Gibbs: Rush Ought To Be “On Thin Ice” For Nazi Comparisons

When asked what President Obama thinks about some of the “Nazi imagery” being bandied about by Rush Limbaugh and others against the President’s health care plan, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says he believes the President believes in talking about the issues without “personally maligning” anybody.

With regards specifically to critics comparing Obama and his plans to Nazi Germany, Gibbs says: “I think anytime you make references to what happened in Germany in the ’30′s and ’40′s… I think you’re talking about an event that has no equivalent… and I think anytime anyone ventures to compare anything to that… they’re on thin ice.”

“The best thing to do,” he closes, “is to take that temperature down a bit.”

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25 Responses to Gibbs: Rush Ought To Be “On Thin Ice” For Nazi Comparisons

  1. 5998872 says:

    Well said …
    Well said givethemahand

  2. MrPlaid81 says:

    At no point did he …
    At no point did he say Rush was on thin ice.

  3. givethemahand says:

    I think the typical …
    I think the typical Rush listener is, shall we say, anglo centirc..and often is a fearful and/or angry person. The world they thought they had or thought they world someday have, is changing..it puts them out of their comfort zone. Rush speaks with such authority he can both appeal to fear, but also offer hope…that they are somehow fighting the good fight. How ironic that he convinces working class people to vote against their own interest.

    But fear is an excellent motivator.

  4. LaRoucheisright says:

    Why would Jewish …
    Why would Jewish groups be against Nazi imagery?
    The Jews it seems would have the most interest in making sure it Never happens again.
    But it is happening again.
    Obama is demanding a death panel in the bill.
    That is why LaRouche said it is fascist.
    And it IS fascist for that reason. Other than that it is a joke to think that there willbe an increase in health care as long as the bailout continues.
    We must put the Federal Reserve in bankruptcy receivership now!
    Replace it with a national bank.

  5. Sileni says:

    Gibbs is hot. He’s …
    Gibbs is hot. He’s godly + wears glasses = bangable without costing u a penny. Mmm!

  6. lmacorp says:

    I dont agree with …
    I dont agree with Obama’s death comissions

  7. AgnesBojaxhiu2000 says:

    the rushie Great …
    the rushie Great Depression neocons is the obstruction party of NO … the neocons are mind controlled ditto heads .. the manson family i mean meocon family continues its war on reality … they claim the jedi knight obama is a nazi … but if you check the web encyclopedia nazis were extreme racists … putting a hitler mustache on the jedi knight would be like putting one on jesse owens … plus nazis hated liberals says the encyclopedia … jedi a conservative? … mansons – mind controlled

  8. DXWXMX44 says:

    Hitler didn’t start …
    Hitler didn’t start out gassing Jews – he started out with stuff like we have seen lately.

  9. tonyg0123 says:

    “barley had any …
    “barley had any resources”??? what? Ever heard of the Federal Reserve? Obama is spending money out of control. what resource is he lacking exactly? he’s practically socialized the banks, the auto industy and now he is on a one way mission to control our health in only 7 months in office! He is even going after talk radio and free speech. Bush screwed up big time as well as the democratic congress, but Obama has already proven to be far worse!!! Americans are finally speaking up.

  10. Sileni says:

    Bush for 8 years …
    Bush for 8 years deserved it. This current administration, barely had any resources left needed to do ALOT of damage control. Also, pegging the man as being socialist or hitler over health care seems EXTREMELY moronic.

    I mean, go figure.

  11. Sileni says:

    —I know. RIGHT! …
    —I know. RIGHT! Irony… said anything above a whisper what Bush + cheney doing their jobs WRONG; Hit with an “unpatriotic”. Hypocrisy indeed!

  12. Sileni says:

    Man go …
    Man go yourself. …Using race card on a black president, but couldn’t on Bush for violating civil, and U.N. geneva convention rule. Why? Because u were too much of a when people shouted “unpatriotic”…

  13. tonyg0123 says:

    liberals had …
    liberals had swastikas all over Bush for 8 years, so what is your point?…funny how liberal clowns don’t even know Hitler’s policies in his national socialist party, but then again, liberalism is a mental disorder.

  14. harleybayo says:

    gophypocrisy your a …
    gophypocrisy your a joke when the left uses these tactics of rushing town hall meetings and using brown shirt tactics you call it American now you call it hypocrisy think back when Nancy Pelosi said it is American to voice your opinion now she and the racist left say that is UN American go get some more koolaid talk about using propaganda

  15. GOPHypocrisy says:

    The right wing has …
    The right wing has a knack for
    using Nazi propaganda for their advantage.
    If this it what they represent then more
    power to them. Every protester with
    Nazi propaganda is white, so it
    makes sense. GOP HYPOCRISY 09,

  16. thetalkradiofan says:

    Gibbs ought to be ” …
    Gibbs ought to be “on thin ice” so his fat can “fall through it.”

  17. PersonalJesus348 says:

    I say you fight …
    I say you fight fire with fire.

    Call Limbaugh a lazy fat who wouldn’t know a hard days work even if he tried. His idea of “hard work” is moving his fat around to get more pain pills.

  18. ihatedemocrats11 says:

    screw gibs
    screw gibs

  19. Sileni says:

    He can’t because …
    He can’t because Bush and Cheney did something in the background which prevents another President from doing so. If it’s still drawn out then that means something ELSE apart from the current Commander In Chief say so.

    I’m mad as all that our troops isn’t home with family, then again…failure to make this war a mute point will result in a continuation of same 9/11 drama. Ya dig?!

  20. purechaos2000 says:

    And form of …
    And form of government shall it be?

    A republic… If you can keep it.

  21. purechaos2000 says:

    HAHAHAHA!!! That …
    HAHAHAHA!!! That was awesome!

  22. J7O2E7Y says:

    i’m with you. …
    i’m with you. republicans and democrats, in general, suck.

  23. J7O2E7Y says:

    i think you missed …
    i think you missed my point…

    OBAMA HASN’T ENDED THE WAR YET, LIKE HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO. HE WANTS MORE TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN.

    BUSH DID ADDRESS HEALTHCARE. HE SIGNED FOR MEDICARE PART D.

    YOU ARE AN IGNORANT PARTISAN ZOMBIE. YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT.

  24. sweetaslime says:

    did anyone …
    did anyone understand a sentence this guy made?!?!?!? seriously, and he is the voice of the white house…. he makes absolutely no sense.

  25. jet472000 says:

    robert gibbs is an …
    robert gibbs is an and needs to shut his trap!