Ben Stein on Obama

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From Media Matters:

Summary: On Glenn Beck, Ben Stein, while discussing Sen. Barack Obama's plan to deliver his speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination at Denver's Invesco Field, stated that he did not "like the idea of Senator Obama giving his acceptance speech in front of 75,000 wildly cheering people." Stein further stated: "Seventy-five-thousand people at an outdoor sports palace, well, that's something the Fuehrer would have done."

Another "instant Godwin." While I like to make cracks that the main reason Obama is accepting the Democratic nomination at a stadium is because that is the only venue which can contain his oversized ego, I don't think a Hitler comparison is apt. Presently Barack Obama is touring European countries; should he start conquering them in quick succession with lightning-fast and violent precision, then it would be appropriate to compare him to Hitler (but only then if he starts with Austria).

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[derekcfpegritz.livejournal.com]

Plus, the Barackstar may have a big fat ego, but I kinda doubt he's gonna start calling for Jews to be dragged out into the street and beaten to death.