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Beyond Heartbreaking. (Original Post) kpete Oct 2017 OP
If Obama had told the widow of a soldier that.... Initech Oct 2017 #1
Poor baby; poor family... MoonRiver Oct 2017 #2
I don't cry often Rorey Oct 2017 #3
Me too. It's so chilling. NT fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 #11
Race Johnny2X2X Oct 2017 #4
no they wouldn't be bdamomma Oct 2017 #6
Sickening Johnny2X2X Oct 2017 #7
What a horrible little man, to add such insult to injury. FM123 Oct 2017 #5
There are no words imanamerican63 Oct 2017 #8
And she's only 24 years old. greatauntoftriplets Oct 2017 #9
I don't know bdamomma Oct 2017 #10
k and r..nt Stuart G Oct 2017 #12
My heart bleeds for this woman and her family. smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #13
This is truly heart breaking Gothmog Oct 2017 #14
tears. lots of them. raven mad Oct 2017 #15

Initech

(100,088 posts)
1. If Obama had told the widow of a soldier that....
Wed Oct 18, 2017, 09:42 AM
Oct 2017

You can bet the GOP would be beating the impeachment drums. Fox News would be on 24/7 calling him an un American traitor. How is this any different? If this isn't an impeachable offense, I don't know what is.

Rorey

(8,445 posts)
3. I don't cry often
Wed Oct 18, 2017, 09:47 AM
Oct 2017

I remember crying a lot on election night.

Every time I've seen this video clip this morning, I've cried. And welling up again.

Johnny2X2X

(19,081 posts)
4. Race
Wed Oct 18, 2017, 09:51 AM
Oct 2017

The way this family is being treated by the Right has everything to do with race. They would not being treating a white family this way.

bdamomma

(63,903 posts)
6. no they wouldn't be
Wed Oct 18, 2017, 09:56 AM
Oct 2017

we have a racist pig squatting in the WH.

Such a sad picture. God, these troops deserve better.

Johnny2X2X

(19,081 posts)
7. Sickening
Wed Oct 18, 2017, 10:03 AM
Oct 2017

Look at the way he treats Gold Star minority families. First the Khan family and now this family. They have sacrifced for the country and got treated horribly by our President because of the color of their skin. Absolutely racist!

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
13. My heart bleeds for this woman and her family.
Wed Oct 18, 2017, 11:00 AM
Oct 2017

To have to have been exposed to Trump and his heartless words must have felt like a dagger in the heart.

raven mad

(4,940 posts)
15. tears. lots of them.
Wed Oct 18, 2017, 12:39 PM
Oct 2017

You have friends here, lovely lady and children. Gawdalmighty what do we have to do to get rid of the OFFAL in the White House?

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