This GOP Rep Quoted Hitler. Dems Want Her to Resign, But Rabbis Defended Her
On January 5, the day before the Capitol riot, Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) quoted Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, saying, “Hitler was right about one thing: ‘Whoever has the youth has the future.'” Many Democrats and Republicans condemned her statement and some called for her resignation, but the Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), which represents more than 1,500 Orthodox Jewish rabbis in American public policy, defended Miller. Miller apologized for her comment and then met with CJV last week.
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Yet prominent figures across the political spectrum had rushed to condemn Miller.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum released a statement saying it “unequivocally condemns any leader trying to advance a position by claiming Adolf Hitler was ‘right.'”
“Adolf Hitler, the Nazis, and their collaborators murdered almost every member of my family, destroyed my entire community, and ended a centuries-old culture,” Irene Weiss, an Auschwitz survivor, said in the museum’s statement. “I implore our leaders and all Americans not to misuse this history — my history.”
Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.) called Miller’s remarks “unfathomable and disgusting.” Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) called her words “garbage,” while Illinois GOP Chairman Tim Schneider demanded Miller apologize.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) said Miller should “resign immediately,” claiming that “it is absolutely repugnant, obscene and unacceptable for any American — let alone a supposed ‘leader’ serving in Congress — to claim Adolf Hitler was right about anything.” Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Marie Newman (D-Ill.) also called for Miller’s resignation.
Responding to the backlash, Miller first explained that her remarks were “a denunciation of evil dictators’ efforts to re-educate young people and similar efforts by left-wing radicals in our country today.” She then issued a statement saying, “I sincerely apologize for any harm my words caused and regret using a reference to one of the most evil dictators in history to illustrate the dangers that outside influences can have on our youth.”
Should we all stop breathing and drinking because Hitler did .....
How about the murdering Communists ...
On January 5, the day before the Capitol riot, Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) quoted Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, saying, “Hitler was right about one thing: ‘Whoever has the youth has the future.'” Many Democrats and Republicans condemned her statement and some called for her resignation, but the Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), which represents more than 1,500 Orthodox Jewish rabbis in American public policy, defended Miller. Miller apologized for her comment and then met with CJV last week.
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Yet prominent figures across the political spectrum had rushed to condemn Miller.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum released a statement saying it “unequivocally condemns any leader trying to advance a position by claiming Adolf Hitler was ‘right.'”
“Adolf Hitler, the Nazis, and their collaborators murdered almost every member of my family, destroyed my entire community, and ended a centuries-old culture,” Irene Weiss, an Auschwitz survivor, said in the museum’s statement. “I implore our leaders and all Americans not to misuse this history — my history.”
Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.) called Miller’s remarks “unfathomable and disgusting.” Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) called her words “garbage,” while Illinois GOP Chairman Tim Schneider demanded Miller apologize.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) said Miller should “resign immediately,” claiming that “it is absolutely repugnant, obscene and unacceptable for any American — let alone a supposed ‘leader’ serving in Congress — to claim Adolf Hitler was right about anything.” Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Marie Newman (D-Ill.) also called for Miller’s resignation.
Responding to the backlash, Miller first explained that her remarks were “a denunciation of evil dictators’ efforts to re-educate young people and similar efforts by left-wing radicals in our country today.” She then issued a statement saying, “I sincerely apologize for any harm my words caused and regret using a reference to one of the most evil dictators in history to illustrate the dangers that outside influences can have on our youth.”
Should we all stop breathing and drinking because Hitler did .....
How about the murdering Communists ...
I guess I better cancel myself and drive myself to the closest truth, reconciliation and day spa camp.
