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highplainsdem

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16. Sometimes it's the only comparison that's accurate. Gloria Steinem and Jane Fonda made a similar

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Mon Sep 3, 2012, 12:32 PM

Sep 2012

comparison to Goebbels in their criticism of Rush Limbaugh a few months ago:

http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/10/opinion/fonda-morgan-steinem-limbaugh/

Conservatives have been comparing liberals to Goebbels for years, but they shriek like mad when liberals make the same comparison when talking about conservative lies.

And the reason they shriek so loud is that it's much more accurate when we point out what they're doing.

There really is no other concise way to explain the Romney campaign sticking with completely discredited charges like the one about welfare.

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CA Dem chair John Burton compares GOP to Nazi Goebbels for 'telling the big lie' [View all] Newsjock Sep 2012 OP

K&R nt avebury Sep 2012 #1

He's not wrong.. but BOY will he annabanana Sep 2012 #2

ask what type of political party uses Nazi propaganda techniques fascisthunter Sep 2012 #3

One problem SCVDem Sep 2012 #4

LOL bahrbearian Sep 2012 #21

Welcome to DU! Maybe they just like rolling those 50-dollar words off their tongues all the time? calimary Sep 2012 #27

Newsjock Diclotican Sep 2012 #5

Fair comparison I think. ananda Sep 2012 #6

This is just John being himself. Proletariatprincess Sep 2012 #7

And like vampires hate the sun, pigliCONs wither from truth. lonestarnot Sep 2012 #10

Good! chuckstevens Sep 2012 #8

Welcome to DU. lonestarnot Sep 2012 #11

Great post, I encourage you to keep at it. Scuba Sep 2012 #19

GREAT rant! calimary Sep 2012 #25

chuckstevens Diclotican Sep 2012 #29

What else do you say about propaganda... socialindependocrat Sep 2012 #9

Republicans lie, people die. nt SunSeeker Sep 2012 #12

This is a problem? Because it makes Nazi's look bad? Or am I misunderstanding... n/t jtuck004 Sep 2012 #13

Hell, main street (corporate) media said nada when the GOPpers were spouting Iliyah Sep 2012 #14

Not cool. He could've said Orwell or anything else. It's not okay when Dems are compared to Nazis jillan Sep 2012 #15

Sometimes it's the only comparison that's accurate. Gloria Steinem and Jane Fonda made a similar highplainsdem Sep 2012 #16

Indeed. Sometimes it's the only comparison that's accurate. calimary Sep 2012 #30

I really hope they don't make him back down Nancy Waterman Sep 2012 #17

Remember that when Allen West compared Dems to Goebbels, House Republicans killed the Dem bill highplainsdem Sep 2012 #18

Goose, meet gander. Scuba Sep 2012 #20

Hear, hear. No more double-standards. calimary Sep 2012 #31

Typical Burton xxqqqzme Sep 2012 #22

lies bubba4249 Sep 2012 #23

I don't think that's a real Burton quote, there's no F bomb in it. LeftyMom Sep 2012 #24

Burton is California's version of Joe Biden --honest, to a fault CreekDog Sep 2012 #26

Every ad supporting Romney should finish with... donqpublic Sep 2012 #28

Welcome to DU! calimary Sep 2012 #33

Bad Comparison elbloggoZY27 Sep 2012 #32

I contend... donqpublic Sep 2012 #34

Umm ... not a smart comparison. Kablooie Sep 2012 #35

"it is damaging to make frivolous comparisons..." cheapdate Sep 2012 #36