I completely agree. And I feel that it's also possible to respect someone for his intelligence or shrewdness while condemning every moral he holds.
I do, however, agree that respect for Hitler is untenable. But for fairness, do you criticize Gov. Schwarzenegger for his comments on respecting Hitler?
Again, I equated my respect for Hitler with the type of respect I would have for Satan, and immediately qualified it with an expression of my bitter desire that he burn in hell.
Regarding Schwarzenegger's alleged quote: ""I admire him for being such a good public speaker and for his way of getting to the people and so on. But I didn't admire him for what he did with it." "Admire" might not have been the best word to use there. But other than that, I can't see much to criticize about it.