[cothrige]

I have read this quote from Buchanan before, and just as then I am again forced to wonder just what he said that was so awful. Of course Hitler had a genius for manipulation and seeing how to motivate people and how best to take advantage of them. Why do people think recognizing this means that one also agrees with what Hitler did or believed?

[swordfishtrombone]

I have read this quote from Buchanan before, and just as then I am again forced to wonder just what he said that was so awful. (...) Why do people think recognizing this means that one also agrees with what Hitler did or believed?

Uh.... "an individual of great courage...Hitler’s success was not based on his extraordinary gifts alone..."

Sorry, but "gifted & courageous" don't spring to mind when Hitler is mentioned. But I will give him "dark & mysterious"...