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Sat Aug 15, 2009 at 11:23:55 AM EDT
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(More on the Crazy Commissioner of Jackson County. - promoted by rich)
Cross-posted at the Daily Kos. Yesterday my Huffington Post piece recieved a LOT of attention and was on the front page and the politics page all day (still on the Politics page.)
Below is a pretty remarkable update regarding Jackson County Commissioner Phil Duckham who thought it appropriate to bring a swastika sign to the rally. |
| Eclectablog :: UPDATE re: Jackson County Comm. with Swastika Sign at Health Care Rally |
Commissioner Phil Duckham's life mostly likely got a LOT more miserable yesterday after commenters on my HuffPo piece began linking to his public government page that gives his phone numbers, address and email address.
Several commenters defended Commissioner Duckham by saying that his swastika had a cross through it so he wasn't making any comparisons to Hitler or Nazis. On the face of it, this is a ridiculous argument because in his comments to the reporter, he clearly compares the president to Adolf Hitler and if he wasn't comparing him or his policies to Nazis and Naziism, there'd be no point in the swastika.
"This is how Hitler started out," Duckham said. "First, Obama took over the auto industry, then the banking industry. We don't need him to take over the health care industry."
However, as it turns out, Duckham actually arrived at the rally with his sign simply displaying a bold swastika. He only added the cross through it later. The proof is in these photos by my friend, Amanda Ross (click the photos for larger versions):
BEFORE
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We can only hope that Duckham will be voted out of office when his term expires next year.
I'm just sayin'... |
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