Congressman Godwin

I guess once you're in Congress, you can say anything you want, as long as you don't care whether you're being re-elected.

Bush like Hitler, says first Muslim in Congress

Addressing a gathering of atheists in his home state of Minnesota, Keith Ellison, a Democrat, compared the 9/11 atrocities to the destruction of the Reichstag, the German parliament, in 1933. This was probably burned down by the Nazis in order to justify Hitler's later seizure of emergency powers.

"It's almost like the Reichstag fire, kind of reminds me of that," Mr Ellison said. "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."

This comparison is valid, and no amount of "b-b-but six million Jews" is going to change the fact that the methods are the same. People who know what they are talking about (as opposed to people who just use Hitler's name for shock value) don't compare Bush's accomplishments to Hitler's accomplishments, nor Bush's crimes to Hitler's crimes; they compare the two leaders' use of propaganda, and their gradual insinuation of dictatorial privilege into the law.

To applause from his audience of 300 members of Atheists for Human Rights, Mr Ellison said he would not accuse the Bush administration of planning 9/11 because "you know, that's how they put you in the nut-ball box - dismiss you".

Oh, come on...you were doing so well.

Whether or not they planned it, they planned FOR it. They did not plan for it in order to stop it; they planned for it in order to use it.

Mark Drake, of the Republican party in Minnesota, said: "To compare the democratically elected leader of the United States of America to Hitler is an absolute moral outrage which trivialises the horrors of Nazi Germany."

Hitler was democratically elected, you dolt.

Ground Zero articles of interest:

Parody or conspiracy?

Before I got into Ground Zero, this would merely have been funny.

The Onion is a parody news site. They have a counterpart, The Onion Radio News.

Today, while I was in the car, a station played the rerun of this story from 2005:

Bush Determined To Find Warehouse Where Ark Of Covenant Is Stored

WASHINGTON, DC—In a surprise press conference Monday, President Bush said he will not rest until the warehouse where the Ark of the Covenant, the vessel holding the original Ten Commandments, is located. "Nazis stole the Ark in 1936, but it was recovered by a single patriot, who braved gunfire, rolling boulders, and venomous snakes," Bush said, addressing the White House press corps. "Sadly, due to bureaucratic rigmarole, this powerful, historic relic was misplaced in a warehouse. Mark my words: We will find that warehouse." Bush added that, after they are strengthened by the power of the Ark, U.S. forces will seek out and destroy the sinister Temple of Doom.

The reason I spat iced tea at hearing this was not that it was funny (though it is), but can best be understood by reading the Ground Zero articles I've included with this post. They deal with Hitler's and FDR's interest in the occult, and the aspects of our involvement in the Middle East which indicate that Bush has similar interests.

Laugh, scoff or believe...it'll make you think. Enjoy.

Ground Zero articles of interest: