No, but if you don't condemn that kind of behavior on this board then you have no character to speak of. I used a derogatory term against him because I thought it was appropriate and I still think it was appropriate. For me to call him out on defending an organization that use the Holocaust for political gain, does not reveal a lack of character on my part, but on his part and that of moveon.org.
And in what way did I defend it? If you're this easy to manipulate, perhaps you ought to avoid reading anything political at all.
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=112-01052004 ADL Says Hitler Ad Should Never Have Appeared on MoveOn.org 1/5/04 12:54:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk Contact: Myrna Shinbaum, 212-885-7747, or Todd Gutnick, 212-885-7755, both of the Anti-Defamation League NEW YORK, Jan. 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it was deeply troubled that MoveOn.org had allowed an outrageous and highly offensive political ad that directly compared President George W. Bush to Adolf Hitler to be posted on its Web site. Abraham H. Foxman, ADL national director and author of "Never Again: The Threat of the New Anti-Semitism," issued the following statement: "It is shocking that a mainstream political group like MoveOn.org not only allowed this vile and outrageous comparison of the American President to Adolf Hitler to be entered into its "Bush in 30 Seconds" contest in the first place, but that they even went so far as to make it available to the public on the Internet. Those responsible for this contest at MoveOn.org should have immediately identified this advertisement as one going far beyond legitimate criticism and rejected it out of hand. Instead, they made an irresponsible decision that has given legitimacy to the exploitative manipulation of images in a campaign season. "MoveOn.org clearly would not have accepted a pornographic ad as legitimate criticism of a candidate. Why did they think that images of Hitler, the Nazi whose evil regime was responsible for the slaughter of millions of people during the Holocaust, was a fitting and credible expression of criticism of President Bush and his policies? Their lack of discretion cheapens the level of political discourse in America, and their comments explaining it were hardly comforting." The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry.
Here are your quotes: "That's what I was wondering. You keep characterizing Hitler as the man who killed however many Jews. Is that the only thing that you can think of to say about him? Are these ads suggesting that Bush wants to eliminate the Jews? If not, perhaps they're suggesting that he shares other characteristics with him. And perhaps he does." "Is that the only thing about Hitler that bothers you?" "So what race is it that Bush wants to eliminate?" "Not at all. My point is that your virulent reaction to it is preventing you from considering the points raised." It looks like you are defending it pretty nicely to me.
Maverick!!1 yer gone MAD!!! Is Georgie your daddy? and you never told us? shame on you. Man you sound more and more like a bitch in extreme PMS trip. I see your pills are ain't working. Time to check into a clinic
Nolan, I missed you buddy. Where have you been? I knew I could count on you to defend moveon.org. Every liberal does.
If you equate asking questions with defense, then there's probably not much more to say about it. Incidentally, you never did answer any of the questions posed.
"That's what I was wondering. You keep characterizing Hitler as the man who killed however many Jews. Is that the only thing that you can think of to say about him? Are these ads suggesting that Bush wants to eliminate the Jews? If not, perhaps they're suggesting that he shares other characteristics with him. And perhaps he does." "Is that the only thing about Hitler that bothers you?" "So what race is it that Bush wants to eliminate?" "Not at all. My point is that your virulent reaction to it is preventing you from considering the points raised." It looks like you are defending it pretty nicely to me. No, I can think of thousand things to say about him. Why bother. They are all equally as bad. Bush does not have any characteristics of that homicidal maniac. Again, there are a million things about Hitler that bother me. What points did the ad raise? I must have missed that part. Oh, the part where they say Hitler and Bush are one and the same? Bush does not want to eliminate any race. Even Howard Dean would tell you that.