Katherine Kersten of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Star Tribune takes Rep. Kieth Ellison to task for comparing September 11th to the Reichstag fire:
But even the “impeach Bush now” crowd might have raised an eyebrow when Ellison compared the Sept. 11 terror attacks to the burning of the Reichstag, or Pariament building, in Nazi Germany in 1933.
“It’s almost like the Reichstag fire, kind of reminds me of that,” he told applauding atheists. “After the Reichstag was burned, they blamed the Communists for it, and it put the leader [Hitler] of that country in a position where he could basically have authority to do whatever he wanted.”
If you’re fuzzy on your history of Nazi Germany, you might have missed Ellison’s point. Here’s the context.
The Leftist Moonbat Brigade needs little encouragement. The comments made by a sitting member of Congress does nothing but lend their beliefs credibility in their own minds. It was an irresponsible bit of pandering to a all too friendly crowd.
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