Republicans must solidify around a message, not stupidity. Comments like the following from Representative Paul Broun of Georgia really set back the Party and make it difficult for everyday Americans to connect with the GOP:
From CNN Politics:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/12/congressman-sorry-for-likening-obama-to-hitler/
“Broun told the AP Monday: “That’s exactly what Hitler did in Nazi Germany and it’s exactly what the Soviet Union did. When he’s proposing to have a national security force that’s answering to him, that is as strong as the U.S. military, he’s showing me signs of being Marxist.”
“We can’t be lulled into complacency,” Broun added. “You have to remember that Adolf Hitler was elected in a democratic Germany. I’m not comparing him to Adolf Hitler. What I’m saying is there is the potential.”
We apparently now have a race between Representative Murtha of Pennsylvania (who called his own constituents racists and rednecks) and Representative Broun to see who can make the most ignorant comments. This kind of stuff has no place in politics. Let’s argue the issues, please no more fear-mongering.
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