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You are here: Home / Politics / Republican Stupidity / Senator Godwin

Senator Godwin

by John Cole|  May 19, 20054:27 pm| 28 Comments

This post is in: Republican Stupidity

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Senator Santorum has some lofty rhetoric of his own on the filibuster debate:

THE AUDACITY OF SOME MEMBERS TO STAND UP AND SAY, HOW DARE YOU BREAK THIS RULE. IT’S THE EQUIVALENT OF ADOLF HITLER IN 1942 “I’M IN PARIS. HOW DARE YOU INVADE ME. HOW DARE YOU BOMB MY CITY? IT’S MINE.”

Sometimes I just want to start bitch-slapping people.

*** Update ***

This may be one of the best comments ever:

“In Santorum’s defense, he is really really dumb.”

Wonkette:

Earlier today, we got this email from an operative:

I just got a call from a friend on the Hill right now, and she said that Senator Santorum was on the steps of the Capitol having his picture taken with a puppy.

A short while later on the Senate floor, he likened his colleagues who support the filibuster to Adolph Hitler.

When President Bush described Republicans as “the party of reform and optimism, the party of ideals and vision” a couple days ago, we thought the imagery was a little abstract. Now we get it. Republicans love puppies. Democrats are Nazis. No wonder a whopping 40% of the respondents of a WSJ/NBC News poll released today said Republicans should control Congress after the 2006 elections, while only 47% said Democrats should.

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  1. 1.

    Thomas

    May 19, 2005 at 4:40 pm

    In Santorum’s defense, he is really really dumb.

  2. 2.

    BlondeContrarian

    May 19, 2005 at 4:45 pm

    Godwin’s Law. Santorum loses the debate. Hooray!

  3. 3.

    Stormy70

    May 19, 2005 at 6:14 pm

    Santorum will have a tough reelection fight in Pennsylvania, and this won’t help. Usually, being dumb works for most of the Senate.

  4. 4.

    KevinA

    May 19, 2005 at 6:40 pm

    I think we should all just spend the week reflecting on the genius of Thomas’s comment.

    That is pure genius. LMAO!

  5. 5.

    Mike

    May 19, 2005 at 6:51 pm

    I have to laugh and cry because as funny as Thomas’ comment is, I suspect that there are (too) many voting Americans who agree with the Senator…

  6. 6.

    shark

    May 19, 2005 at 9:31 pm

    I forgot if you had the same kind of pithy comments when Byrd (I believe) used a nazi comparison to those who want to end the filibuster…..

  7. 7.

    M. Scott Eiland

    May 19, 2005 at 9:40 pm

    Yes, it’s a shame to see him sink to the level of Robert Byrd.

  8. 8.

    John Cole

    May 19, 2005 at 9:46 pm

    Actually, I was prett pissed off about it and mentioned it later on when the folks at the Daily Kos attempted to smear Greenspan.

    I hate it when people try to ruin people’s lives, and I hate it when people resort to the sort of nonsense my party has been recently engaging in. I carry no torch for either.

  9. 9.

    Michael Scott

    May 20, 2005 at 12:17 am

    Sen. Man-On-Dog’s “Hitler” comments, combined with Sean Insanity’s savaging of Christian college faculty who oppose the war as “Saddam supporters who just love rape rooms and torture chambers” (as if we don’t continue to operate both) just demonstrate further the utter moral bankruptcy of the Republican Party. Face it, the Party of Lincoln has descended into mindless fascism, the cult of personality surrounding a weak, failed, utterly dissolute war criminal. Now, they’re in their final putsch for power. I, for one, hope they fail.

  10. 10.

    Incertus

    May 20, 2005 at 1:12 am

    I guess Shark and M. Scott forgot that when Byrd made his Nazi reference, Santorum was one of the folks screeching the loudest about the inappropriateness of the remarks. But then again, should I be surprised?

  11. 11.

    AlanDownunder

    May 20, 2005 at 8:56 am

    For a take on imagined Byrd-Santorum equivalence, go here

  12. 12.

    AlanDownunder

    May 20, 2005 at 9:00 am

    Damn HTML. I mean here:
    http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2005_05_15_digbysblog_archive.html#111656853003490838

  13. 13.

    Rick

    May 20, 2005 at 9:37 am

    Hoo-boy…even had to soil my computer by opening O-Chub’s site.

    I heard the bite, and, of course, see John’s transcript. Not a sure thing that he wasn’t saying:

    …THE AUDACITY OF SOME MEMBERS TO STAND UP AND SAY: “HOW DARE YOU BREAK THIS RULE. IT’S THE EQUIVALENT OF ADOLF HITLER IN 1942 ‘I’M IN PARIS. HOW DARE YOU INVADE ME. HOW DARE YOU BOMB MY CITY? IT’S MINE.'”

    IOW, twitting the Democrats for their recorded Godwin’s Law remarks.

    Cordially…

  14. 14.

    patrick

    May 20, 2005 at 10:52 am

    In defense of Robert Byrd, he is really, really senile.

  15. 15.

    Rick

    May 20, 2005 at 11:01 am

    Uh-oh, it’s a stopped clock event. Willis had it right:

    http://www.nationalreview.com/benchmemos/063778.asp

    Santorum issued his own clarification yesterday evening, stating that the reference to Hitler was “meant to dramatize the principle of an argument, not to characterize my Democratic colleagues.”

    “My point was that it is preposterous for someone to trample a well-established principle, and then accuse his opponents of acting unlawfully when they try to reestablish that principle,” Santorum said. “Nevertheless, it was a mistake and I meant no offense.”

    Cordially…

  16. 16.

    Dinsdale Pirahna

    May 20, 2005 at 9:54 pm

    “Santorum will have a tough reelection fight in Pennsylvania, and this won’t help. Usually, being dumb works for most of the Senate.”

    I’ll see your George Allen and I’ll raise you a Norm Coleman!

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  1. Seeing the Forest says:
    May 19, 2005 at 5:23 pm

    Unbelievable!

    Remember when MoveOn had a contest to make an ad, and some guy made one comparing Bush’s actions to Hitler’s? Remember the firestorm? You couldn’t turn on the TV or read a newspaper or listen to the radio without hearing…

  2. Oliver Willis says:
    May 19, 2005 at 5:48 pm

    Rick Santorum: Democrats Just Like Hitler

    Click here to listen (or here to watch) to Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum compare Democratic members of the Senate to Adolph Hitler, on the floor of the United States

  3. Oliver Willis says:
    May 19, 2005 at 5:50 pm

    Rick Santorum: Democrats Just Like Hitler

    Click here to listen (or here to watch) to Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum compare Democratic members of the Senate to Adolph Hitler, on the floor of the United States

  4. Swing State Project says:
    May 19, 2005 at 5:54 pm

    PA-Sen: Senator Rick Santorum Out of Line

    Another Raw Story Exclusive: Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) compared Democrats’ attempts to keep the filibuster to Hitler’s moves in 1942 in a floor speech in the Senate Thursday afternoon, RAW STORY has learned. Atrios asks: The “Move On” Standard Once upo…

  5. TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime says:
    May 19, 2005 at 7:04 pm

    Santorum Compares Democrats to Hitler

    Ok, let’s wait and see how long it takes for the right to condemn Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA)for his remarks comparing Democrats to Hitler today. My guess: forget the stop watch, you’ll need a calendar. Via Raw Story and Armando…

  6. TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime says:
    May 19, 2005 at 7:07 pm

    Santorum Compares Democrats to Hitler

    Ok, let’s wait and see how long it takes for the right to condemn Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA)for his remarks comparing Democrats to Hitler today. My guess: forget the stop watch, you’ll need a calendar. Via Raw Story and Armando…

  7. The Blue Bus is calling us... says:
    May 20, 2005 at 9:33 am

    Senator Rick Santorum compares Democrats to Hitler

    Will we see the right-wingers be up in arms about this like they were with the Move On ad and Byrd’s comments? Yeah, right. Oliver Willis has the goods: Click here to listen (or here to watch) to Pennsylvania Senator…

  8. The Blue Bus is calling us... says:
    May 20, 2005 at 9:33 am

    Senator Rick Santorum compares Democrats to Hitler

    Will we see the right-wingers be up in arms about this like they were with the Move On ad and Byrd’s comments? Yeah, right. Oliver Willis has the goods: Click here to listen (or here to watch) to Pennsylvania Senator…

  9. The Blue Bus is calling us... says:
    May 20, 2005 at 9:36 am

    Senator Rick Santorum compares Democrats to Hitler

    Will we see the right-wingers be up in arms about this like they were with the Move On ad and Byrd’s comments? Yeah, right. Oliver Willis has the goods: Click here to listen (or here to watch) to Pennsylvania Senator…

  10. The Blue Bus is calling us... says:
    May 20, 2005 at 9:36 am

    Senator Rick Santorum compares Democrats to Hitler

    Will we see the right-wingers be up in arms about this like they were with the Move On ad and Byrd’s comments? Yeah, right. Oliver Willis has the goods: Click here to listen (or here to watch) to Pennsylvania Senator…

  11. bennellibrothers.com says:
    May 20, 2005 at 11:31 am

    Santorum=Idiot Savant?

    And this is one of the rising stars in the Republican Party? I wonder if the Siths…I mean Repubs are going to come out against this comment regarding the sanctity of the Senate and all that crap like they did when crazy-ass Byrd made similiar commen…

  12. Left in the West » Blog Archive » A Smart Judge v. The U.S. Senate says:
    September 15, 2005 at 9:49 pm

    […] In an intellectual match-up, there’s no question who will win that fight. Several months ago, Rick Santorum compared Democrats to Nazis and amazingly came off looking more stupid than simply rhetorically overblown. At John Cole’s blog, the best defense one commenter could come up with was, “In Santorum’s defense, he is really really dumb.” […]

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