A Minneapolis Restaurant Hosted A Nazi-Themed Party On MLK Day

[Tx4obama]

A Minneapolis Restaurant Hosted A Nazi-Themed Party On MLK Day

A Minneapolis restaurant owner and local group were forced this week to defend a Nazi-themed party.

The gathering, replete with Nazi flags and men clad in uniforms, was a Twin Cities historical society's annual Christmas party. But the party wasn't held in December. It was thrown in January. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no less.

Photos of the party were published this week by the Minneapolis alt weekly newspaper City Pages. The paper subsequently received additional photos and information about the gathering.

According to the Star Tribune, a staff member at Gasthof zur Gemutlichkeit, the restaurant that hosted the event, lost his job last week after admitting to taking photos and sharing them with friends.

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Full article and photo here: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/minneapolis-nazi-party

Organizer, restaurant owner defend Nazi-themed party in Minneapolis

It was portrayed as a gathering of actors who play historical roles, not a Nazi event.

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http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/250887751.html

The story behind a Nazi-themed dinner at Gasthof's

http://blogs.citypages.com/food/2014/03/gasthofs_nazi_photo_gasthof_zur_gemutlichkeit.php

[louis-t]

1. But remember, to the right wing haters...

It's "just a joke. You libs can't take a joke."

[Brickbat]

2. Is this a fairly new restaurant?

I lived in Minneapolis for awhile, and while it's been many years, I was a fan of German restaurants down there, and I've never heard of this one. Of course, why go anywhere else when there's the Black Forest -- unless it's the Bavarian Hunter, of course...or the Glockenspiel in St. Paul...

[Jenoch]

3. I don't know for sure, but it's been there for quite some time.

I don't understand why the restaurant owner thought it would be a good idea to host this group.

[Niceguy1]

4. it is an event

For nerdy actors that play German roles in films...I dont see anything sinister about this....

[bluestate10]

5. Really, fucking really?!!!! nt

[Niceguy1]

6. people are into weird things..

Like civil war reenactments, etc. It was a private party that would have remained so if an employee hadn't betrayed his position

[linuxman]

7. Oh no!

Who gives a fuck? A few re-enactor dorks at a private dinner is hardly the Nuremberg rally.