Democratic chairman urges GOP counterpart to denounce Schwarzenegger

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http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/a/2003/10/03/national1748EDT0735.DTL

WILL LESTER, Associated Press Writer

(10-03) 14:48 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) --

Democratic chairman Terry McAuliffe urged his Republican counterpart on Friday to denounce GOP gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger for allegedly expressing admiration for Adolf Hitler years ago.

Schwarzenegger, film star and leading Republican candidate in the California recall, reportedly told an interviewer that he admired Hitler's rise from humble beginnings to political power. Schwarzenegger now says he doesn't recall making those comments.

"Just this afternoon, I sent a letter to RNC chairman Ed Gillespie, calling on him to denounce the remarks made by Arnold Schwarzenegger expressing admiration for Adolf Hitler," McAuliffe said. "There's no place for those kind of comments in either party."

Asked about McAuliffe's call, Republican National Committee spokeswoman Christine Iverson responded, "The California recall will be decided by the people of California," and she focused on Democratic Gov. Gray Davis, the subject of the recall effort.

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[dfong63]

1. slick move!

let's also hear from Bill Bennett, Pat Robertson, Orrin Hatch, Newt Gingrich, Jesse Helms, et al, all the rightwing blowhards, the moralizing motormouths, should be required to weigh in.

and where's Ken Starr when we need him?

[roguevalley]

2. I remember there was a lot of dissent about talking about

Arnold's father and his SS background. Now it appears
that the mud did stick to the son. You can't have a
Nazi for a father and not have that philosophy stick.
Being SS is more than just being a Nazi. Its many
dimensions more awful than rank and file. It appears
that the son learned an awful lot at the knee of his
father. Who didn't die before A was born, as some asserted.

[stopthegop]

3. You can't have a Nazi for a father and not have that philosophy stick

WHAT?...tell me you're being sarcastic..please...do you believe the same as your father...does everyone you know...that's lunacy...

no wonder many people won't take the left seriously

[JoFerret]

4. Hold on

...one poster on DU getting a little carried away (understandably) is hardly "the left". Whatever that may mean. Seems to me that whatever the father was (a Nazi by all verifiable accounts and no 'just a soldier")the son must be judged by his own words and actions. In this particular case - given the changing times, the apple did not fall that very far from the tree. Waldheim? Seems as if there are fascistic yearnings. Additionally - some egregious behavior that can never be explained away as youthful indiscretion.