GOP Women’s Group Compares Obama’s Actions to Hitler’s

Martine Kaplan — June 24, 2009 – 1:21 pm | Abusive Holocaust Rhetoric | Barack Obama | GOP Hypocrisies | Health Care | Stop the Smears | Women's Issues Comments (2) Add a comment

In a letter to supporters, Joyce E. Thoman, President of the Republican Women of Anne Arundel Country, drew a startling comparison between Obama and Hitler. According to Thoman, “Obama and Hitler use the ‘blitzkrieg’ method to overwhelm their enemies… Obama is systemically destroying the American economy and with it America.” She urges members of the group to start a counter-blitzkrieg on the Capitol and the White House.

It is strange that Thoman calls for a “blitzkrieg” waged by her own supporters after calling it a Hitlerian tactic “intent on destruction.” As the Huffington Post points out, Thoman’s letter upholds Godwin’s Law: as an internet discussion grows, “the probability of a comparison to Hitler or Nazis approaches one.” Playing the “Nazi card” is nothing more than inflammatory language meant to rally the base in the absence of a real argument. It is disturbing how often that card has been played lately.

Full text of the letter:

Dear Friends:

Obama and Hitler have a great deal in common in my view. Obama and Hitler use the “blitzkrieg” method to overwhelm their enemies. FAST, CARPET BOMBING intent on destruction. Hitler’s blitzkrieg bombing destroyed many European cities - quickly and effectively. Obama is systematically destroying the American economy and with it AMERICA. First the banking/investment industry, next private enterprise (GM and Chrysler) and now HEALTH CARE.

We too CAN fight back. Contact everyone you know. Start a blitzkrieg of our own. Shut down the Capitol switchboards and the White House switchboards! Say NO to the Obamination of Obama Care!

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