KCBS Exclusive: California Dems Leader Compares GOPs To Nazi Joseph Goebbels
September 3, 2012 11:20 AM
Joseph Goebbels. (German Federal Archive photo)
Reporting
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (KCBS) — The Chairman of the California
Democratic Party already had political pundits, delegates and rivals
buzzing a day before the Democratic National Convention formally opened
in Charlotte, North Carolina, after telling KCBS Radio exclusively that
Republican tactics had been akin to Nazi propaganda.
“They lie and they don’t care if people think they lie,” Chairman of the California Democratic Party John Burton told KCBS Monday in Charlotte. “As long as you lie, Joseph Goebbels, the big lie, you keep repeating it, you know.”
KCBS’ Doug Sovern Reports from Charlotte:
“First of all,” he continued, “you’ve got Republicans who truly believe the Earth is flat, so I don’t know exactly what, you know, what’s going to do, but they, I think that when people figure out that these people say they do not care about the truth and they will lie and they don’t care if they lie because it doesn’t matter if they lie.”
KCBS Exclusive: John Burton DNC Interview:
“I mean, that’s very cynical, very dangerous,” Burton said.
The Goebbels reference, in particular, drew quick response and rebuke from Republicans, and Burton was reminded that Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown once had to apologize after comparing GOP challenger Meg Whitman to Goebbels during an interview, also with KCBS.
“How’d he get in trouble? Wait, s–t, that’s right, she won the election,” he said, tongue in cheek. “He won it big, god damn he was in trouble. What are you talking about?”
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“That was Goebbels, a big lie, they said they don’t care about facts. They’re going to lie so, I mean, that’s not pejorative to them, they probably wear it as a compliment,” he continued.
KCBS then asked Burton whether Democrats were ever guilty of embellishing or taking things out of context.
“Embellishing and lying are two different things,” Burton responded. “You tell me, anybody running for office, except me when I ran, who didn’t embellish. Okay?”
KCBS Political Analyst Marc Sandalow:
“What Paul Ryan said was a bold-faced lie to all the American people and he doesn’t care that it was a lie because it doesn’t matter because it sounds good,” Burton declared.
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I have met people as a child that were Hitler Youth before their parents whisked them out of Germany to the U.S. before and during World War II. And they sounded just like some people on Fox News who prefer rumors to facts.
When ever people believe rumors rather than research for actual facts you have situations where people die and are driven crazy. Even I experienced this kind of discrimination from people who were so extreme they preferred rumors to facts and it almost cost me my life. Luckily, I was strong enough to survive this as a young person. People who are not fact based are really dangerous to everyone.
So, even though I don't believe the actual Presidential candidates are like Nazis many of their followers are.
No matter what party believes in rumors it is dangerous for everyone. Because without verifiable facts both the people and their governments perish.
“They lie and they don’t care if people think they lie,” Chairman of the California Democratic Party John Burton told KCBS Monday in Charlotte. “As long as you lie, Joseph Goebbels, the big lie, you keep repeating it, you know.”
KCBS’ Doug Sovern Reports from Charlotte:
CA Party Chair Stirs Controversy at DNC in Charlotte
“First of all,” he continued, “you’ve got Republicans who truly believe the Earth is flat, so I don’t know exactly what, you know, what’s going to do, but they, I think that when people figure out that these people say they do not care about the truth and they will lie and they don’t care if they lie because it doesn’t matter if they lie.”
KCBS Exclusive: John Burton DNC Interview:
Sovern
Nation: KCBS Reporter Doug Sovern interviews Chairman of the California
Democratic Party, John Burton, who likens Republican tactics to Nazi
propaganda.
“I mean, that’s very cynical, very dangerous,” Burton said.
The Goebbels reference, in particular, drew quick response and rebuke from Republicans, and Burton was reminded that Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown once had to apologize after comparing GOP challenger Meg Whitman to Goebbels during an interview, also with KCBS.
“How’d he get in trouble? Wait, s–t, that’s right, she won the election,” he said, tongue in cheek. “He won it big, god damn he was in trouble. What are you talking about?”
RELATED CONTENT: GOP Demands Burton Apologize For Nazi Comment
“That was Goebbels, a big lie, they said they don’t care about facts. They’re going to lie so, I mean, that’s not pejorative to them, they probably wear it as a compliment,” he continued.
KCBS then asked Burton whether Democrats were ever guilty of embellishing or taking things out of context.
“Embellishing and lying are two different things,” Burton responded. “You tell me, anybody running for office, except me when I ran, who didn’t embellish. Okay?”
KCBS Political Analyst Marc Sandalow:
The Pundits Weigh in on Burton's Comments
“What Paul Ryan said was a bold-faced lie to all the American people and he doesn’t care that it was a lie because it doesn’t matter because it sounds good,” Burton declared.
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KCBS Exclusive: California Dems Leader Compares GOPs To Nazi Joseph Goebbels
I personally wouldn't go this far regarding Republican Presidential candidates. However, in regard to many people I have heard speak on Fox News, unfortunately, many do sound like Nazis reborn.I have met people as a child that were Hitler Youth before their parents whisked them out of Germany to the U.S. before and during World War II. And they sounded just like some people on Fox News who prefer rumors to facts.
When ever people believe rumors rather than research for actual facts you have situations where people die and are driven crazy. Even I experienced this kind of discrimination from people who were so extreme they preferred rumors to facts and it almost cost me my life. Luckily, I was strong enough to survive this as a young person. People who are not fact based are really dangerous to everyone.
So, even though I don't believe the actual Presidential candidates are like Nazis many of their followers are.
No matter what party believes in rumors it is dangerous for everyone. Because without verifiable facts both the people and their governments perish.
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