Hitler comparisons have been studied: THE PRESIDENT NAZI: How U.S. Presidents and Their Political Parties are Compared to Hitler and the Third Reich, by Megan Gallagher, December 10, 2005
Back in 2004, our wingnut friends may recall their indignant uproar because uploaded video in a MoveOn.org ad contest included pieces comparing Bush to Hitler. Fox News reported at the time "Ad Comparing Bush to Hitler Gets Heat" and that the Republican National Committee "called on all nine [2004] Democratic [presidential] candidates to condemn the ads."
Wingnuts certainly remember the huge brush they used to paint the Michael Moore /Janeane Garofalo camp as radical purveyors of hate, with this particular incident held up as proof. Except they don't.
Times have changed. Despite a little post on Media Matters and some attention on the Rachel Maddow Show, there is no broad-based reporting of this offensive comparison, made by the host of a national radio program. Obviously, conservatism is equivalent to civility, as everyone knows.
Posted by The Owl at 09:37. Filed under: Wingnuttia
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