Posted by
Bob Siegel on Friday, October 02, 2009 11:39:07 AM
In a previous blog, I talked about Alan Grayson, the Democratic congressman from Florida who said, "Republicans want you to die quickly if you get sick." Nobody outside of Florida had heard of this guy before he decided to make a name for himself by barking out something outrageous. Since then, the fame has inspired even more and none of it comes as a big surprise. The latest? Our lack of universal health care and subsequent deaths have resulted in an American version of the holocaust! Yes sir! If all else fails, make a holocaust comparison! Of course, this guy has no problem with the millions of abortions that take place. Oh, no. He would never dare compare that to a holocaust, would he? And how about the Islamo-Muslim terrorists and fanatics who deny the real honest to goodness holocaust and cheerfully announce their plans to annihilate Israel? You see, when people conveniently drop the word "holocaust" just to score political points, they water down the impact and truth of the real holocaust. And now, with a brand spanking new authentic holocaust right around the corner, nobody seems less concerned than Democrats like Alan Grayson. He loves using the word. But at the end of the day, he is worthless when it comes to preparing us for the real deal.
NOTE: Some of you are probably feeling tempted to write and inform me that Grayson himself is Jewish and therefore he has a right to talk about the holocaust. Let me save you the trouble. I know he is Jewish. So am I, but that does not give either of us a special license. Anyone should feel free to talk about the holocaust so long as they are speaking truthfully and responsibly. Ironically Jews throughout history have often been their own worst enemies when it comes to world affairs and I stick by my position: Those who use the word "holocaust" at the drop of a hat to advance their own pitiful careers, numb the world to the real holocaust. If Grayson's heritage is a factor at all here, that only means that as a Jew he should know better.
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