Via Brodkorb, the Holocaust Museum condemns Rep. Ellison’s “Reichstag Fire” gaffe:
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum also issued a statement Tuesday, saying: “Nazi Germany committed unprecedented crimes against Europe’s Jews and others. Invoking the Holocaust to make a point about the United States is unfounded, minimizes the evil of Nazism, and is an offense to its victims.”
But what would they know about Nazis, right?
Abe Foxman piles on:
“Whatever his views may be on the administration’s response to 9/11 and the conduct of the war on terrorism, likening it to Hitler’s rise to power and Nazism is odious and demeans the victims of 9/11 and the brave American men and women engaged in the war on terror,” Foxman said. “Furthermore, it demonstrates a profound lack of understanding about the horrors that Hitler and his Nazi regime perpetrated.”
I’d say “make sure plenty of signs with this gaffe are printed and distributed in ’08”, but frankly I think Ellison could advocate another Holocaust and he’d still get re-elected in the 5th CD.
I’d actually like to interview Rep. Ellison about this.
I wonder what the odds are?
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