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How JFK secretly ADMIRED Hitler:...
Daily Mail online ^ | 23 May 2013 | By Allan Hall

Posted on 05/24/2013 5:43:41 AM PDT by US Navy Vet

Explosive book reveals former President’s praise for the Nazis as he travelled through Germany before Second World War

A new book out in Germany reveals how President Kennedy was a secret admirer of the Nazis.

The news comes embarrassingly close to a visit being paid to Berlin next month by President Obama - one week before 50th anniversary commemorations of JFK's memorable 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech pledging US solidarity with Europe during the Cold War. President Kennedy's travelogues and letters chronicling his wanderings through Germany before WWII, when Adolf Hitler was in power, have been unearthed and show him generally in favour of the movement that was to plunge the world into the greatest war in history

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; US: Massachusetts
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To: mcjordansc

The use of the article was not correct and changed the meaning.


21 posted on 05/24/2013 6:20:59 AM PDT by kabumpo (Kabumpo)
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To: US Navy Vet; All

Jack-in-the-Sack also admired this German Spy.

In fact, JFK's inability to control Little Jack with this babe got him transferred out of Naval Intelligence (in Washington), then out of big boats (in South Carolina), and ultimately into his PT destiny.

More (somewhat sanitized) details of the affair can be found here.

22 posted on 05/24/2013 6:25:18 AM PDT by Zakeet (If idiots could fly, Washington would be an airport)
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To: US Navy Vet
The future president's praise is now embarrassing in hindsight - a few years later he fought in War War Two against the Nazis

I thought he fought against the Japanese.

23 posted on 05/24/2013 6:28:54 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (Ki-hagoy vehamamlakhah 'asher lo'-ya`avdukh yove'du; vehagoyim charov yecheravu!)
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To: US Navy Vet

Not news, but basically JFK (like all Lefties) was a power-junkie, and all power-junkies admire successful power-junkies.


24 posted on 05/24/2013 6:32:10 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (It is the sexual deviants who are the bullies.)
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To: Zionist Conspirator

Actually, after the war he said that eventually Hitler would be recognized for the great leader that he was.


25 posted on 05/24/2013 6:32:57 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (It is the sexual deviants who are the bullies.)
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To: mountainlion

Here are some of JFK’s quotes from the book:

‘What are the evils of fascism compared to communism?’

“The Nordic races certainly seem to be superior to the Romans.’

“Hitler will emerge from the hatred currently surrounding him to emerge in a few years as one of the most important personalities that ever lived.’

Joseph Kennedy said, “’Democracy is finished in England. It may be here [in the US].”

The book editor’s believe that JFK was ‘eerily fascinated’ by fascism.

I find it interesting that orators like JFK, Obama, and Mussolini find an appeal in fascism. As if they can control the masses with the mere force of their words.

Reagan was not an orator. He was a great communicator. There is a difference. When Reagan spoke you could hear his heart. Orators speak in praise of self.


26 posted on 05/24/2013 6:36:37 AM PDT by A'elian' nation
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To: xkaydet65

Aw heck, Communism Fascism - What difference does it make?

None actually. Jonah Goldberg in his book Liberal Fascism makes the point that these are not opposite ends of political or ideological spectrums. Rather more like the point where the ends of two strings meet when enjoined in a circle.

It was the communists that fostered the great divide by attacking fascists to draw adherents to their side. Kind of like the DUI today. There is no greater hatred than among one’s own.


27 posted on 05/24/2013 6:49:01 AM PDT by A'elian' nation
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To: mohresearcher

Mmmmm. Austrian women... On a 13-country grand tour of Europe at age 24, I decided in the Vienna train station one night that Austria has the best looking women in Europe. Thirty-five years later I can still see her floating before my eyes. Blond, shoulder-length hair, tan complexion, dark eyes and eyebrows. Cute little nose. Perfect, trim bod. Perfect, long, tanned legs framed by khaki hiking shorts and boots. Oh where was she going? Where is she now? If I go back to Vienna will I see her again?

Thanks for throwing off my whole day!


28 posted on 05/24/2013 6:50:22 AM PDT by duckworth (Perhaps instant karma's going to get you. Perhaps not.)
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To: A'elian' nation

The Founding Fathers were orators, theologists, philosophers, inventors...

They were interested in giving the people the power in the country and not to become dictators themselves. Egocentric politicians want to be dictators.


29 posted on 05/24/2013 6:55:46 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: mountainlion

“The Founding Fathers were orators, theologists, philosophers, inventors...”

Sure I grant you that.
I know I was over-generalizing. For some reason I’ve always been able to detect the slimeball, carney, barker, Clintonian orators from the principled ones like Patrick Henry.

And I’ve never known of any orators that use a teleprompter.


30 posted on 05/24/2013 7:26:53 AM PDT by A'elian' nation
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To: A'elian' nation
I know I was over-generalizing.

One of the points I was trying to make was that our founders were greater than these dictators. George Washington was given as the greatest but the Founders as a hole were far greater than later dictators or even Kings of their time.

31 posted on 05/24/2013 7:31:10 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: Eurotwit
This whole jelly donut thing is an urban legend started by the NY Times.

No, I've heard that speech many times, and he did say, "ich bin ein Berliner."

Ich bin ein Berliner means "I'm a jelly doughnut."
Ich bin Berliner means "I'm a person from Berlin."

I once lived in Germany and often ate berliners, with coffee, for breakfast.

32 posted on 05/24/2013 7:48:58 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: x
'Fascism?' wrote the youthful president-to-be in one. 'The right thing for Germany.'

In another; 'What are the evils of fascism compared to communism?'

And on August 21, 1937 - two years before the war that would claim 50 million lives broke out - he wrote: 'The Germans really are too good - therefore people have ganged up on them to protect themselves.'

Yeah, it's all that 'goodness' .../s

33 posted on 05/24/2013 7:54:55 AM PDT by GOPJ (It's Gotten So Bad for Obama Fox News Changed Its Slogan to "See. I Told You So!"- Leno)
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To: A'elian' nation
“The Nordic races certainly seem to be superior to the Romans"’

Interesting quote from the man who would later say, Civis Romanus sum in his famous Berlin speech.

34 posted on 05/24/2013 7:55:06 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: US Navy Vet; SunkenCiv
The news comes embarrassingly close to a visit being paid to Berlin next month by President Obama...

Germans are going anti-semite again - and our most anti-Israel President is visiting "embarrassingly close" to the news about JFK being an early Hitler fan... and that's going to hurt Obama? Yep. Very painful. Wink, nod, wink, nod, wink, wink...

35 posted on 05/24/2013 8:02:40 AM PDT by GOPJ (It's Gotten So Bad for Obama Fox News Changed Its Slogan to "See. I Told You So!"- Leno)
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To: US Navy Vet

I know that his daddy did. Churchill kicked him from England for his pro NAZI views. Actually he told Rosevelt to recall him.


36 posted on 05/24/2013 8:05:42 AM PDT by sport
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To: A'elian' nation

I’m asking myself were any of these JFK quotes in Chris Mathews’ book - JFK the Elusive Hero ?

Mathews does fancy himself the penultimate JFK biographer and hagiographer after all.


37 posted on 05/24/2013 8:06:47 AM PDT by A'elian' nation
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To: afraidfortherepublic
That’s why Roosevelt called him home from London.

Roosevelt "called him home" only after Churchill said "get this worthless scumbag out of my sight".

38 posted on 05/24/2013 8:08:26 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Leno Was Right,They *Are* Undocumented Democrats!)
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To: US Navy Vet
That's OK. Apparently Angela Merkel started her political career as a Communist Apparatchik. She and Bratworst should get on just fine. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2323768/Angela-Merkel-shrugs-new-books-claims-propaganda-secretary-Communist-East-Germany.html?amp;ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
39 posted on 05/24/2013 8:10:55 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

“So did Daddy Joe. That’s why Roosevelt called him home from London.”

Yep. I think there was even talk of treason ole Joe liked Adolf so much.


40 posted on 05/24/2013 8:21:51 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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