…the Bush years?
Nancy Pelosi is shocked by the presence of some swastikas at protests against Obamacare. Who ever heard of such a thing? Well, any mildly alert American old enough to remember the anti-war protests of 2003-2007. Images of George Bush with a Hitler mustache and a Nazi uniform was everywhere at swastika-choked marches and rallies. “Stop the Fourth Reich-Visualize Nuremburg,” said one sign at a Hollywood march. “The Fuhrer already in his bunker,” said another. Lots of Nazi regalia appeared at protests in Pelosi’s San Francisco as well.
On far-left Internet sites, where basic Bush-Is-Hitler commentary became too familiar to attract attention, Bush aides were quickly assigned Nazi roles; Tom Ridge was the new Himmler and Colin Powell became Nazi Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop; Ari Fleisher, Karen Hughes and Karl Rove were all Josef Goebbels figures. Some thought Vice President Cheney was the most important Hitler figure – he commands “storm-trooper legions,” said famous crackpot Lyndon LaRouche.
One fevered lefty connected Bush to Nero as well as Hitler, saying “Nero burned Rome, Hitler burned the Reichstag and Bush burned the World Trade Center.”
But that’s all right, because…you know…it was BUSH!!!!
No, Nancy hasn’t forgotten. Nancy has mastered doublethink, so she both remembers and doesn’t remember.
All these theatrics but light fools the way to dusty death.
Now, I think Madame Pelosi is a fool. But events may demonstrate that I am the fool. Some future day will settle that matter.
MG,
I think what your describing is “Selective Amnesia”.
It’s a malady most often seen in younger people over things like
taking out the garbage, cleaning their rooms or homework, tied in with getting the car on Saturday night.
“…you never told me to clean my roonym, and THEN I could borrow the car!”
In Ms Botox it goes more like,
“Protesting IS Patriotic Mr Bush!!!”
3 years later
“Protesting is UN-American!!”
They left out two operative words in that slogan. It should have read,
I don’t think there’s much point in Bush-Hitler comparisons. But there is a thread of relevance: Bush increased the power of the national security state, used torture and indefinite detainment in secret prisons, took advantage of nationalism and patriotic feelings to pursue political goals, etc.
There’s no such connection between Naziism and the health care bills being debated in Congress. You might as well compare Medicare to Stalinism (which the GOP did, back in the day, and it was as ridiculous then as the ObamaCare = Naziism comparison is now).
There’s no such connection between Naziism and the health care bills being debated in Congress.
Apparently you’re unfamiliar with National Socialism.
Apparently you’re unfamiliar with National Socialism.
Apparently you’re unfamiliar with the health reform bills before Congress.
Apparently you’re unfamiliar with the health reform bills before Congress.
Everyone is. John Conyers admit that he doesn’t understand it.
Bush increased the power of the national security state, used torture and indefinite detainment in secret prisons, took advantage of nationalism and patriotic feelings to pursue political goals, etc.
And other than rhetoric, Obama has not changed a thing. Well, except the national take over of banks, car manufacturers, and soon medical care.
Pretty much explains why the Tea Party movement doesn’t associate itself with either party.
Jim, people are more informed about health care than you will truthfully admit. The lies spread by Obama and sychophants like you are getting detected. You have zero credibility.
larry: perhaps you posted the wrong link; the one you posted does not show that Obama is spreading any lies.