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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHeil, Trump? Philly newspaper compares leading GOP candidate to Hitler
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/heil-trump-philly-newspaper-compares-leading-gop-candidate-to-hitler-2015-12-08Donald Trump just went full Adolf Hitler with his proposal to keep all Muslim immigrants and tourists from entering the United States. At least thats the takeaway from Tuesdays front page of the Philadelphia Daily News, which shows Trump raising his arm in what looks like a Nazi salute.
The headline pun: The New Furor.
Backlash was swift, even among Republican Party notables. For one, former Vice President Dick Cheney, who told radio host Hugh Hewitt: "This whole notion that somehow we can just say no more Muslims, just ban a whole religion, goes against everything we stand for and believe in.
The mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla., backed the idea of a ban with a different target:
Rick Kriseman @Kriseman
I am hereby barring Donald Trump from entering St. Petersburg until we fully understand the dangerous threat posed by all Trumps.
https://twitter.com/Kriseman/status/674015975843450880
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Heil, Trump? Philly newspaper compares leading GOP candidate to Hitler (Original Post)
cal04
Dec 2015
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I think Hitler channeled Il Duce for a time so it all works out in the wash.
Ed Suspicious
Dec 2015
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Brother Buzz
(36,471 posts)1. He sound more like he's channeling Il Duce to me
Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)2. I think Hitler channeled Il Duce for a time so it all works out in the wash.
longship
(40,416 posts)4. Il Douche! nt
Brother Buzz
(36,471 posts)5. LOL, I stand corrected
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)6. At-sa right!
doc03
(35,382 posts)3. That should be worth a couple more points in the polls for Trump n/t