Nazi Name Dropping in the News
NAZIS ON THE RIGHT, NAZIS ON THE LEFT
COMMENTLINE
In today's news we find two examples of the Nazi analogy from both ends of the political spectrum.
First, and surely the less reported in the mainstream, is NAACP Chairman Julian Bond's equating the Republican Party with the Nazi Party and characterizing Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her predecessor, Colin Powell, as "tokens."
Second, and widely reported, is Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's likening of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to Adolf Hitler.
I'll sidestep Bond's implication that blacks cannot do any better on their own and have only been promoted by Republicans to some of the country's highest positions because of race (not that the Democrats have ever promoted a black to Secretary of State).
Rather, I'll invoke Godwin's Law of Analogies, which defines any discussion as over and the debate lost the moment the Nazi card is dropped.
NEWSLINES
Bond said, "The Republican Party would have the American flag and the swastika flying side by side."
I mean, we've got Chavez in Venezuela with a lot of oil money," Rumsfeld added. "He's a person who was elected legally -- just as Adolf Hitler was elected legally -- and then consolidated power and now is, of course, working closely with Fidel Castro and Mr. Morales and others."
NEWSBYTES
NAACP chairman compares GOP to Nazis
Bond delivers blistering partisan speech in North Carolina
(WorldNetDaily) -- Civil rights activist and NAACP Chairman Julian Bond delivered a blistering partisan speech at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina last night, equating the Republican Party with the Nazi Party and characterizing Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her predecessor, Colin Powell, as "tokens."
Rumsfeld Likens Chavez's Rise to Hitler
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld likened Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to Adolf Hitler, reflecting continuing tension in relations between the United States and the Latin American government.
Tags: NAACP, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Americas, Chavez, military, tension, liberals, conservatives, Republicans, Democrats
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COMMENTLINEIn today's news we find two examples of the Nazi analogy from both ends of the political spectrum.
First, and surely the less reported in the mainstream, is NAACP Chairman Julian Bond's equating the Republican Party with the Nazi Party and characterizing Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her predecessor, Colin Powell, as "tokens."
Second, and widely reported, is Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's likening of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to Adolf Hitler.
I'll sidestep Bond's implication that blacks cannot do any better on their own and have only been promoted by Republicans to some of the country's highest positions because of race (not that the Democrats have ever promoted a black to Secretary of State).
Rather, I'll invoke Godwin's Law of Analogies, which defines any discussion as over and the debate lost the moment the Nazi card is dropped.
NEWSLINES
Bond said, "The Republican Party would have the American flag and the swastika flying side by side."
I mean, we've got Chavez in Venezuela with a lot of oil money," Rumsfeld added. "He's a person who was elected legally -- just as Adolf Hitler was elected legally -- and then consolidated power and now is, of course, working closely with Fidel Castro and Mr. Morales and others."
NEWSBYTES
NAACP chairman compares GOP to Nazis
Bond delivers blistering partisan speech in North Carolina
(WorldNetDaily) -- Civil rights activist and NAACP Chairman Julian Bond delivered a blistering partisan speech at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina last night, equating the Republican Party with the Nazi Party and characterizing Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her predecessor, Colin Powell, as "tokens."
Rumsfeld Likens Chavez's Rise to Hitler
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld likened Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to Adolf Hitler, reflecting continuing tension in relations between the United States and the Latin American government.
Tags: NAACP, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Americas, Chavez, military, tension, liberals, conservatives, Republicans, Democrats
Global Tags: Washington DC, News and politics, News, Politics, Current Events, Current Affairs, Life
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