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James48

(4,444 posts) Fri Jul 29, 2016, 01:20 AM Jul 2016

Khizr Kahn- father of a fallen soldier

If there was one speech that shows the difference between the RNC and the DNC-
this is the one.

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Khizr Kahn- father of a fallen soldier (Original Post) James48 Jul 2016 OP

did they introduce the woman (I presume is the mom) nt msongs Jul 2016 #1

No. They introduced only him. applegrove Jul 2016 #3

That was, indeed, touching.. 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #2

The ultimate sacrifice. MrScorpio Jul 2016 #4

The last full measure of devotion sarge43 Jul 2016 #10

I proposed this last night and again this AM - Send Trump the Constitution liberal N proud Jul 2016 #5

The speech got to me because I still, almost 50 years after the fact,...... 4bucksagallon Jul 2016 #6

Yep. Mitt Romney publicly protested the Vietnam war protesters BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #12

This Was a very powerful speech Gothmog Jul 2016 #7

Iconic speech! Equinox Moon Jul 2016 #8

This is iconic. It expresses the best in us all. nt longship Jul 2016 #9

Greatness BeyondGeography Jul 2016 #11

Yes...Greatness....k and r...your post, and this thread...all must watch.. Stuart G Jul 2016 #13

msongs

(67,509 posts)

1. did they introduce the woman (I presume is the mom) nt

Reply to James48 (Original post)

Fri Jul 29, 2016, 01:24 AM

Jul 2016

applegrove

(118,963 posts)

3. No. They introduced only him.

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 29, 2016, 01:43 AM

Jul 2016

63splitwindow

(2,657 posts)

2. That was, indeed, touching..

Reply to James48 (Original post)

Fri Jul 29, 2016, 01:28 AM

Jul 2016

This picture is NOT their son's but, instead, representative of so many like him.

MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)

4. The ultimate sacrifice.

Reply to James48 (Original post)

Fri Jul 29, 2016, 04:19 AM

Jul 2016

sarge43

(28,947 posts)

10. The last full measure of devotion

Reply to MrScorpio (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 29, 2016, 09:34 AM

Jul 2016

liberal N proud

(60,352 posts)

5. I proposed this last night and again this AM - Send Trump the Constitution

Reply to James48 (Original post)

Fri Jul 29, 2016, 06:29 AM

Jul 2016

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512322078

4bucksagallon

(975 posts)

6. The speech got to me because I still, almost 50 years after the fact,......

Reply to James48 (Original post)

Fri Jul 29, 2016, 07:04 AM

Jul 2016

can't forgive any of these cowardly yellow bellied chickenhawks that think that they could dodge the draft or buy their way out of Vietnam and then go on to become leaders of this country. I will never let them forget that many of the current Republicans CHOSE to sit on the sidelines and cheer. Cheer for others to do a job they were too afraid themselves to do.... I lost too many good friends in Vietnam to ever let them forget.... This man's son is a better American than Donny Drumpf....

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)

12. Yep. Mitt Romney publicly protested the Vietnam war protesters

Reply to 4bucksagallon (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 29, 2016, 01:36 PM

Jul 2016

only to dodge the draft on religious reasons which were only afforded the Mormon faith at the time.

It was in his freshman year at Stanford University that a young Mitt Romney took an early step toward establishing a political identity all his own. Students had turned against the Vietnam War, and in May 1966, they staged a sit-in at the office of the university president to protest the draft.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/government-elections-politics/choice-2012/artifact-two-mitt-romney-protesting-the-protesters/

'I love Ann': Young Romney's 1968 message of devotion written in the sand to his future wife

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2209373/Mitt-Romneys-message-I-love-Ann-written-sand-younger-years.html#ixzz4FoufKCnF

Gothmog

(146,018 posts)

7. This Was a very powerful speech

Reply to James48 (Original post)

Fri Jul 29, 2016, 07:18 AM

Jul 2016

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)

8. Iconic speech!

Reply to James48 (Original post)

Fri Jul 29, 2016, 07:22 AM

Jul 2016

I do wish his wife had been introduced. So unfortunate. I am glad he put an arm around her.

This was a very important moment, this speech. Powerful!
Brings tears.