.
You've been passionately swayed by the media. Don't allow them to enflame your opinions, make your own decision. Be your own person.
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SSG (Join to see)
Plus Clinton has a track record as First Lady and then as Secretary of State as to treating military staff, secret service, FBI etc as crap. The only thing she wants from the common working class joe is their vote. Then she will walk all over the common people to appease her big money donors that made her rich.
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Simply consider the alternative. To be honest nothing more needs to be said. Trumps insults are minor compared to HC'S demonstrated total complete incompetence and lack of character!
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Probably because out of the two candidates, they agree more with his policies, or disagree with HRC more. It's pretty cut and dry when it comes to who the military supports as a whole. HRC violated major security policies and has a lot of "blood" on her hands as many have claimed. Donald Trump is a patriot and shows great respect for those serving and more specifically, those who HAVE served. His focus is on fixing the VA immediately. Simple choice if you ask me..
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PFC Harry Leuchen
Donald Trump is a "great patriot" by insulting every citizen that's not a rich white male? By not paying any taxes? By NOT DONATING TO 9/11 VICTIMS: http://www.mediaite.com/election-2016/trump-did-not-donate-money-he-promised-to-911-charities-following-attacks/
Report: Trump Did Not Donate Money He Promised To 9/11 Charities Following Attacks
NYC audit finds Trump didn't donate money he promised during an appearance on Howard Stern's show weeks after 9/11 attacks.
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I support Him, for one simple reason. I don't trust the Clinton s, and I don't want them in the White House again as anything but dinner guests.
Trump has a tendency to attack when attacked, as most of us do. He's no politician, and he seldom holds back his thoughts.... reminds me a lot of my father really... loved the man, but he absolutely had no filter between his brain and his mouth. That is probably one of the things about him that I trust... what he thinks, he says... there's no political double-speak, no Political correctness.... he is who and what he is, and I understand that, and trust it a great deal more than I do his opponent.
I honor and respect the Bronze Star Winner, who fought for this country, but that doesn't mean that his father, who came out lambasting Trump for his views of immigrants from Syria, deserves a pass from the man he belittles.... just saying.
Trump has a tendency to attack when attacked, as most of us do. He's no politician, and he seldom holds back his thoughts.... reminds me a lot of my father really... loved the man, but he absolutely had no filter between his brain and his mouth. That is probably one of the things about him that I trust... what he thinks, he says... there's no political double-speak, no Political correctness.... he is who and what he is, and I understand that, and trust it a great deal more than I do his opponent.
I honor and respect the Bronze Star Winner, who fought for this country, but that doesn't mean that his father, who came out lambasting Trump for his views of immigrants from Syria, deserves a pass from the man he belittles.... just saying.
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because lots of military members are sexist and don't want a woman as president so they are pro trump who is unfit, disrespectful , arrogant, and dumb. He BANKRUPTED three CASINOS !!!! Casinos are supposed to make money !!!!!
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The award for the least informed new member to RP goes to...(drum roll please) PFC Harry Leuchen
Harry, you might want to get yourself informed before you show up and make a complete ass of yourself. First you hit Marine Corp Drill Instructors, then military personal standing for the national anthem, hero worship of the armed forces and now this red herring.
If you were informed you would know the Kahn's were used like click bait on the internet at a political convention. Trump didn't go after them, they went after him in a purely political manner/setting. Captain Kahn's sacrifice stands on it's own. No one (including Trump) said anything about it. This is purely a contrived issue by the democrat party but I am sure you are fully unable to see it that way.
You are one of the easily manipulated sheeple that roam the countryside of America.
Harry, you might want to get yourself informed before you show up and make a complete ass of yourself. First you hit Marine Corp Drill Instructors, then military personal standing for the national anthem, hero worship of the armed forces and now this red herring.
If you were informed you would know the Kahn's were used like click bait on the internet at a political convention. Trump didn't go after them, they went after him in a purely political manner/setting. Captain Kahn's sacrifice stands on it's own. No one (including Trump) said anything about it. This is purely a contrived issue by the democrat party but I am sure you are fully unable to see it that way.
You are one of the easily manipulated sheeple that roam the countryside of America.
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Let's be realistic they both suck! But in life you have to make decisions even the hard ones. In the past democrat's have never really been good for the military. The Clintons are just bad! Trump is a super smart business man but has a horrible mouth. Let's hope his staff can keep him straight if he wins
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PFC Harry Leuchen
Trump's so good at business, he lost a billion dollars in one year. https://thinkprogress.org/trump-campaign-spins-trumps-nearly-billion-dollar-loss-as-genius-3e986436907e#.pi7icjkia
Trump campaign spins Trump’s nearly billion dollar loss as ‘genius’
Yup, losing nearly a billion dollars was super smart.
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MGySgt Rick Tyrrell
Yes that was followed up by acquiring more money the next year. Plus he can afford to lose his money he is still a millionaire
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MSG (Join to see)
PFC Harry Leuchen - have you ever been to bankruptcy court, its not pleasant, but still many americans still do it time after time after time, the difference here is that he came back bigger and stronger, as I did from mine, you take a chance in life for better or worse, when things go south its about how you recover not how you got there
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From my perspective, the republicans increase the military while democrats cut the military.
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