Trump v. Stephanopolous

Yeah, the former Clinton Administration flunkie tried his best to get Trump's goat.  Trump did okay, but it might have been better.

The one part that he could have done better with is the "sacrifices" part.  Stephie asked Trump if he made any sacrifices.  This is in comparison with the Muslim dad who lost a son, and made a big dramatic scene out of it at the DNC. 

The Muslim dad didn't sacrifice his son.  He lost his son, but that is not the same thing as sacrifice.  Sacrifice means to give up something for a greater good.  How did the Muslim dad do a sacrifice of his son?  His son was a grown man and he made his own decision to go fight.  While the Muslim dad did lose his son, he could not force his son to go fight.  Not unless it is under Sharia, and his son must obey his father, even if the son is old enough to make his own decisions.  Perhaps Sharia has no such requirement, but why use the word if it doesn't?

Any other comparison is not apt.  Why even bring it up, unless you are creating another straw man argument?

Update:

These look like the same kind of accusations flung at Trump by his primary opponents.  They are non-factual and incorrect.  If his opponents are so head and shoulders above him, then why do they have to resort to such dishonesty?  Because they know no other way.  Competence will "Trump" dishonesty, because at the base of dishonesty is a fundamental incompetency issue.  That is what I always have believed.

Update:

I don't know how the public will take all this, but the New York Times is claiming that Trump is "reeling" from the "confrontation", and that his rhetoric was "harsh and defensive". 

This characterization seems outlandish to me.  If anyone is being harsh, it is Trump's critics.  He hasn't said anything harsh, if so, what exactly was so harsh about it?

Once again, the word "sacrifice" is being used.  Who sacrificed, but the son.  The father may have been opposed to his son's sacrifice. 

"Mr. Khan made the ultimate sacrifice in his family, didn’t he?” Mrs. Clinton said. “And what has he heard from Donald Trump? Nothing but insults, degrading comments about Muslims, a total misunderstanding of what made our country great.”

Who is Mrs. Clinton referring to, the father or the son?  What insults?  What degrading comments?

Totally bizarre.