Those who think the Keith Olbermann Nazi salute offends only certain in the media and the blogosphere, take note: mainstream America, in the form of the Virginian-Pilot op/ed page, is revolted too:
Woody Allen once said, “I can’t listen to that much Wagner. I start getting the urge to conquer Poland.”
Pretty funny guy, that Woody Allen. He’s one of the few comedians who could crack a Nazi joke and get a laugh, not a wince. Mel Brooks is another. (“Springtime for Hitler,” anyone?)
Keith Olbermann , take note.
Olbermann, the MSNBC host, has a running feud with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly . It’s pretty funny. The routine goes like this: O’Reilly says something outrageous, Olbermann lampoons him, then O’Reilly overreacts. It never fails, and O’Reilly never learns.
Recently, Olbermann appeared at a meeting of the Television Critics Association. He whipped out a Bill O’Reilly mask and gave a Nazi salute.
Not funny.
Here’s the rule of thumb: Whenever a political debate gets to the point where someone invokes Nazis or Hitler, it’s time to stop. There is no connection between Hitler and ... well, pretty much anything or anyone else. Maybe Pol Pot. Maybe Serbia. Maybe Sudan. But that’s about it.
But not Bill O’Reilly. Even Woody Allen wouldn’t go there.
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