Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's Minister of Propaganda
Those of you who think it’s absurd to compare American 2009 to Nazi Germany would be well-advised to read this chilling excerpt from a speech by Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s Minister of Propaganda:
“The newspapers today are filled with congratulations for Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler. The nuances vary, depending on the tone, character, and attitude of the newspaper. All, however, agree on one thing: Hitler is a man of stature who has already accomplished historically important deeds and faces still greater challenges. He is the kind of statesman found only rarely in Germany. During his lifetime, he has the good fortune not only to be appreciated and loved by the overwhelming majority of the German people, but even more importantly to be understood by them. He is the only German politician of the post-war period who understood the situation and drew the necessary hard and firm conclusions. All the newspapers agree on this.”
Sound oddly familiar? Let’s look at the same speech with just the names changed:
Anita Dunn & David Axelrod, Obama's Hansel & Gretel Goebbels
“The news media today are filled with congratulations for Barack Obama. The nuances vary, depending on the tone, character, and attitude of the news media. All, however, agree on one thing: Obama is a man of stature who has already accomplished historically important deeds and faces still greater challenges. He is the kind of statesman found only rarely in the U.S. During his lifetime, he has the good fortune not only to be appreciated and loved by the overwhelming majority of the American people, but even more importantly to be understood by them. He is the only American politician of any period who understood the situation and drew the necessary hard and firm conclusions. All the news media except Fox agree on this.”
It’s easy to imagine the latter version came straight from the fawning Obama coverage provided by ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, CNN and most newspapers and magazines.
But let’s face it. The scheiße would have hit the fan had Anita Dunn said Goebbels was one of her “favorite philosophers” instead of Mao.
We’re confident, however, that the Nazi Minister of Propaganda will surely be added to her short list as soon as she reads this quote.
Source: Calvin.edu via IHTM reader Thallus
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Is it just me or does Anita Dunn look like she is performing a Dr Evil pose in this photo??
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”
–Goebbell/Dunn