Muslim congressman compares Bush to Hitler

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | July 13, 2007

[SJackson]

Muslim congressman compares Bush to Hitler
Ellison says actions on Iraq war, Patriot Act, Libby commutation 'like Reichstag fire'

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Posted: July 13, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern

© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com

Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn.

Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., told a group of atheists earlier this week the actions of the Bush administration in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, al-Qaida attacks remind him of the Nazis' use of the burning of Berlin’s Reichstag parliament building in 1933 to expand their power.

Ellison, at a noontime speech before Atheists for Human Rights, told the Minneapolis-based group, "You'll always find this Muslim standing up for your right to be atheists."

The congressman talked to the group of over 100 meeting in the Southdale Library in Edina about a number of topics – impeaching Vice President Cheney, Bush's commutation of Scooter Libby's sentence, the war in Iraq and the 2001 attacks by al-Qaida.

Speaking of the destruction of the World Trade Center and the damage to the Pentagon, Ellison said, "It's almost like the Reichstag fire, kind of reminds me of that. After the Reichstag was burned, they blamed the communists for it and it put the leader of that country [Hitler] in a position where he could basically have authority to do whatever he wanted."

On Feb. 27, 1933 – one week before elections in Germany – the Reichstag building in Berlin was burned. Historians have disputed who set the blaze for nearly 75 years, although the Nazis have often been suggested as culprits who destroyed the nation's parliament building in an effort to discredit the communists and justify seizure of emergency powers.

The day following the fire, Chancellor Adolph Hitler pushed for an end to many personal, political and property rights and used powers granted to him to crush political opposition and come to power.

"The fact is that I'm not saying it was a [U.S.] plan, or anything like that because, you know, that's how they put you in the nut-ball box – dismiss you," Ellison explained to the group.

Ellison, however, is no stranger to controversial positions.

As WND has reported, Ellison, a Muslim who used a Quran for his swearing-in ceremony, has come under criticism for associating with a Muslim group accused of fomenting violence against Jews and Christians.

He also allowed his election supporters to shout, "Allahu Akbar!," the same phrase allegedly used by the 9/11 suicide pilots, and he has confirmed to reporters that "in terms of political agenda items, my faith informs these things."

It was in 2000 that Ellison joined Bernadine Dohrn, one of the founders of the 1960s radical group the Weather Underground, and several other speakers at a fundraiser for then-recently arrested Kathleen Soliah, a.k.a. Sara Jane Olson of the Symbionese Liberation Army. Soliah and other members of the 1970s domestic-terrorist group were later convicted for placing bombs under police cars and murdering a woman during a bank robbery.

On Tuesday, Ellison attempted to further clarify his Reichstag statement by telling the Minneapolis Star-Tribune he was making the point that "in the aftermath of a tragedy, space is opened up for governments to take action that they could not have achieved before that."

When asked for examples of such Nazi-like action in the wake of 9/11, Ellison cited the Iraq war, certain provisions of the Patriot Act and Bush's commutation of Scooter Libby's sentence.

[Heartland Mom]

What an idiot. If Bush were like Hitler, all towelheads in the country would have been rounded up and exterminated.

[Liberty Valance]

Well, Ellison should know quite a bit about Nazis as the Muzzies were aligned with Hitler during WW2.

[roses of sharon]

202-225-4755

Flustered intern, lay it to him!

[Liberty Valance]

Talk to the hand Ellison.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

A comparison with Hitler is definitely in order, for the high officers of the middle eastern death cult, which is favored by this guy.

[omega4179]

It is well known that Hitler liked Muslim allies and used Bosnian Muslims to slaughter enemies in the Balkans. a strong portion of Muslims are islamofascists!

[listenhillary]

Used to be that a statement like this would generate outrage from representatives and possibly they would demand that Ellison be officially censured or forced to apologize.

Now they are much like wild children that have never known any discipline. They are finding it harder and harder to get attention with outrageous statements, as the boundaries of outrageousness has been pushed so high.

[rfp1234]

[mewzilla]

What an idiot.... Minnesota, can you dismiss this man from Congress next year?

Republicans pick the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul for the 2008 presidential convention

Whose dumber? Ellison? His voters? Or the GOP....?

[Gritty]

[Popman]

Speaking of the destruction of the World Trade Center and the damage to the Pentagon, Ellison said, "It's almost like the Reichstag fire, kind of reminds me of that. After the Reichstag was burned, they blamed the communists for it and it put the leader of that country [Hitler] in a position where he could basically have authority to do whatever he wanted."

So to make the same point about Bush, which he is making, is to say:
Bush is blaming Muslims in the attack on 9/11 to grab power under a false pretext, but in actuality Bush planned the attack like Hitler

Freaking moonbat

[gore_sux]

What an idiot.... Minnesota, can you dismiss this man from Congress next year?

Sorry, the people of Minneapolis who actually vote for him prefer radical terror supporters to Republicans or Greens.

Re: Kathleen Soliah

[militant2]

Idiots beget idiots!

Can someone try to remember to alert me when Texas succeeds with secession? I’m there......

Militant