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| By Far The Stupidest Political Blunder This Year |
| 2008-04-24 |
| A congressional candidate is defending his speech to a group celebrating the anniversary of Adolf Hitler's birth, saying he appeared simply because he was asked. Tony Zirkle, who is seeking the Republican nomination in Indiana's 2nd District, stood in front of a painting of Hitler, next to people wearing swastika armbands and with a swastika flag in the background for the speech to the American National Socialist Workers Party in Chicago on Sunday. "I'll speak before any group that invites me," Zirkle said Monday. "I've spoken on an African-American radio station in Atlanta..." |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #1 In March, Zirkle raised the idea of segregating races in separate states. Zirkle said Tuesday he's not advocating segregation, but said desegregation has been a failure. Zirkle received 30 percent of the vote in the 2006 primary, losing to incumbent Chris Chocola, who was defeated in the general election. Zirkle said Tuesday that winning the election is not his primary goal. "My primary purpose is to educate and inform," he said. Indiana: Republican. Why'd it have to be Republican? Sallah: First timer. Best we could do. Very dangerous. You go first. |
| Posted by: KBK 2008-04-24 22:29 |