Bush fury over Hitler comparison

Agence France-Presse ^ | September 19, 2002

[HAL9000]

Earlier posts -

U.S. Slams German Minister for Bush-Hitler Comment 

SCHROEDER MINISTER COMPARES BUSH TO HITLER

Germany - Federal Secretary of Justice Gmelin says Bush is a criminal who uses methods of Hitler

[woofie]

I had a liberal "friend" say to me "you must be happy now that the fascists are in power." I let he have it after that remark....

[woofie]

The conservative opposition, which is neck-and-neck with the Social Democrats in the polls, has called for her resignation.

Amen

[aristeides]

"I am surprised by this article because it is erroneous and inflammatory to imply that I compared a man who was democratically elected, the American President George W Bush, and the Nazi era," it said.

That was not the difference between Hitler and Bush. Hitler was also democratically elected.

[cubreporter]

She's lower than low. I'm proud of our President. He's gonna go down in history as one of the best we have ever had. He's sure proven he can take a licking and keep on ticking. Go President Bush!!! We love ya!

[gcruse]

 
     "Bush wants to divert attention from domestic political problems.
      It's a method that is sometimes favoured. Hitler
     also did that,"

      Had he said Clinton instead of Hitler, it still would
      have been a lie.  The lie is the atrocity, not the
      comparison, IMO.

[Numbers Guy]

"I am surprised by this article because it is erroneous and inflammatory to imply that I compared a man who was democratically elected, the American President George W Bush, and the Nazi era,"

Either 1) she was misquoted, in which case she should say so. 2) she regrets her comment, in which case she should retract it and apologize. 3) she stands by her comment, in which case she should defend it.

Instead she blames the media for misinterpreting her.

Her statement was ""Bush wants to divert attention from his domestic problems. It's a classic tactic. It's one that Hitler used."

This was a clear and obvious comparison of Bush to Hitler. If this is what she said, the press clearly did not misinterpret what she said.

[Utopia]

Hitler was also democratically elected.

But wasn't that after he killed all the opposition in what has been called: the Night of the Long Knives?

[Williams]

It is just as reprehensible that this German piece of garbage stated that our president is trying to deal with a villain like Iraq following 9-11 because he is in trouble politically. He isn't in trouble politically and that is Iraq's line to a "T" as often repeated by their mouthpiece Scott Ritter.

I am part German. These people literally set out to enslave the world twice and damn well destroyed it both times. They were liberated by us as surely as Iraq will be. They have no right questioning our motives or comparing us to the worst regime in history -- Theirs! This proves that leftists are scumbags the world over.

I say to them: "Sig Heil and F U!"

[NativeNewYorker]

That was not the difference between Hitler and Bush. Hitler was also democratically elected.

You are correct, of course.

She thus didn't repudiate her odious comparison, only seeking to distinguish them by a faux process difference.

[mrjeff]

No. The "Night of the Long Knives" was an internal purge, which basically wiped out the SA (Sturm Abteilung), a Nazi security apparatus. This took place in the summer of 1934, after the Nazis took power.

[NativeNewYorker]

Herta Daeubler-Gmelin

...and Helen Thomas...separated at birth?

[Mr. Bird]

The Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegians, and Romanians get it. The rest of them don't: When the current situation is resolved and no one talks about a "war on terror" or Saddam Hussein, the USA will STILL be the world's only superpower. A hyperpower, even. Pissing us off is not a good idea.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

to even mention Bush and Hitler in the same breath is absolutely disgusting. I wrote the German Embassy and told them that I would think twice before visiting Germany or buying their stuff.

[Sloth]

The paper reported that Daeubler-Gmelin, who is a lawyer by profession, later said: "I never put Bush and Hitler on the same level."

Of course not. I mean, at least Hitler was a German!

[mrjeff]

The point about Hitler's democratic ascent to power is a good point. Another aspect of this German's ignorance of history is the fact that Hitler did not start WWII to distract from domestic troubles. War was always his goal.

[Hari_Seldon]

"Hitler was also democratically elected."

True democracy is 2 wolves and 1 sheep voting on what's for dinner...

Fortunately our Founding Fathers were smart enough to design the Electoral College.

[aristeides]

But wasn't that after he killed all the opposition in what has been called: the Night of the Long Knives?

No, I was referring to the Nazis' position as by far the largest party in both Reichstag elections of 1932. Under those circumstances, it was democratically quite proper for Hindenburg to appoint Hitler chancellor in January 1933. The Nazis then ended up just short of a majority in the elections held shortly after that appointment. That election was semidemocratic and held under heavy police pressure. So say it represents true support for the Nazis of something like 40%.

The Night of the Long Knives was in mid-1934.

[Argus]

That was not the difference between Hitler and Bush. Hitler was also democratically elected.

And elected by Germans, to boot.

[Travis McGee]

EUROSPEAK PASSES EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

---Reuters---

The European Union Commissioners have announced that agreement has been reached to adopt English as the preferred language for EU communications, rather than German which was the other possibility.

As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty's Government in London conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a five year phased plan for what will be known as EuroEnglish, (Euro for short).

In the first year, "s" will be used instead of the soft "c". Sertainly, sivil servants will resieve this news with joy. Also, the hard "c" will be replaced with "k". Not only will this klear up konfusion, but typewriters kan have one less letter.

There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year, when the troublesome "ph: will be replaced by "f". This will make words like "fotograf" 20 per cent shorter.

In the third year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkorage the removal of double letters, which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of silent "e"s in the languag is disgrasful, and they would go.

By the fourth year, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" by "z" and "w" with "v".

During ze fifz year, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou", and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinashuns of leters.

After ze fifz yer, ve vil hav a reli sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubls or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech ozer.

Ze gret drem vil finali kum tru.