Wednesday, March 02, 2005

When a Klansman calls you a Nazi

[D]oes he mean that as a compliment?

Robert Byrd (D - West Virginia) is very proud of his speech comparing Republicans to Nazis.

Jewish groups are not happy.

Of course, the AP Headline for this piece does not disappoint those who enjoy laughter.

Jewish Republican group accuses Sen. Robert Byrd of comparing Nazis to GOP filibuster plan

ADL is a Republican group?

Abraham H. Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, said Byrd's remarks showed "a profound lack of understanding as to who Hitler was" and that the senator should apologize to the American people.

This is Paragraph 6.

Which Paragraph references the "Jewish Republican group," the Republican Jewish Coalition?

Paragraph 15.