Political Prosecutions: The Nazi Tactic Used By Democrats

[Doctor Raoul]

Use of the analogy to the Nazis in the title is justified. What made Hitler and his goons so powerful in Germany was that they saw no separation between their political position and their government office. Their loyalty to their political party was greater than their loyallty to the country, so they felt that using the power of their government position for political, even personal goals, was justified.

To the Nazis, use of the power of their government office was just the same as using the power of their political office. In other words, if you needed a hotel sold to the Nazi Party for a conference center, you could either use your political resources, i.e., send the Brown Shirts to intimidate the owners, or you could use the power of the government office to have the owners jailed.

In the Tripp indictment and the Limbaugh investigation, the Democrats betray their Nazi tendancies when it comes to seeing their elected office as an acceptable tool for settling political scores.

Just to remind everyone of a parallel to the current Rush Limbaugh "investigation", the Linda Tripp indictment.

Long after it served any purpose but political revenge, the Democrat prosecutor indicited Linda Tripp in Maryland on wiretapping charges. Two things make it obvious that it was a political prosecution, the strength of the case and who called for the indicitment. Both of which the media gave very little coverage.

First of all, the law had a loophole where you had to be aware of the law to violate it. And the conversations in question took place with Lewinsky being in either DC or Virginia, NOT Maryland.

Second, a county Democrat Club and some hotdog with a White House connection encouraged their fellow Democrat to bring charges. Politicians wanting people in jail, regardless of the facts.

Maybe in their blind rage, they hoped to be successful, but if nothing else, it was another chance to smear Tripp with any manner of charges, disrupt her life, cause her fear and to drain her finances. All of which the Democrats could do at no risk to themselves.

And now comes the Palm Beach Democrat prosecutor. Note that the media gives very little coverage to what doctors were "raided". I'm not defending Rush with the following statements, I'm pointing out that the Democrats had a weak case like they did with the Tripp indictment. Two doctors were from the SAME practice and treated Limbaugh for the SAME problem. Doctor shopping here? I don't think so.

The other two doctors, well one treated him for failing hearing and the other cured it. When most people hear "Doctor Shopping", they take it to mean that you'd be seeing multiple doctors with only the intent of getting more prescription drugs and that the doctors would be unaware of the others. In this case, the patient had multiple doctors treating multiple problems and at least the doctors in the same practice could reasonably be expected to know of each other, likewise with the pair of doctors who treated the ear problem. "Doctor Shopping" charges only work if you make a big assumption, THE DOCTORS WERE IN ON IT. And I don't remember any Democrat prosecutor mentioning that. Why, because the doctors who go after him publically and he doesn't want the weak case publicized.

Look at the current crop of Democrat candiates. Their rhetoric is full of conclusions that are not based on evidence. It's one thing to do that in an election, it's another to do it where we all look for justice and protection. It's been said, "Never Trust A Democrat With Your National Security". It's becoming clear that "Never Trust A Democrat With Your Civil Rights" is not an unfair statement.

[marty60]

I agree totally. I have mentioned here that the Dumocrats are Fascists at their black hearts. People refuse to take a hard and painful look at the facts. Just like before 911, the it can't happen here crowd merrily live their lives in a cloud of denial. The tendencies of Americans to slip back into that complacency is what the Fascist Dums are hoping for.

If you listen to the scum that is the Dum candidates all you hear are flat out lies. I don't remember if it was Hitler or one of his propagandist, that said (maybe it was the commies.Lenin et al) the bigger the lie the better.

[Always Right]

Until the Democrats start killing political enemies, the Nazi stuff is over the top. Just because the Democrats overuse and abuse Nazi analogies doesn't mean we should, despite their stronger idealogical ties to Nazis. But I agree, the Doctor Shopping case is real weak. Doctor shopping only applies if you don't disclose your other prescriptions to the doctor, and for doctors in the same office, that isn't Rush's legal problem, but the Doctors. Also, for different ailments, it is not clear that the law applies either, so the Dems are on really weak ground on the case against Rush.

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[jraven]

So we're the only patriots, the only ones who care for freedom and Democrats all akin to the guy with the moustache who murdered 6 million Jews and would have nuked the US if he had the technology. Was this REALLY written by a Republican? It sounds like a fund raising letter for Democrats. THE SITUATION: Both political parties now jettison their principles to defend "their" people and supporter and go after "their" enemies and foes. When folks on the other side accused Republicans of acting like Nazis on occasion we screamed bloody murder -- in fact, a book name Slander harped on this very same subject. But if we use the worst political dirty word to describe people with whom we disagree we're on The Side of Truth. The case can be made on the other side for what's happening to Rush. SOLID reporting recently indicated that this law is NOT used often. That is the way to combat this -- not for us to accuse Democrats of being Nazis when Democrats accuse us of the same thing.
We can't complain if we do to them what they do to us. Then if we do it to THEM they have the RIGHT to keep doing it to us.
Neither of our two patriotic political parties are like the Nazis. PERIOD.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Almost all the Democrats that I know consider the entire impeachment of Clinton to be just a Political Prosecution.

[marty60]

You need to wake up and look at the facts. If you do just a rudimentary study of how the Nazi's gained power, the facts support the conclusion. Germany was in depression, what did the Nazi party do, had town gatherings where they fed the populace, and even gave the men white shirts.(First step to brown shirts) They heald them until they had the undying loyalty of the people. Then came the brown shirts, then to the men went guns. it is a vivious and evil thought process. And it's whole purpose it to end civil rights. That's why Dums can not get control, they are foaming at the mouth with the thought of using the patriot act to go after Americans. It will make the Okla investigations look like a picnic.

[Doug Loss]

Neither of our two patriotic political parties are like the Nazis. PERIOD.

And those two patriotic parties would be the Republicans and which other? Individual Democrats may be patriotic, but their party as a whole can't be reasonably characterized as such.

[Terriergal]

Political Prosecutions: The Nazi Tactic Used By Democrats

Use of the analogy to the Nazis in the title is justified.

I'll say! I've noticed this for years. Ever since I started paying attention, toward the end of High School.

[Terriergal]

lol exactly!

[G.Mason]

"Until the Democrats start killing political enemies, the Nazi stuff is over the top. Just because the Democrats overuse and abuse Nazi analogies doesn't mean we should, despite their stronger idealogical ties to Nazis."

Oh here we go ....... We're using rhetoric that's unbecoming.

We need to be nice and speak softly, after all we wouldn't want to upset the "middle-of the roaders". We need to get them over to our side.

Even though, at this late date, they are so lame brained that they haven't figured out who to vote for yet.

Pathetic.

[reg45]

I have three Physicians, a General Practicioner, an Ophthlmalogist and a Sleep Specialist - am I "doctor shopping". My first wife went through more than six doctors before she found one who could effectively deal with her rheumatoid arthritis. What a pile of Barbra Streisand.

[Terriergal]

So we're the only patriots, the only ones who care for freedom and Democrats all akin to the guy with the moustache who murdered 6 million Jews and would have nuked the US if he had the technology.

If you look at the Nazi party, not very many of them were directly responsible for killing jews either. But they believed the crap that gave the killers the power to kill.

the devil's in the details.

[Terriergal]

Until the Democrats start killing political enemies,

When did the Nazis start killing Jews? I thought first they confiscated everyone's weapons. Then they ostracized certain types of ideologies that conflicted with theirs. Hmm...

[Terriergal]

We need to be nice and speak softly, after all we wouldn't want to upset the "middle-of the roaders". We need to get them over to our side.

Cyrano just got me a book for Christmas - although it's geared for teens who are just forming their worldview, he got it for the title:

Be Intolerant : Because Some Things Are Just Stupid by Ryan Dobson and Jefferson Scott

[NutCrackerBoy]

Long after it served any purpose but political revenge, the Democrat prosecutor indicited Linda Tripp in Maryland on wiretapping charges. Two things make it obvious that it was a political prosecution, the strength of the case and who called for the indicitment. Both of which the media gave very little coverage.

And now comes the Palm Beach Democrat prosecutor. Note that the media gives very little coverage to what doctors were "raided".

People in the media see no difference between their professional positions (reporting the truth) and their political preferences. I think most try to be technically truthful in what they do report, but oh that selective perception.

[the blood of tyrants]

"Until the Democrats start killing political enemies, the Nazi stuff is over the top."

I guess you see nothing strange about the Vince Foster 'suicide', or the Ron Brown incident, the Condit affair, the various 'arkancides' when Clinton was governor, etc, etc.

IMHO, the Democrats (and maybe other politicos) have been killing their enemies for some time. Many of them resort to political assasination ie: The White House travel office persecution, Linda Tripp, Kathlene Willy, Jennifer Flowers, and lately Rush Limbaugh.

The Nazi tag is quite appropriate.

[G.Mason]

And you are saying?

[arthurus]

they are foaming at the mouth with the thought of using the patriot act to go after Americans

Which is why I am always pposed to this kind of legislation.Any law that can accomplish great things in the hands of the "right people" but that is wide open to severe abuse if the "wrong" people get into office is a BAD law.

[Doctor Raoul]

Until the Democrats start killing political enemies, the Nazi stuff is over the top.

The Nazis didn't start off killing their political enemies. They did start off with political prosecutions.

Therefore it's a valid observation and NOT over the top.

Let them have the power and they would. Hillarycare would have put doctors in jail if they practised medicine outside the system. If they'll take your freedom for something like that, they'll take your life.