MoveOn.org chose their winning ad yesterday. No, no – it wasn’t the Bush is Hitler one. Or the other Bush is Hitler one. In fact, observers were stunned that there wasn’t a single mention to Hitler in the entire ceremony. In other words, they were smart enough this time to hide what they really think:
The contest hasn’t been without controversy. At least two submissions comparing Bush to Adolf Hitler appeared on the MoveOn Web site in December, prompting angry denunciations from Jewish groups and Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie, who called it “political hate speech.”
Update from Stan: I finally got around to watching the winning ad. It’s surprisingly tasteful. Though we know how they really do feel. From one of the events Speakers, Comedian Margaret Cho said:
“Despite all of this stupid bullsh– that the Republican National Committee, or whatever the f— they call them, that they were saying that they’re all angry about how two of these ads were comparing Bush to Hitler? I mean, out of thousands of submissions, they find two. They’re like fu–ing looking for Hitler in a hawstack. You now? I mean, George Bush is not Hitler. He would be if he fu–ing applied himself.” big, extended applause) “I mean he just isn’t.”
Yes… Such a tasteful organization.
