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Rich Iott Does His Best To Put His Nazi Uniform Back In Pandora’s Box During CNN Interview

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by Jon Bershad | 5:02 pm, October 11th, 2010

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Dressing up like a Nazi is probably the third stupidest thing someone can do (for those interested, the second stupidest is having your teenaged son dress up like a Nazi and the most stupid is then allowing people to take your picture) but there’s something so hopeless about Rich Iott’s situation that you almost (almost) feel bad for him. There’s just no coming back from Nazi pictures. Still, in his interview with CNN’s Brooke Baldwin, Iott did about as well as he could in the circumstance but it’s kind of like watching a man give an interview while his house burns down behind him. He can speak as calmly as he wants, but we can see that those walls just aren’t going back up.

Iott stuck to the only real ammunition he has, stressing that he’s a history buff and reminding people that he’s reenacted all sorts of armies and wars in the past, but you could see his face fall a little every time Baldwin brought it back to his son or asked him again what he could be thinking. Just like Christine O’Donnell’s “I’m Not a Witch” ad, you know there’s something wrong when you have to go on television and promise people you don’t love Nazis.

However, Iott wasn’t on the defensive the entire time. He also hit back at Eric Cantor for the representative’s harsh words from over the weekend. When asked about the comments, Iott branded Cantor a “career politician” and accused him of “reacting before he had all the facts.”

It’s a nice try but, as hated a term as “career politician” has become in this country, it’s probably never going to sound as bad as “Nazi sympathiser.”

Brooke Baldwin, Christine O'Donnell, Eric Cantor, Nazi, Nazism, Rich Iott

right-is-wrong

There is some really good humor in this piece Jon.

you know there’s something wrong when you have to go on television and promise people you don’t love Nazis.

It’s a nice try but, as hated a term as “career politician” has become in this country, it’s probably never going to sound as bad as “Nazi sympathiser.”
http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

Just some facts.

He was NOT in a Nazi uniform. He was in a German Army uniform. You did not have to be a Nazi to be in the German Army.

A Nazi uniform would have been a SS uniform. You had to be a Nazi to get in the SS.

When a battle is reenacted both sides have to be represented. Someone has to be the Germans.

Cantor should have keep his mouth shut. Never let a liberal news person feed you nonsense about another republican, Glen Beck or Rush Limbaugh. They are most likey distorting what they said or what they did. Always answer, “I will check that myself and then give you an answer.”
CosmosDan

You know I’ll bet this guy is a pretty decent guy but I had to laugh when he describes it as a teaching moment and a way to not forget the horrible things that happened. I’m sorry Rich but you don’t have to act the part of a Nazi for years as part of remembering how awful it was, and the website for the group you belonged to doesn’t appear to be inn line with your description he’s giving. The problem isn’t just being a war re-enactor, but belonging to a group that seems to glorify this particular Waffen SS group as noble warriors.

That doesn’t make him a bad person, but kinda a bad candidate.
BlackWidow

What frightens me these days is that “many” of the posters on this site actually have the right to vote. Scary thought.

One example – gordonbloyershow
CosmosDan

gordonbloyershow said:
Just some facts.

He was NOT in a Nazi uniform. He was in a German Army uniform. You did not have to be a Nazi to be in the German Army.

A Nazi uniform would have been a SS uniform. You had to be a Nazi to get in the SS.

When a battle is reenacted both sides have to be represented. Someone has to be the Germans.

Cantor should have keep his mouth shut. Never let a liberal news person feed you nonsense about another republican, Glen Beck or Rush Limbaugh. They are most likey distorting what they said or what they did. Always answer, “I will check that myself and then give you an answer.”

Better check out the facts a little better Gordon, and the pictures too. Sure looks like SS in those collars.The group he belonged to emulated a very specific group, the Waffen SS. He doesn’t deny dressing as a Nazi in the interview so why would you deny it?
Ted-

gordonbloyershow said:
Just some facts.

He was NOT in a Nazi uniform. He was in a German Army uniform. You did not have to be a Nazi to be in the German Army.

A Nazi uniform would have been a SS uniform. You had to be a Nazi to get in the SS.

When a battle is reenacted both sides have to be represented. Someone has to be the Germans.

Cantor should have keep his mouth shut. Never let a liberal news person feed you nonsense about another republican, Glen Beck or Rush Limbaugh. They are most likey distorting what they said or what they did. Always answer, “I will check that myself and then give you an answer.”

I think part of your problem Basil is that you do check things out for yourself. Really not much for history are you?
Harry Flashman

Nice headline. So that was “his” Nazi uniform, eh? Hmmm. Just a couple of other points:

1. You really don’t have a problem with people taking your picture if you’re involved in something a innocuous as, oh, say, a re-enactment and not a meeting of the New Nazi Society. So…just how was that “stupid”?

2. I realize that this may be a rather odd concept for liberals to come to grips with (as the author of this article obviously is) but instead of the fact that he’s a history buff being “the only ammunition he has”, what if he’s telling…..wait for it…..THE TRUTH? Novel concept, eh? At least for the left. Truth. Hmphhhh.

3. How does wearing a uniform in a re-enactment make him a “Nazi sympathizer”? Isn’t that a bit of a stretch?

Way to think things through.
The Real Royal King

I have to say I actually didn’t know people really dressed up in Wehrmacht uniforms and wandered around Ohio. It is unbelievably crass and stupid, but I doubt this candidate is a Nazi sympathizer.
flagringo

by the logic of the CNN Babe, every time a historic B-29 flies to an military air show, this is re-enacting the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and just as evil as those mean nasty air force guys that killed hundreds of thousands of Japanese. !!
The Real Royal King

Harry Flashman said:
Nice headline. So that was “his” Nazi uniform, eh? Hmmm. Just a couple of other points: 1. You really don’t have a problem with people taking your picture if you’re involved in something a innocuous as, oh, say, a re-enactment and not a meeting of the New Nazi Society. So…just how was that “stupid”? 2. I realize that this may be a rather odd concept for liberals to come to grips with (as the author of this article obviously is) but instead of the fact that he’s a history buff being “the only ammunition he has”, what if he’s telling…..wait for it…..THE TRUTH? Novel concept, eh? At least for the left. Truth. Hmphhhh. 3. How does wearing a uniform in a re-enactment make him a “Nazi sympathizer”? Isn’t that a bit of a stretch? Way to think things through.

I just feel sorry for Governor Brewer. You know her father died fighting the Nazis in Nevada in 1956? This must bring back terrible memories for her.
Harry Flashman

Oh, and Black Widow….

People having the right to vote scares a lot of people on the far left. Nothing new there.
The Real Royal King

flagringo said:
by the logic of the CNN Babe, every time a historic B-29 flies to an military air show, this is re-enacting the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and just as evil as those mean nasty air force guys that killed hundreds of thousands of Japanese. !!

I resent your comparing the USAF (or its predecessor) to the Wehrmacht.
flagringo

gordonbloyershow said:
Just some facts.

He was NOT in a Nazi uniform. He was in a German Army uniform. You did not have to be a Nazi to be in the German Army.

A Nazi uniform would have been a SS uniform. You had to be a Nazi to get in the SS.

When a battle is reenacted both sides have to be represented. Someone has to be the Germans.

Cantor should have keep his mouth shut. Never let a liberal news person feed you nonsense about another republican, Glen Beck or Rush Limbaugh. They are most likey distorting what they said or what they did. Always answer, “I will check that myself and then give you an answer.”

well said Gordon, this bears repeating…
flagringo

The Real Royal King said:
I resent your comparing the USAF (or its predecessor) to the Wehrmacht.

it’s not a comparison, it’s an analogy…it fits. Being in a German army uniform and re-enacting history is exactly the same as re-enacting using ANY uniform or ANY piece of historical military hardware.

If there was an opportunity for me to drive a Tiger or Panther tank on weekends while re-enacting Afrika Corps I would volunteer in a heartbeat!
chucken

This guy has no chance of winning and his political days are toast.The only reason you would sit through this almost 7 minute interview is looking at Brooke Baldwin.Thank God they fired Rick Sanchez and gave her more air time.My vote for hottest anchor.
Ted-

flagringo said:
by the logic of the CNN Babe, every time a historic B-29 flies to an military air show, this is re-enacting the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and just as evil as those mean nasty air force guys that killed hundreds of thousands of Japanese. !!

No Rush, nice try, but the analogy is silly.
Harry Flashman

flagringo brings uo an interesting perspective……

How many guys would turn down the chance to drive a Tiger Tank, just for a few minutes? Well besides the metrosexual liberal guys, that is. Might mess up their hair or get all, you know, sweaty. I mean guy guys. Not many.

I’m no great war buff and would rather have a root canal that participate in ANY re-enactment, but I’d jump at the chance.

Would that make me or any other guy (or even gal) who did that a Nazi sympathyzer?
exiledtruther

It’s a nice try but, as hated a term as “career politician” has become in this country, it’s probably never going to sound as bad as “Nazi sympathiser.”

Jon is there ANY evidence that he is a Nazi sympathize?. If not, you really should retract that.
Thelonious Funk

I was raised in the district in question and would like to say that native Toledoans do not all dress up as Nazis. I will however be traveling back to start a club that reenacts Rich Iott’s Nazi reenactment, and hope that doesn’t prevent me from running for office in the future.
Ted-

exiledtruther said:
It’s a nice try but, as hated a term as “career politician” has become in this country, it’s probably never going to sound as bad as “Nazi sympathiser.”

Jon is there ANY evidence that he is a Nazi sympathize?. If not, you really should retract that.

He’s suggesting that the competition is going to use the phrase.
CosmosDan

Harry Flashman said:
Nice headline. So that was “his” Nazi uniform, eh? Hmmm. Just a couple of other points:

1. You really don’t have a problem with people taking your picture if you’re involved in something a innocuous as, oh, say, a re-enactment and not a meeting of the New Nazi Society. So…just how was that “stupid”?

2. I realize that this may be a rather odd concept for liberals to come to grips with (as the author of this article obviously is) but instead of the fact that he’s a history buff being “the only ammunition he has”, what if he’s telling…..wait for it…..THE TRUTH? Novel concept, eh? At least for the left. Truth. Hmphhhh.

3. How does wearing a uniform in a re-enactment make him a “Nazi sympathizer”? Isn’t that a bit of a stretch?

Way to think things through.

Who called him a Nazi sympathizer?
cmdrgmh

Hey Gordon, The guy has SS on his Uniform. I beleive that means NAZI.
CosmosDan

flagringo said:
well said Gordon, this bears repeating…

even though it’s wrong. You’d both better check the facts a little closer.
http://www.storminsmorningjava.blogspot.com/ stormin1961

Here’s some more people that we can persecute for playing/re-creating Nazis:

Bruno Ganz (Adolf Hitler in “Downfall”)
Anthony Hopkins (Adolf Hitler in “The Bunker”)
Sir Alec Guinness (Adolf Hitler in “The Last Ten Days of Hitler”)
Christoph Waltz (SS Colonel Hans Landa or “Jew Hunter” in “Inglourious Basterds”)

That’s just a few. I’m sure you can find many many more. I sure hope they don’t decide to run for political office with that millstone hanging around their necks. To commit the unforgivable sin of dressing up in Nazi attire in order to recreate an historical event. These people should burn hell for such a crime.
CosmosDan

flagringo said:
by the logic of the CNN Babe, every time a historic B-29 flies to an military air show, this is re-enacting the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and just as evil as those mean nasty air force guys that killed hundreds of thousands of Japanese. !!

No , not according to her. According to your misunderstanding of how reason and logic work.
right-is-wrong

Ted- said:
He’s suggesting that the competition is going to use the phrase.

Gotta explain everything.

Sheesh,

ps
They don’t get sarcasm either.
exiledtruther

Ted says:

He’s suggesting that the competition is going to use the phrase.

So you’re admitting that they are smearing him and it’s not true, right? If it is true, please post evidence.
Harry Flashman

Cosmos…..

Last line in the article:

“It’s a nice try but, as hated a term as “career politician” has become in this country, it’s probably never going to sound as bad as “Nazi sympathiser.””
Ted-

exiledtruther said:
Ted says:

He’s suggesting that the competition is going to use the phrase.

So you’re admitting that they are smearing him and it’s not true, right? If it is true, please post evidence.

You don’t understand politics or you are terribly naive. Probably both. What is it that can’t quite grasp?
Azarkhan

“…the most stupid is then allowing people to take your picture)”

Actually the stupidest thing someone can do is suck on a dildo, be photographed sucking on it, and then run for Congress. Krystal Ball, Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives, “may have lost the family values vote, but what about the penis-nose fetishist vote? It’s big with the Clockwork Orange crowd.”

http://gawker.com/5657431/9-pictures-of-a-politician-sucking-a-dildo-attached-to-her-husbands-nose-+-gallery
exiledtruther

Ted, I understand politics fine. Do you think he’s a Nazi sympathizer or do you think those claiming it are smearing him? It’s a simple question that you don’t seem to want to answer. I guess in that we have our answer.
http://mk-cultra.org fnordlord

Why didn’t she ask him what side he dress up like in his Civil War “reenactments”?

Why didn’t she ask him if he had any pictures of him dressing up like a Allied soldier for “reenactments”?

BTW These guys love to play dress up way too much.

Does he do RenFairs too?
Ted-

exiledtruther said:
Ted, I understand politics fine. Do you think he’s a Nazi sympathizer or do you think those claiming it are smearing him? It’s a simple question that you don’t seem to want to answer. I guess in that we have our answer.

Let me try this in English. If Iott is going to use “career politician” then his competition is going to use “nazi sympathizer.” That’s what the author was saying. Get it? Whether it is a “smear” or not is not the point; it’s politics. You tea-baggers should at least understand that much.
NORBIT

HOW MANY SOLDIERS DID THE DEMOCRATS DISENFRANCHISE BY PERVERTING THE ABSENTEE BALLOTS FROM GETTING OUT?

11-02-10…………….enjoin the battle! – US against THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!
VRWC Destruction Machine

Jon Bershad, do you know what is the most egregious act of stupidity a reporter can do? Writing about a subject without knowing the background of the subject.

Brooke Balwin was a real idiot during the interview. Iott explained what warfare reenactments were, but it flew over her pinhead. She kept on asking Iott if he regretted putting on a Nazi uniform. She is the reason why CNN hugs the bottom of the cable news ratings. She must be Rick Sanchez in drag.

Iott owes no one any apologies.
exiledtruther

Ted, what I understand is you seem to know it’s a smear, but refuse to acknowledge it or admit it’s wrong to do. I mean we all know that’s the kind of person you are, but we’d love to hear you have the cajones to actually say it out loud.
Ted-

NORBIT said:
HOW MANY SOLDIERS DID THE DEMOCRATS DISENFRANCHISE BY PERVERTING THE ABSENTEE BALLOTS FROM GETTING OUT?

11-02-10…………….enjoin the battle! – US against THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have no idea norbit but its time for your Ritalin.
Ted-

exiledtruther said:
Ted, what I understand is you seem to know it’s a smear, but refuse to acknowledge it or admit it’s wrong to do. I mean we all know that’s the kind of person you are, but we’d love to hear you have the cajones to actually say it out loud.

Does anyone else care to take a stab at this?
CosmosDan

Harry Flashman said:
Cosmos…..

Last line in the article:

“It’s a nice try but, as hated a term as “career politician” has become in this country, it’s probably never going to sound as bad as “Nazi sympathiser.””

You are correct. I didn’t take that as an accusation but rather an acknowledgment that that’s how he could be seen, but certainly it could be taken as an accusation.

The problem is that even though he talks about education and remembering the bad things that happened, the group he belonged to for years seemed to sanitize the true horrors of the history of that group and see them as noble warriors. It’s not Nazi sympathizer in any sense of celebrating horrible deeds, but ignoring the reality of horrible deeds isn’t a good thing is it?
NORBIT

Would that be the same Box departed Senator Byrd put his Sheets & Hood in???
exiledtruther

Ted, let me dumb it down for you:

Is saying he’s a Nazi Sympathizer:

A) True
B) False, but fair game in a campaign
C) False and is a disgusting this to say about someone when you know it isn’t true
Ted-

NORBIT said:
Would that be the same Box departed Senator Byrd put his Sheets & Hood in???

Sure, if that will help norbit. Why not?
TfT

The disenfranchisement of our troops overseas is a CRIME. Funny that mediaite doesn’t bother with that “breaking news”, eh? Nope, they would rather go after style over substance.

Poor Harry Reid: the greatest living american: Teddy Kennedy and Robert Byrd. Hmmm, isn’t that a gaffe? Was it headlined here or was it ignored?

Reenactment, that’s all.
CosmosDan

Azarkhan said:
“…the most stupid is then allowing people to take your picture)”

Actually the stupidest thing someone can do is suck on a dildo, be photographed sucking on it, and then run for Congress. Krystal Ball, Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives, “may have lost the family values vote, but what about the penis-nose fetishist vote? It’s big with the Clockwork Orange crowd.”

http://gawker.com/5657431/9-pictures-of-a-politician-sucking-a-dildo-attached-to-her-husbands-nose-+-gallery

I don’t know. I wouldn’t say raising hell at a party is stupider than being a member of a Nazi reenactment group for years.
Iris

exiledmichelle and the rest of the right wingers here most
likely are disappointed that they didn’t get to see the
camp and ovens reenactment since they think
it really is a fine thing to play nazi dress up

Mazel Tov!
exiledtruther

So Dan would you consider them equally stupid? And if they are equally stupid, why has Mediatite done around 10 pieces ridiculing Iott, but only one sympathy piece on the Ball situation?
Ted-

exiledtruther said:
Ted, let me dumb it down for you:

Is saying he’s a Nazi Sympathizer:

A) True
B) False, but fair game in a campaign
C) False and is a disgusting this to say about someone when you know it isn’t true

I think you are probably very good at dumbing things down. Which means you are probably have very nice conversations with fresh vegetables. You are quite possibly the nadir of moron, at least since MichelleF. And thats moron I tell ya.

Seriously, you need help. You’re a complete idiot with a very high probability of being a tea-bagger. That’s two strikes before you even open your mouth. Dense does not even begin to describe you.
Ted-

TfT said:
The disenfranchisement of our troops overseas is a CRIME. Funny that mediaite doesn’t bother with that “breaking news”, eh? Nope, they would rather go after style over substance.

Poor Harry Reid: the greatest living american: Teddy Kennedy and Robert Byrd. Hmmm, isn’t that a gaffe? Was it headlined here or was it ignored?

Reenactment, that’s all.

More bitching and moaning about Mediaite? Is this a hobby of yours?
exiledtruther

Ted, so you’re saying you’re not going to answer the question? l just want to make sure I have your position correct. I know you libs try to divert and stifle with ridicule, but that doesn’t work with me.
Ted-

exiledtruther said:-
Ted, so you’re saying you’re not going to answer the question? l just want to make sure I have your position correct. I know you libs try to divert and stifle with ridicule, but that doesn’t work with me.

Here’s my position. You’re an idiot and as thick as bomb-proof concrete. Hope thats clear dumb-ass.
CosmosDan

exiledtruther said:
Ted, I understand politics fine. Do you think he’s a Nazi sympathizer or do you think those claiming it are smearing him? It’s a simple question that you don’t seem to want to answer. I guess in that we have our answer.

Yeah, I’d say “Nazi Sympathizer” is an exaggeration , although sanitizing the reality of Nazi actions could be seen as sympathizing couldn’t it? It doesn’t have the educational value he keeps claiming.

Civil war, WWI, WWII, battle reenactment no problem. The strange thing is this group picking out a specific Nazi group and portraying them is a somewhat positive light,…..for years.
Azarkhan

If you want to fuck something up, ask a Democrat to do it:

…Elections officials were originally supposed to ship the ballots to troops by Sept. 17. Because New York primaries were held Sept. 14, the federal government granted local officials an extension until Oct. 1.

But the state Board of Elections last week informed the Department of Defense that officials in New York City, Westchester, Putnam, Erie and Niagara Counties had failed to send the ballots by the Oct. 1 deadline….

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/10/11/2010-10-11_board_of_elections_gaff_may_nullify_new_york_soldiers_overseas_absentee_ballots.html#ixzz125r72oqW
Ted-

Azarkhan said:
If you want to fuck something up, ask a Democrat to do it:

…Elections officials were originally supposed to ship the ballots to troops by Sept. 17. Because New York primaries were held Sept. 14, the federal government granted local officials an extension until Oct. 1.

But the state Board of Elections last week informed the Department of Defense that officials in New York City, Westchester, Putnam, Erie and Niagara Counties had failed to send the ballots by the Oct. 1 deadline….

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/10/11/2010-10-11_board_of_elections_gaff_may_nullify_new_york_soldiers_overseas_absentee_ballots.html#ixzz125r72oqW

If you are looking for an asshole, look no further than azarkhan.
NORBIT

Breaking News:

Cuomo’s State of NY has DISENFRANCHISED MILITARY VOTERS AT A TIME OF WAR BECAUSE THEY TEND TO VOTE REPUBLICAN!!!

THIS IS THE CHARACTER & INTEGRITY OF TODAY’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY!!!!

11-02-10 —– ENGAGE THE ENEMY!
exiledtruther

Ted, go back to planning board game night at the asylum. It’s obvious you aren’t capable of having an adult conversation. I swear, you and Iris are trying to share a quarter of one brain sometimes.
Azarkhan

Soros: I Can’t Stop a Republican ‘Avalanche’

…Mr. Soros, a champion of liberal causes, has been directing his money to groups that work on health care and the environment, rather than electoral politics. Asked if the prospect of Republican control of one or both houses of Congress concerned him, he said: “It does, because I think they are pushing the wrong policies, but I’m not in a position to stop it. I don’t believe in standing in the way of an avalanche.”

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/11/soros-i-cant-stop-a-republican-avalanche/?hp
Ted-

exiledtruther said:
Ted, go back to planning board game night at the asylum. It’s obvious you aren’t capable of having an adult conversation. I swear, you and Iris are trying to share a quarter of one brain sometimes.

MichelleF – Go back to your hobby of beating your head against the wall…without a helmet of course. You are seriously an A-1 dumb-ass. I’ve never met someone so completely dense and out of it. You sniffing glue again?
Iris

exliedmichelle for your nazi uniform
you will need a Vanderhuge!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Mazel Tov!
felixw

What happens when one party runs on the issues and the other party runs on character attacks and smears? Here, check out the number — they speak for themselves.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/generic_congressional_vote-901.html
Ted-

felixw said:
What happens when one party runs on the issues and the other party runs on character attacks and smears? Here, check out the number — they speak for themselves.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/generic_congressional_vote-901.html

What happens when tea-baggers try to speak in complete sentences?
Azarkhan

Rich Iott’s Democratic opponent, Marcy Kaptur:

“One could say that Osama bin Laden and these non-nation-state fighters with religious purpose are very similar to those kind of atypical revolutionaries that helped to cast off the British crown,” Miss Kaptur said…

“I think that one thing that people of faith understand about the world of Islam is that the kind of insurgency we see occurring in many of these countries is an act of hope that life will be better using Islam as the only reed that they have to lean on.

“I think that people of faith understand that for many of the terrorists, their actions are acts of sacred piety to the point of losing their lives. And I think that people of faith understand that there is a heavy religious overtone to the opposition.”

http://wizbangblog.com/content/2010/10/11/marcy-kaptur-flashback-osama-bin-laden-and-al-qaeda-like-americas-founding-fathers.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WizbangFullFeed+%28Wizbang+Full+Feed%29

So I guess she is saying that the 9/11 terrorists committed “…acts of sacred piety to the point of losing their lives.” (But I thought the official leftist line was that radical Islamists are a tiny twisted minority who abuse the “religion of peace”).

My advice to Rich Iott–keep fighting. If this boob is the only thing standing between you and Congress, you got a real chance at winning.
notsofast

If he were in a Soviet uniform reenacting Stalin’s purges, libs would be cheering him on!
Ted-

notsofast said:
If he were in a Soviet uniform reenacting Stalin’s purges, libs would be cheering him on!

Except he’s in a Nazi uniform and you are cheering him on.
notsofast

Ted- said:
Except he’s in a Nazi uniform and you are cheering him on.

Wrong, shitforbrains- you are cheering him in a Nazi, Soviet, or Chinese uniform and you bend over when you salute!

LMAO!
Ted-

notsofast said:
Wrong, shitforbrains- you are cheering him in a Nazi, Soviet, or Chinese uniform and you bend over when you salute!

LMAO!

Your mullet smells and so does your big fat ass. Nazi lover.
notsofast

LOL!

Ya got nothing loser! Stop inhaling your own farts!
Ted-

notsofast said:
LOL!

Ya got nothing loser! Stop inhaling your own farts!

Your mullet smells like a bad can of tuna,
http://www.facebook.com/people/Blair-Maury/1027829552 Blair Maury

gordonbloyershow said:
Just some facts. He was NOT in a Nazi uniform. He was in a German Army uniform. You did not have to be a Nazi to be in the German Army. A Nazi uniform would have been a SS uniform. You had to be a Nazi to get in the SS. When a battle is reenacted both sides have to be represented. Someone has to be the Germans. Cantor should have keep his mouth shut. Never let a liberal news person feed you nonsense about another republican, Glen Beck or Rush Limbaugh. They are most likey distorting what they said or what they did. Always answer, “I will check that myself and then give you an answer.”

Does uploading YouTube videos of yourself count as a show now? If so, I would love to see a point-counterpoint between Gordo and those kittens on a Roomba.

I am no Cantor fan, but I think as the only Jewish member of the caucus that this yahoo from Ohio wants to join, Cantor has every right to be offended. Even if it was “just” a German uniform.
felixw

Ted- said:
What happens when tea-baggers try to speak in complete sentences?

Ah, the fool on the hill joins us again. How many thumbs down today? Time to log in under another name, Ted, and give yourself some votes. Since no one else will do it.
dlukasik

On “Deadline NOW”, on PBS, Rich Iott referred to the “Health Reform Act” as “Obama Care”. This was clearly meant to insult and downgrade President Obama and the Democrats. If Rich Iott is willing to use these tactics against his opponents, then he should not be surprised if they use these tactics against him. Until politics becomes being about the issues and respect for your opponent, as opposed to insults, ,slander, and name calling, issues like this will be used against people running for politics.
The Tea Weasel

FYI, the man is wearing the uniform of an Eisatzgruppen, which any way you want to spin it, is a death squad. I cannot conceive of any LOGICAL reason that an American would want to wear one of these uniforms, unless they are members of SAG and being paid to appear onscreen in a movie and getting slaughtered.

I have to wonder if things haven’t gotten so bad over at GOP HQ that they are scraping the bottom of the barrel for candidates. Palladino, Angle, O’Donnell, Robinson, Bachman and of course the her wackness, Palin. The backlash against mediocre candidates, when it comes, is likely to really clean house….buy then, look at the spokespersons…..Limbaugh, Beck, Coulter, Hannity, masters of ‘we don’t have to be right, we just have to convince the idiots that what we are saying is right”.

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former. Albert Einstein
VRWC Destruction Machine

The Tea Weasel said:
FYI, the man is wearing the uniform of an Eisatzgruppen, which any way you want to spin it, is a death squad. I cannot conceive of any LOGICAL reason that an American would want to wear one of these uniforms, unless they are members of SAG and being paid to appear onscreen in a movie and getting slaughtered

Wrong. Iott’s group reenacts the battles of the German 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking. The 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking was one of the elite Panzer divisions of the thirty eight Waffen SS divisions. It was recruited from foreign volunteers, from Scandinavia, Finland, Estonia, The Netherlands, and Belgium under the command of German officers.

http://www.wiking.org/

The link is the web site of German 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking reenacotrs.

Show me where on the web site glorifies Nazi Death Squads.
Latin2

The founder of CNN, Ted Turner, wore a Confederate General’s uniform;

http://wesclark.com/jw/turner.html

Does that make Ted Turner a racist, or condone slavery?

No…he was re-enacting a part.

There are thousands of these type of historical re-enactors, from Knights, to Civil War, to Western and yes even WW II.

So because Ted Turner reenacted a Confederate General does that make him a racist or condone slavery?
CosmosDan

VRWC Destruction Machine said:
Wrong. Iott’s group reenacts the battles of the German 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking. The 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking was one of the elite Panzer divisions of the thirty eight Waffen SS divisions. It was recruited from foreign volunteers, from Scandinavia, Finland, Estonia, The Netherlands, and Belgium under the command of German officers.

http://www.wiking.org/

The link is the web site of German 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking reenacotrs.

Show me where on the web site glorifies Nazi Death Squads.

YOu might want to check out the details of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffen-SS_foreign_volunteers_and_conscripts" the Wikki page for more details , such as,
After the war, in the Nuremberg Trials, the Waffen-SS was condemned as a criminal organisation due to its essential connection to the Party and its involvement in war crimes and the Holocaust.
After the surrender, many volunteers were tried and imprisoned by their countries. In several cases, volunteers were executed. Henri Joseph Fenet, one of the last recipients of the Knight’s Cross was sentenced to 20 years of forced labour and released from prison in 1959
Doesn’t really sound like a good group to emulate
They don’t glorify Nazi death squads and nobody is claiming that. The problem is how they downplay the real atrocities of the SS while claiming some historical value.
It’s just a bizarre and unfortunate hobby for a political candidate.
Nachi

Nein!! Republican es der abschaum der menschheit! Ja!
VRWC Destruction Machine

CosmosDan said:
YOu might want to check out the details of <a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffen-SS_foreign_volunteers_and_conscripts” the Wikki page for more details , such as,
After the war, in the Nuremberg Trials, the Waffen-SS was condemned as a criminal organisation due to its essential connection to the Party and its involvement in war crimes and the Holocaust.
After the surrender, many volunteers were tried and imprisoned by their countries. In several cases, volunteers were executed. Henri Joseph Fenet, one of the last recipients of the Knight’s Cross was sentenced to 20 years of forced labour and released from prison in 1959
Doesn’t really sound like a good group to emulate
They don’t glorify Nazi death squads and nobody is claiming that. The problem is how they downplay the real atrocities of the SS while claiming some historical value.
It’s just a bizarre and unfortunate hobby for a political candidate.

How’s that stretch going for you? The Iott’s group reenacts combat. Knowing about combat and the strategies involve does have historical value. Comabt is the key word in this.

This site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_SS_Panzer_Division_Wiking#Formation_and_training describes the combat operations of the division. It was involved in significant battles on the Eastern Front.
Whyputaname

gordonbloyershow said:
Just some facts.

He was NOT in a Nazi uniform. He was in a German Army uniform. You did not have to be a Nazi to be in the German Army.

A Nazi uniform would have been a SS uniform. You had to be a Nazi to get in the SS.

When a battle is reenacted both sides have to be represented. Someone has to be the Germans.

It’s interesting that a Fleabagger is sticking up for his fellow man, especially when that man wears a Nazi Uniform……How believable is that, typical thou, if it were the other way around and it was someone on the left he wouldn’t be so polite and pointing it out that it wasn’t a Nazi Uniform………That is how contradictive the Fleabaggers/Reichwing is, or should I say Pea Party…..Their middle name infact!

Cantor should have keep his mouth shut. Never let a liberal news person feed you nonsense about another republican, Glen Beck or Rush Limbaugh. They are most likey distorting what they said or what they did. Always answer, “I will check that myself and then give you an answer.”