"Guess who compared Tom HANKS to a Nazi propagandist?"

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http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2012/03/tom-hanks-glenn-beck-barack-obama-the-road-weve-traveled

[font size=5]Guess Who Compared Tom Hanks to a Nazi Propagandist?[/font]

By Julie Miller

Last week, the very foundation of the Tom Hanks Fan Club, better known as the whole wide world, was briefly shaken when a conservative civil-rights group unearthed grainy video footage of Hanks M.C.’ing a 2003 high-school fund-raiser during which a fellow parent showed up in blackface. The actor handled the awkward and impromptu situation in the most Tom Hanks–ian way possible, by affably joking, “Ladies and gentlemen, a celebrity in our midst. Who would have thought that Bill O’Reilly would join us?” And then presumably scouring the auditorium for a golden retriever to pet, Meg Ryan to kiss, or an Oscar to accept. Now that l’Affaire Blackface has passed, however, someone is calling out our most liked movie star and comparing him to, of all things, a Nazi propagandist. Can you identify the distinguished progenitor of such a comparison?

If you guessed Glenn Beck, talk-radio pundit and former chalkboard-scribbling enthusiast, you are correct. Yesterday, the conservative personality compared Hanks’s contributions to a forthcoming campaign video for President Obama, a 17-minute documentary called The Road We’ve Traveled, to the work of career Nazi propagandist Leni Riefenstahl.

“Tom Hanks, you should be proud of the work you’ve done in this propaganda film,” Beck said about the star of such controversial titles as Sleepless in Seattle, The Polar Express, and, worst of all, Toy Story. “What was the name of that propaganda artist for Hitler? . . . Her name is Leni Riefenstahl. Tom . . . seriously, you made a great movie and it will go down in history much like Riefenstahl’s work did and I think that’s great, and congratulations on that and best of luck to you in the future.”

But the single best comment to the actor, who has enjoyed a successful 30+ year career in Hollywood, came at the end of Beck’s tirade: “Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.” If Tom Hanks can survive Larry Crowne, he can survive a Nazi-propagandist comparison by walking buzz cut Glenn Beck.

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[abelenkpe]

1. Beck is mentally unstable. nt

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Tom Hanks has dedicated a lot of money and time to the WWII Memorial on the Washington Mall.

I wouldn't capriciously compare him with Nazis . . . . .

[gratuitous]

5. You might not

But you clearly don't have the expertise and acumen of Glenn (the extra "n" stands for "knowledge"!) Beck, famed commentator and no doubt experienced military veteran of unparalleled, uh, experience, even if it has occurred only in his own imagination.

[sharp_stick]

10. the extra n stands for knowledge absolutely LOL n/t

[edhopper]

9. The one that looks like

it was designed bu Albert Spears?

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joking! I love Tome Hanks. His two HBO WWII series were fantastic and revealing.

[hobbit709]

3. Lewis Black had Beck pegged on his Nazi Tourette's

[JohnnyRingo]

4. Ironic, isn't it?

Glenn beck, who has often been widely compared to Joseph Goebels for his heated party line rhetoric, sees Nazis in our midst.

[daleanime]

6. "A conservative civil-rights group".....

[Quantess]

7. Uh, oh. Is Glenn Beck trying to make himself relevant?

Next he'll pick a fight with some other benign celebrity, such as Rachael Ray.

[pinto]

8. Beck's a real piece of work. Have never seen his show, but read enough out takes to get the picture

[Cirque du So-What]

11. Yep

I had Clown Blecch in mind before I even clicked on the link to this thread.

[Initech]

12. Like that never gets old or anything.

[Voice for Peace]

16. haha that one never gets old either..

classic, third time I have seen it and it's still so funny.

[Initech]

21. Yes but this one is in a good way!

Unlike Glenn Beck's NAZI tourettes!

[Enrique]

13. these campaign videos are very common

the most famous one is Reagan's "Morning in America", and most if not all presidential nominees has made one of them. Also, it's very common for them to be compared to Leni Riefenstahl.

[zbdent]

14. So where was the RW outrage in 2003?

I mean, if the left isn't "sufficiently" outraged at EVERY "black-on-black" violence, then the "left" are hypocrites and opportunistic racists. But if the righties aren't outraged about any post-uturine fetus being killed ... well, that's okay. In fact, let's kill a bunch of "post-uterine fetuses" (read: criminals who could be cleared by DNA testing but it would be inconvenient to the officeholders) ...

[Major Hogwash]

15. Hahahahaha!!!!!!!!

Tom called him Bill O'Reilly!!!

[jorno67]

17. I Thought Glenn Beck was dead...go figure...

maybe it was just a dream.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

18. What would Glenn Beck without the Nazis?

They've inspired so much of his material over the years.

http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/visions-nazis-are-dancing-glenn-beck

[frogmarch]

19. If there

were no such things as Nazis, Glenn Beck would have invented them.

Glenn BecKKK. What a dweep. (Where's a puke smiley when you need one?)

[lunatica]

20. Kudos to Tom Hank for not having Glen Beck as a fan!

Hanks is a Lucky man!