Politics Grand Old Party*
posted by April 29 at 17:53 PM
on* Er, that would be Hitler’s birthday party in Indiana last week, which was attended by a GOP congressional candidate.
A congressional candidate is defending his speech to a group celebrating the anniversary of Adolf Hitler’s birth, saying he appeared simply because he was asked.Tony Zirkle, who is seeking the Republican nomination in Indiana’s 2nd District, stood in front of a painting of Hitler, next to people wearing swastika armbands and with a swastika flag in the background for the speech to the American National Socialist Workers Party in Chicago on Sunday.
“I’ll speak before any group that invites me,” Zirkle said Monday. “I’ve spoken on an African-American radio station in Atlanta.”
And here’s a picture of the birthday party—which looks like a still from the Blues Brothers.
That’s the candidate behind the podium.
Via TPM.
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That picture is not showing up for me
Holy fucking shit. When did they replace red with pink?!
The really sweet part is the glittery 'Happy 119th Birthday' garland across the table. Youth auxiliary must have made it. Ugh.
This quote is priceless. “'I’ll speak before any group that invites me,' Zirkle said Monday. 'I’ve spoken on an African-American radio station in Atlanta.'”
Okay kids, get your invites in now: Planned Parenthood Fundraiser, Passover Seder, NAMBLA All-Ages Meet n' Greet...sky's the limit!
why does this seem like a copycat of Southpark. I'm surprised he didn't speak German praising Hitler.
Pic's not working for me, either.
Nazis are just another special-interest group, like African-Americans, right? Just because we fought a war against them, I mean, come on, people, they're just a friendly little club.
what's up w/ the pics yo?
This is a .Tiff with the extension changed to .Jpg. Convert it to a real Jpg.
Maybe he can campaign with McCain. You know, to tighten up that critical arian vote. That'd be awesome.
(pic works fine for me)
Republicans have Nazi fuckheads, Democrats have black people. Totally comparable groups...
...Um.
I hate Illinois nazis!!
What was Brendan saying about American fascism again?
The pic is on the NW Indiana Times: http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2008/04/23/news/top_news/docf6a35b9d5a72e89d8625743300832e52.txt
Surprisingly enough, the "commander" of this nazi group stated he would rather vote for Clinton first, then McCain - their site is overthrow(dot)com. I tried to put the link in but got rejected by the slog spam filter.
Image working for everyone now? Sorry it's smaller, I had to work around my pathetic laptop software.
yeah, the picture works now (shudder).
this makes the Obama-Wright connection seem just as strong as the connection between George Bush and common sense.
You just can't make this up!
black, the new nazi!
just wait til cristalnacht!
wow. i can't imagine how he thought this was a workable idea.
and folks wonder why Larry Craig is buried so deep in the closet. This is fucking Idaho after all...
"just wait til cristalnacht!"
This is hilarious. Rare moments like these are why I still bother reading Slog comments.
He's officially come out against marriage equality:
http://www.tonyzirkle.com/campaign/Same_Sex_Marriage
He also blames pornography for the destruction of the American family:
http://www.takingdownwords.com/taking_down_words/2006/04/tony_zirkle_no_.html
Indiana is not Idaho.
His message board is almost as fun as the one on Rapture Ready.
http://www.tonyzirkle.com/campaign/forum/forumdisplay.php?forumid=2&s=bd7ef19422845eda96b982f2c6acd039
That was totally my birthday!
I'll take Idaho over Indiana any day of the week.
Any group? Even a group of my little pony collectors. Or how about a group of scat fanatics?
@28 - those aren't always exclusive. or so i heard.
Those people are really sick fucks. Shudder. Disgusting.
I HATE Indiana Nazis!
according to 'wait wait don't tell me' he said that he didn't see any evidence that they were real Nazis, as they called themselves "national socialists" instead...
At least SOMEONE in the GOP is getting in touch with their political roots. It took them long enough!
About 15 years ago my (Liberal Party of Canada) member of parliament accepted an invitation from the Chinese Embassy to celebrate the anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet. I'm not sure that anyone even took him to task for it. I hoped that it was just for the free drinks.
I saw a swastika an "I" and then my brain must have shut off. Damn. They have Indiana too?
1 part Nazi + 1 Part Hello Kitty = this pic.
Finally, truth in advertising.
Dane, could you please correct the text in your post to reflect the fact that this birthday party for Hitler was in CHICAGO, as the article clearly states? The candidate is running for office in Indiana, but that doesn't mean this party was held there.
Dan, Could you please correct the text of your post to reflect the fact that this birthday party for Hitler was held in CHICAGO, as the article clearly states? The candidate is running for office in Indiana, but that doesn't mean this party was held there. Not everything in Indiana has gone to shit, and I appreciate the correction.
Zirkle was careful to make sure there were no pictures taken of him at the African-American radio station.
After all, if that got out, it could ruin his political career.....
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