Congressman sorry for likening Obama to Hitler

[sabra]

Source: CNN

(CNN) — Republican Paul Broun is sorry for calling President-elect Barack Obama a 'Marxist' and comparing him to Adolph Hitler, the Georgia Congressman said Tuesday.

“I regret putting it that way,” he told WGAC radio in Augusta, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. “I apologize to anyone who has taken offense at that.”

In an interview with the Associated Press earlier this week, Broun admitted to calling the future commander-in-chief a 'Marxist' at a recent Rotary club meeting, and said Obama has expressed support for policies similar to those of Hitler.

"It may sound a bit crazy and off base, but the thing is, he's the one who proposed this national security force," Broun told the AP. "I'm just trying to bring attention to the fact that we may– may not, I hope not — but we may have a problem with that type of philosophy of radical socialism or Marxism."

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/12/congressman-sorry-for-likening-obama-to-hitler/

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Not accepted.

[123infinity]

2. Another chickenshit non-apology.

:grr:

[Ian David]

3. That is NOT an apology.

“I regret putting it that way,” he told WGAC radio in Augusta, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. “I apologize to anyone who has taken offense at that.”

[Bleacher Creature]

4. “I apologize to anyone who has taken offense at that.”

Transalation, he's not sorry. He doesn't think it was offensive, but if you are sensitive and think that it was, he's sorry.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

5. We need to write this imbecile some nice e-mails....

http://broun.house.gov/

[LeftishBrit]

6. Oh sorry, when I compared you to Hitler, I didn't actually mean to compare you to Hitler....

I hope this congressman eventually gets tossed out by the voters!

[LeftHander]

7. Chew the other foot....nt

[143tbone]

8. Would someone explain to me what this national security force

is supposed to be? And what happened to the idea of our National Guard?

[sinkingfeeling]

10. Read this article, which is a copy of the article from the Chicago Tribune.

http://bulletin.aarp.org/states/il/articles/obama_outlines_plan_for_national_service.html

[143tbone]

23. Thanks for the article but this still doesn't make sense.

The whole article was talking about volunteer activities in a public, community sense but this quote below by Obama sounds very militaristic to me. "Civilian national security force" does not sound like the Peace Corp to me.



"We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set," he said Wednesday. "We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well funded."

[sinkingfeeling]

26. Oh, well, if you don't get it, you don't get it. National security can mean a whole lot more than

a military operation.

[143tbone]

27. Well I know that. I guess what I am saying is that it's a bad choice of words,

in my opinion. Not shooting the idea down or Obama. Just thought that I was missing something. In fact this choice of words is what probably set the freepers atwitching.

[JJ]

11. Obama used a little rhetorical flourish.

Quite lost on the mouth-breathers.
He was referring to Americorps and Peace Corps type activities. Basically saying that diplomacy would be more effective at reducing danger to our country than bombing the crap out of people.

[JJ]

9. What Democrat is going to run against this idiot in 2010?

Looks like I'll be donating money to more Georgia Democrats than Democrats in my own state.

[onehandle]

12. “I regret putting it that way” What way should you have compared P-E Obama to Hitler, Congressman?

I'm waiting.

Welcome to Georgia, DUers.

[Lasher]

13. Isn't a national security force kinda like militias that are mentioned in our Constitution?

Asshole says he's sorry about the Hitler thing, then goes on to say he was right all along about it and it was Obama's fault he said it. What a weenie.

[11 Bravo]

14. I and I would like to apologize to anyone who misconstrued my statement that Rep. Broun ...

has carnal knowledge of barnyard animals, enjoys kiddie porn, and picks his nose and eats it.

[AllHereTruth]

15. Im sorry too. I did wrong.

I once called my mom a bitch. I was young. Stupid. Ignorant. - Guess what i found out the hard way? Saying sorry doesn't mean i didn't say it.

Same goes for you Broun. YOU said it. End of story.

[bdamomma]

16. "sorry" is not going to cut it.

[opihimoimoi]

17. he is still a rabid dog full of poison....do not feed, stay far away....maybe he will leave

[indepat]

18. Glad our government has not heretofore been infested by those with any radical ideologies

:P

[yardwork]

19. Sometimes sorry isn't good enough.

[TWiley]

20. REPUBLICAN BASTARDS ! Censure the fucker.

And yes, he is crazy.

[pattmarty]

21. Well you dumb fuck, which is it Marx or Hitler??? There is more...........

.......than a LITTLE difference between the two.

[pattmarty]

22. Ya know, the really, really scary thing is the morons in this.........

........ass holes district JUST voted to send him back to congress for another 2 yrs.

[Javaman]

24. well that was a backhanded apology.

in a phrase, this asshole can go fuck himself.

[VaYallaDawg]

25. His constituents ought to be sorry they likened him to an American.

[TWiley]

28. Oh Wait, did the GOP just cancel the "Bi-Partisan" Romance?

I think I would put a little pressure on the GOP to encourage its fucked up members to control their hysterical speech. Otherwise, who wants bi-partisanship with a bunch of ass holes?

[yellowcanine]

29. "I regret putting it that way" doesn't empty the cesspool, fuckwit. What is sorry is your ass.

[EconomicLiberal]

30. I am tired of these non-apology apologies. n/t