2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumKhizr Khan Had No Written Speech
Khizr Khan Had No Written Speechhttps://politicalwire.com/2016/07/29/khizr-khan-had-no-written-speech/
"SNIP.............
Politico: That was the beginning of a 7-minute speech that became an instant sensationeloquent, emotional and notably original, coming as it did at the end of four days of highly processed political cliche. Khan, a 66-year-old immigration lawyer from Charlottesville, told the story of his sons death in combat in Iraq, but he turned that elegy into a viral rebuke of Donald Trump: You have sacrificed nothing!'
And Khan delivered his broadside without using the teleprompter. There was nothing to put on it, because he had written nothing down.
.............SNIP"
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)liberal N proud
(60,339 posts)The heart doesn't need a script.
Charles Bukowski
(1,132 posts)was canned and perhaps not from the heart.
To paraphrase Hitchens, it's a shame there isn't a hell for this asshat to roast in.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Cha
(297,532 posts)Here's some more of his unscripted words.. the rest of his speech..
https://theobamadiary.com/2016/07/29/the-hug-seen-around-the-world/#comments
Mahalo apple~
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)Cha
(297,532 posts)Bring tissues.. it's heartbreaking and spellbinding.
applegrove
(118,759 posts)Last edited Sun Jul 31, 2016, 01:10 AM - Edit history (1)
ideas together when he speaks. It makes Trump seem authentic. But the Khans really are speaking from the heart. The Khans blow him out of the water with their true love in and experience of America. Especially since they are still so focused on the IDEA of America and Trump is only focused on the idea of HIS OWN DAMNED SELF.
Thanks Cha. Bonsoir!
Cha
(297,532 posts)"Khizr Khan is an immigration lawyer. Make him head of Immigration & Naturalization!"
https://twitter.com/NormOrnstein?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://theobamadiary.com/2016/07/30/captain-humayun-khan-son-friend-muslim-hero/#comments
Bonsoir, Apple~
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)DemonGoddess
(4,640 posts)it HURT to watch his wife so obviously fighting her grief onstage.
TeamPooka
(24,248 posts)flamingdem
(39,319 posts)Trump was persona non grata forever after
Cha
(297,532 posts)✔ ?@JeffreyGoldberg
So, a Muslim-American couple of uncommon valor may play a crucial role in bringing down Donald Trump. God has a great sense of humor.
9:37 AM - 30 Jul 2016
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https://theobamadiary.com/2016/07/30/captain-humayun-khan-son-friend-muslim-hero/#comments
flamingdem
(39,319 posts)Cha!! So awed by that family and what they contributed by speaking at the convention.
Onward and upward in the polls!!
!!
oberliner
(58,724 posts)And has since been corrected by Politico.