On AlterNet: nazis

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "nazis"

Is God Irrelevant?

Davidson Loehr, Religion Dispatches. June 14, 2010.

Like it or not, since the 19th century, religion has lost most of its authority as the go-to place for our enduring questions, yearnings, stories and role models.

Glenn Beck's Favorite Smear Tactic: Call What He Doesn't Like 'Nazi'

Simon Greer, AlterNet. June 2, 2010.

The author makes an argument for the common good -- and Beck calls it 'exactly the kind of talk that led to the death camps in Germany.'

U.S. Military's Surprising Fascination with Failed German War Thinking

William Astore, TomDispatch.com. February 18, 2010.

Pentagon strategists owe a shocking amount of thought to modern German military lore.

Republicans Have Decided to Call Anything a Democrat Ever Does or Says "Nazi"

Allison Kilkenny, Smirking Chimp. October 1, 2009.

The cause du jour for the Republican Party is to make as many rapid-fire comparisons between the Democrats and the Nazis as humanly possible.

Nazipalooza: A Closer Look at the Right's Obsession With Obama/Holocaust Imagery

Allison Kilkenny, True/Slant. September 29, 2009.

The difference between protesting "Obamacare" and protesting Bush's wars is simple: Bush was acting illegally; Obama is pushing for universal health care.

An Interview with Robert Thurman, The West's First Buddhist Monk

Jane Ratcliffe, Guernica . September 15, 2009.

Perhaps most widely-known as the father of Uma, Robert Thurman discusses his friend the Dalai Lama and how Hitler could have been defeated without violence.

Rachel Maddow Slams Dick Armey for Stirring Up Hate in Town Halls

Staff, MSNBC. August 17, 2009.

On Sunday's Meet the Press, Rachel Maddow took on Dick Armey for his role in the violent town hall protests.

Nothing New About Terrifying Granny About Health Care

Digby, Hullabaloo. August 7, 2009.

The euthanasia nonsense has been around for a while.

Conservatives Should Lose Their 'Al Qaeda are Worse Than Nazis' Talking Point

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. May 8, 2009.

Millions of Nazis took large swaths of Europe by force; tens of millions died. Al Qaeda is a group of lunatics who live in caves.

Armed Revolt in the Obama Era? Right-Wing Gun Nuts Share Their Paranoid Worldview

Max Blumenthal, The Daily Beast. May 1, 2009.

Gun show enthusiasts make it abundantly clear why they're stocking up on firepower.

Slain American Nazi Millionaire Had Dirty Bomb Ingredients, Was 'Very Upset' About Obama

Staff, AlterNet. March 10, 2009.

Agency says radioactive materials recovered in home of man allegedly slain by his wife.

Christopher Hitchens' Holocaust Denying Buddy Speaks in NYC

Max Blumenthal, AlterNet. July 26, 2008.

"I think the word 'Holocaust' is odious," he told me. "It's American commercialism at its worst." -David Irving

Bill O'Reilly Loses it: Says Writing Liberal Blog Posts Is Like Lynching People

Matt, ThinkProgress. July 21, 2008.

O’Reilly attacks Gore for attending Netroots Nation: ‘the same as if he stepped into the Klan gathering.’

Formula One Racing Head with a Nazi Fetish: the Craziest Sex Scandal Yet

Jill Filipovic, Feministe. April 3, 2008.

And here I thought we couldn’t do any better than "Evangelical mega-church preacher does crystal meth with male prostitutes."

St Patrick's Parade: Gays, KKK, and Neo Nazis Need Not Apply

Katie Halper, Scanner. March 17, 2008.

Nothings says Happy St. Patrick's Day like telling Gays and Lesbians to step aside.

O'Reilly Equates Arianna Huffington with Nazis, KKK

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report. February 29, 2008.

If ever there was a clown in need of some new material, it's O'Reilly.

Bush Forgets His Grandpa Profited from Nazi Slave Labor

Jon Ponder, Pensito Review. January 11, 2008.

This just further reminds us of the unique kid-glove treatment George W. Bush receives from the media.

Could Bush Be Prosecuted for War Crimes?

Jan Frel, AlterNet. July 10, 2006.

A Nuremberg chief prosecutor says there is a case for trying Bush for the 'supreme crime against humanity, an illegal war of aggression against a sovereign nation.'

Big Lies About the Big Lie Strategy

Digby, December 31, 1969.

Report: CIA Knowingly Gave Shelter to Nazis

Sarah Seltzer, December 31, 1969.