Posted on 08/05/2016 6:22:01 AM PDT by RummyChick
(CNN)For the last week, headlines have focused on the war of words between Donald Trump and Khizr Khan, the man whose Muslim-American son died in the Iraq War and who spoke out against the Republican candidate at the Democratic National Convention. So it might come as a surprise to hear a group of Gold Star families describe a private meeting with Trump as "warm" and "compassionate." But Karen Vaughn, whose son Aaron, a Navy SEAL, died in Afghanistan, said she left it feeling that Trump understood where the families were coming from.
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Does the wording of this strike anyone as odd? It has been my experience that anytime someone uses the word "but" in writing (especially in contested issues) they say something conciliatory before the word "but" is used, and their true feelings (usually the opposite of what came before the word "but") are written after the word.
This is odd, because you would expect them to say something like "...So it might come as a surprise to hear a group of Gold Star families describe a private meeting with Trump as "warm" and "compassionate." But many other Gold Star families are incensed at Donald Trump for attacking another Gold Star family...." (The bold underlined text is mine for example, not something from their article...)
Does this seem odd to anyone else? Almost as if they are hoping people will see the word "but" and automatically assume something unflattering to Donald Trump will follow, or is is just poor editing by CNN?
I must admit that I think it is poor editing, but I can't rule out that they are trying to be clever in their way. (LOL, if you use my rule of thumb, it appears I REALLY think they are trying to be clever!)
If you read the whole article there is no “but” idea...SO...good observation. Stray word but maybe with a psyops meaning
As a parent, I truly sympathize with Mr. and Mrs Khan on the loss of their beloved son.
What I puzzle about is why Mr. Khan stands forth the the Presidential candidate who will surely do the most harm to this country.
I ask, then, a question. Is the Democrat Party using Mr. Khan for their own purposes, while ignoring and villifiying other grieving parents? OR, is Mr. Khan using the circumstance to himself use the Democrat Party for his own personal reasons?
The circumstances remind me of Cindy Sheehan.(sp?)
Paraded over the media when needed, then cast aside like an old shoe.
I pay attention to that type of thing because a professional debater said it in a book I read, and when I started looking at it (and listening to it) in real life, there seemed to be truth to it.
More likely just sloppy editing...what we would expect from the current state of things in the MSM.
When you hear hoofbeats in the USA, think horses, not zebras...:)
Anti-Trumpers ought to fear the moment when Trump starts displaying his “softer side”, which many others say he truly has. That’s going to bring a bunch of current opponents to Trump onto his side.
Obviously that’s just one more lying Gold Star Mother. /s
I have heard lots of stories where Trump has gone the extra mile for the “little” people, long before he sought office. Why these stories are not being heard is because it doesn’t fit the agenda. Hopefully, we will see the other side soon.
Kill them.
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