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Harry Reid: Energy companies use “the old Hitler lie”

By see-dubya • July 1, 2008 12:44 PM

He accused the coal industry of using “the old Hitler lie — when you say things long enough people start believing them.”

The comparison of the coal industry to Nazis came before his keynote speech, which began and ended with references to “the Jewish sages of yesteryear.”

Now, he’s not saying that the coal industry are Nazis, you understand. He’s just saying they’re using Hitler’s tactics.

Captain Ed has video of more of Reid’s address, though not the Hitler part. He’s just whining about how global warming is putting carbon in that atmosphere and making us all sick and changing our world.

Which reminds me of a link-worthy entry at Ace’s yesterday. Liberals always claim that even if we start drilling for more oil today, we won’t see the benefits from that exploration for years so we shouldn’t try.

Instead, exactly as Harry Reid is advocating in that clip, they’re all for putting more money into alternative energy products, much of which will never pay off and if it does, we won’t see the benefits for several years.

Well, correction–we won’t see any energy benefits for several years. The Democrats get immediate political benefits, getting to stand up bravely to those shadowy Hitleresque overlords of Mordor Energy, Ltd. who are poisoning the Shire and spewing Carbon and Ringwraiths and Zyklon into the air.

Which is easier than standing up to Iran.

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{Post by See-Dubya. Hat-tip on the Hitler thing to Lileks.}

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#101

On July 2nd, 2008 at 9:20 am, misterbee241 said:

Are the people of Nevada like-minded with Harry that they keep electing him or are Nevada politics that crooked?
#102

On July 2nd, 2008 at 9:21 am, misterbee241 said:

On July 1st, 2008 at 9:26 pm, JHSII said:

One thing I’ve noticed about the democrats is that they always accuse their targeted groups (enemies) of doing the very things that they themselves are doing, or wish that they could do.

Nothing new here.

That’s how communists and socialists operate.
#103

On July 2nd, 2008 at 9:25 am, misterbee241 said:

On July 1st, 2008 at 5:51 pm, oldcollegeguy1980 said:

Harry Reid is the Jimmy Carter of the Southwest.

Or do you think “The Incredible Mr Limpet” is a better name?

Don Knotts is probably rolling over in his grave at that comparison.

I’m thinking more about the Mr Chicken part in the Ghost and Mr Chicken.
#104

On July 2nd, 2008 at 9:27 am, misterbee241 said:

On July 1st, 2008 at 1:01 pm, twofoot said:

For a long time, I gave run of the mill Democrats credit for wanting what was best for the country. Even if they were misguided and wrong in their core beliefs.

I can’t even give them that much credit anymore. It becomes more and more clear as time goes on that run of the mill Democrats don’t really care what happens to the country. There is no other explanation for people like Harry Reid, Ted Kennedy, Nancy Peolsi, etc continuing to get elected.

That answers my question about Nevada politics and the people of Nevada. Thanks.
#105

On July 2nd, 2008 at 9:30 am, misterbee241 said:

On July 1st, 2008 at 1:10 pm, WestCoastCoconut said:

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie — deliberate, contrived, and dishonest — but the myth: persistent, persuasive and realistic.
— John F. Kennedy

And thus describes global warming/climate change.
#106

On July 2nd, 2008 at 9:33 am, misterbee241 said:

On July 1st, 2008 at 1:13 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

Oh, maybe run out of gas in the toughest neighborhood in D.C. all alone?

That’ll never happen. In the first place they never go to those neighborhoods alone or otherwise. In the second place their toadies always keep the SUV’s gassed and primed.
#107

On July 2nd, 2008 at 5:30 pm, DanGrantTx said:

Harry can’t open his senile mouth without invoking Godwin’s law at least twice in every speech.

Why do the good people of Nevada suffer that blabbering, doddering old fool?