Trump NY Co-Chair Doubles Down: Khan Is A Disgrace To His Son's Memory

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo

Carl Paladino, the co-chair for Donald Trump’s campaign in New York, said that Khizr Khan's remarks at the Democratic National Convention demonstrated a "lack of character and backbone" that dishonored his son, a Muslim-American soldier killed in combat.

In a Sunday email to BuzzFeed News, Paladino slammed Khan for his "lack of objectivity and submission to Hillary’s hideous effort to compel him to disgrace the memory of his son." He also questioned Khan's motivations, saying that Clinton's staff "obviously wrote the speech."

"She even bought him the pocket constitution," Paladino claimed, "which he probably never read but also returned to the staff after the speech." Paladino went on to accuse Khan of "advocating for Islamist terrorists" and communicating "with terrorist individuals and organizations," implying that this motivated Khan's remarks.

He did not provide evidence to support either claim.

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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/carl-paladin

[safeinOhio]

1. Paladino has been a

Russian agent for over 20 years. At least that's what a lot of people are saying.

[OnDoutside]

24. He's no pal o' mino ...

[RoBear]

39. hehehe...

I see what you did there. Clever, clever, clever.

And if any sTrump supporters had a brain, they'd see it too. Sadly.....

[tonyt53]

2. I'll say it as an old country boy, that guy needs to have the shit slapped out of him.

[Happyhippychick]

4. + frigging 1

[titanicdave]

34. That goes for this city boy as well.....

Lets all form a line and take turns punching Paladino out.....what a total ass hat.....

[lewebley3]

35. Khan is as brave as his son: and He is a hero too!

[Happyhippychick]

3. That's good, bring back the Khan story again. It's been working so well for Trump thus far.

Keep talking asshole.

[riversedge]

11. My thought exactly as I read the headline.

[matt819]

5. This is the most vile thing so far in this campaign

This goes beyond racism or bigotry or Islamophoboa. This is beyond Joe McCarthy indecency. This is sick-to-the-stomach vile and disgusting. This is inhuman. This is a man without a soul. This is a man with a dark heart of hatred.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

31. It goes towards the right-wing myth that the military is on their side....

I see this as the same playbook they used against Cindy Sheehan.

Claim the parents are going against the wishes of the dead soldiers by criticizing Republican Chickenhawks.

They'll call the parents traitors and claim they are professional protesters and are members of some radical group tied to communists,.....and they're gay,...and have cooties.

[pnwmom]

6. Liar! The NYT reported that Khan not only keeps copies of that pocket Constitution at home,

he passes them out to guests.

Paladino deserves a good kick in the teeth.

Some of their neighbors knew Mr. Khan liked to carry a $1 pocket Constitution around with him. In the Khan home, a stack of them always lay at the ready. Guests showed up and they were handed one, in the way other hosts might distribute a party favor. Mr. Khan wanted it to stimulate a conversation about liberty, a cherished topic of his. He liked to point out that he lives nearly in the shadow of Monticello, home of one of his heroes, Thomas Jefferson. Mrs. Khan liked to say, “We need Thomas Jefferson.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/06/us/khan-soldier-convention-iraq.html?_r=0

[chillfactor]

7. there are no words...

to describe Paladino's blackened heart and soul.....HE is the slimeball that has "lack of character and backbone." HE is the one who is a disgrace...how does his family have anything to do with such a waste of a body.

[yardwork]

8. OMG really?

[liberal N proud]

9. I never in my life thought I would see a gold star family attacked like this

When you lack character yourself, you make outlandish claims that those with the most character have none.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

10. You just KNOW these comments were compiled at a meeting.

[riversedge]

12. REC

[babylonsister]

13. So very tone deaf; makes me wonder what

they're trying to distract us from. Must be something huge.

[TheSarcastinator]

14. By all means, Mr. Paladino, please continue....

Keep talkin', genius. Please.

[volstork]

15. Despicable

Exactly as expected.

[William Seger]

16. Slandering a lawyer is a great tactic

... if you're a fucking idiot.

[Moonwalk]

23. I'm beginning to wonder about that. At what point do such statements become slander...

...meaning, you can take someone to court over them? Trump always hedges such slander: "He might be part of the Muslim brotherhood, for all I know. You tell me..." That's Trump's modus--always innuendo so he's not liable. But this sounds like it could be taken to court as actual slander.

[Marcuse]

17. Deeper Background Information on Paladino

[link:http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/buffalo-public-schools/as-paladino-prevails-by-132-votes-future-on-school-board-is-unclear-20160510|

[Mc Mike]

29. Thanks for the info, Marc.

I liked seeing 'warrior' Paladino's performance during the Vietnam war--3 months active duty at Ft. Bliss, TX, 9 years as a weekend warrior, after graduating from ROTC in '68.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-collins/carl-paladino-is-no-gi-jo_b_736660.html

I just saw Manafort on CNN denying that he's even seen or heard anything about N.Y. Trump campaign manager Paladino attacking the Gold Star family again. The reporter on 'State of the Union' pushed back by finishing the interview with telling Manafort 'your NY Trump campaign manager is attacking a Gold Star family.' Like he was saying 'oh, you don't know? Well, now you know.'

[sarge43]

18. Keep digging, creep. Hell will be glad to have you. n/t

[Paladin]

19. Keep talking, asshole. We Hillary supporters appreciate your efforts. (nt)

[niyad]

20. utterly sickened k and r.

[Maeve]

21. Idiot. And on another note, could the media PLEASE retire 'double down'?

Ok, Drumpf runs casinos (into the ground), but the phrase is getting way over-used!

[GOLGO 13]

22. Please tell us more Paladino

Keep the Khans in the mix or please do.

[marble falls]

25. Sometimes I think Palladino is a paid agent to wreck tRumps campaign. I hope they keep...

renewing his contract.

[MichiganVote]

26. Oh my-that will really help them. Not.

[Dawson Leery]

27. Post convention bounce period, Donnie is still behind by ten.

Wanna make it 20?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

28. The depth of his depravity continues to stun.

But that is the trump playbook. Never apologize, never admit a mistake, double down and increase the volume to 11.

[Jarqui]

30. I was moved to email Mr Khan after the convention

We exchanged a couple of emails.

One on one, he was the same guy we all saw at the convention - just a nice, decent person who cares about the country and suffered a great loss. I do not think it was an act.

That was his own copy of constitution.

Like Trump, the claims by Paladino are asinine.

[ailsagirl]

45. I hate that the Khans are continually subjected to this harassment

It must hurt them deeply

[Jarqui]

48. He's seen the good and the bad

The evil of racists like Donald Trump

But he's also received a lot of outpouring of praise. Here's a bunch of what I said:

"....
I’d humbly suggest that it wasn’t all luck. Beyond what the United States offered, your son had two wonderful parents. The whole world saw that at the DNC. And his brave actions of concern for the safety of others are characteristics along with empathy that his parents possess amply and deeply.

It is very tragic and sad that we have lost your son. But he too was a lucky man to have two wonderful, loving parents like you and your wife for the time he was living. And America and the world have been blessed with your story because it exposes more than anything else I’ve seen, the serious flaws in Donald Trump’s character that make him unfit for office for all to see. Look at the poll numbers since your speech at the DNC. You may have singlehandedly effectively ended his campaign – something 16 GOP candidates couldn’t do.

Your son would be very proud of his parents who turned his horrible, tragic loss to save others into something that looks like it will help save the whole world from a Donald Trump presidency ... and in doing so, may have saved millions of lives – including more American soldiers. At the very least, millions in this world are going to sleep better because of the peace of mind you, you wife and son have given them. Your son did not die in vain and he will not be forgotten. You have put him in America’s history books – where he belongs.

I know at times you will be subjected to the ignorant hate of Donald Trump’s followers for what you have tried to do. I am so sorry we have not gotten past that in our society yet. But your words and actions will also help on that front. Just remember that I am just one of many, many people who you reached and uplifted."

He seemed to appreciate that.

[ailsagirl]

49. Thank you so much for sharing this

I'm sure that was a great comfort to him.

[BeyondGeography]

32. Cuz Khizr Khan couldn't possibly have two law degrees, including one from Harvard

and couldn't possibly have written his own speech, which he delivered from memory without a teleprompter.

And couldn't possibly know our laws well enough to raise a son who was also passionate about them.

I grew up around New Yorkers like Paladino and still know more than a few. They are impenetrably racist and hate-filled. They are miserable.

[47of74]

33. Attention Carl Paladino

Sincerely,
47of74

[vkkv]

36. oooH BOY.. RepubliScums are NUTS!!!!!!!

Or sold their souls.... or both.

[backscatter712]

37. Holy fuck, they just have no clue at all, do they?

Trump's already lost ten points due to his foot-in-mouth disease. As they say, when you're trapped in a hole, stop digging.

[catbyte]

38. Paladino is the disgrace. What a worthless POS.

[jmowreader]

40. Khizr Khan is to Trump what the Kurds were to Saddam

Whenever something went badly for Saddam he was sure to send the Republican Guard up to beat the shit out of the Kurds. Whenever something goes bad for Donald Trump he sends out a couple of minions to beat on Humayan Khan's parents. However, Mr. and Mrs. Khan are not the doormats the Kurds were; Khizr gives Trump better than Trump is trying to give him and Mrs. Khan is no slouch either.

[narnian60]

41. Rat bastard.

[3catwoman3]

42. Baseball Bat Carl...

...is a disgrace to the human race.

[Skittles]

43. they don't just make mistakes, they don't LEARN from their mistakes

to me, that is the very definition of LOSERS

[ailsagirl]

46. Or lack of intelligence

[baldguy]

44. Carl Paladino isn't fit to lick Khizr Khan's shoes clean.

Not to mention his son, Capt Khan.

[tonekat]

47. Look what crawled out of the sewer.

Paladino. Why am I not surprised that he has chosen to be another boil on the infected Trumplestiltskin campaign.

[bucolic_frolic]

50. I've been asking myself

how could these people believe the distortions they spout day after day?

The answer is this: Trump lives in his own kingdom. His word is law. No
one ever questions him. He believes everything he says and knows his
word is good to himself and his underlings.

He has come to believe the election will turn on credibility. He thinks his
word will be accepted at face value, no questions asked. Powerful is the
ruler with this type of credibility. But that credibility must be accepted by
the public. Therein lies the problem for Trump. Citizens are skeptical,
consumers are not. He's trying to transfer the credibility of one kingdom
to another realm. And people aren't buying what he and his surrogates are
saying, least of all about Hillary Clinton.