Finally! Now we need to hear from other veterans’ groups.
Hmmmmmm…is this Trump’s “Rubi-Khan”?
(Sorry all, couldn’t resist.)
Lol. The fact that Muslims are banning Trump from the Presidency fills me with great joy.
I would not call VFW apolitical. They have endorsed the Republican candidate almost every time for the last 45 years. I think once, they stayed neutral. This is an even bigger deal than it seems at first blush.
Let the VFW know you appreciate their support for Gold Star Families/: Here is the VFW contact info: https://www.vfw.org/Pages/Form.aspx?ekfrm=4294970683
Man… I thought it was bad when he mocked McCain… but McCain is a politician, and we’re inured to smears against politicians…
This though? I gotta say, I think we’re about to watch one of the biggest polling dives in General Election history. He’ll stabilize and bounce back at bit at some point… but damn… this is gonna leave more than a mark…
The VFW did not pull their punches. Sacrifice must be honored and freedom of speech is one of the things our military puts their lives on the line to protect.
Thank you VFW. My dues have not been wasted.
Exactly! I was coming here to say, the VFW pretty much epitomizes the “old, white, male” vote. He’s almost achieved his zero electoral college vote goal.
In a marked departure from for the general apolitical organization, the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Monday condemned Donald Trump’s attacks on Captain Khan’s family.
Only Donald Trump could get the Pope to endorse the death penalty, an Imam to criticize Mohammed, and a zen-Buddhist to go on a hissy-fit.
Because he has no boundaries and no filter and leaves people scratching their heads at the stuff he says and does.
Let the VFW know you appreciate their support for Gold Star Families - Here is the VFW contact info: https://www.vfw.org/Pages/Form.aspx?ekfrm=4294970683
The VFW PAC was disbanded for endorsing a Democrat in '10…yea there was more going on, but that was the last straw. The VFW organization and membership from the top down is very right-wing and from my experience (30-member and now line officer) in my local club is probably 90% pro-Trump. So yes, officially they are apolitical but that only counts if you align to the right.
Trumpy the clown has shit on one of his natural ideal constituencies (predominantly old, white, racist angry men in this case with a military bent)…
Duffy will probably take some of heat from the rank and file, but you will notice how crafty the wording is. And National isn’t much liked anyway…but it’s good to get another Trumpy call-out.
Yes, Indeed!
I was just going to say that this is a big deal. The VFW is about as reactionary as it gets and if they are pissed off, Trump is very fucked.
I don’t remember the VFW coming out in support of Cindy Sheehan when she was being attacked mercilessly by the Republicans during Bush the Younger’s war. While I’m glad they went after Trump, their support of the First Amendment appears to be conditional.
I visited a local holocaust museum recently where a survivor told us the story of how his family fled Germany. His father had been sent with the rest of the Jewish men to Auswitz. But the boy’s father returned six months later after Hitler found out that he had been a German veteran of WW 1. The family then escaped to Italy and then came to America.
Even Hitler appreciated the sacrifices of veterans and their families more than Donald Trump.
I will take the scathing condemnation by the VFW at face value and be thrilled that they had the cajones in THIS instance.
The VFW’s act may make others feel free to go against the grain. Now for the Turtle and Eddie Munster Jr. to suck it up and grow a pair.
And the fact that a cheese dick draft dodging coward who rode around in daddy’s Cadillac wearing a purple suit and white shoes during Viet Nam made the statement against a Gold Star family makes it all the more repugnant!
In fact that pushes it over into a whole new kind of evil, really.