Rob Reiner, famously known as the character "Meathead" in All in the Family, and now director and political activist, has lost his mind.
On last Friday's Real Time with Bill Maher (check out the video here) Reiner compared the Tea Party to Hitler and its followers to Nazis. Not only is this an absurd statement, and terrible public relations, but it just doesn't make much sense. Reiner's rant fails to include any factual backing and his claims show a complete lack of understanding of the Tea Party principles. The Tea Party is exactly the opposite of what Hitler politically stood for.
Hitler promised healthcare, called for a total government reform of Germany's business infrastructure, and promised that all of the German's would have jobs. The Tea Party promises to attempt to repeal the healthcare bill, wants government totally out of America's business infrastructure, and promotes private job creation.
His comment that Hitler "wasn't a majority guy" also shows Reiner's ignorance of basic history. It is true Hitler may have been elected by less than 40% of the German population, but was elected by 99.8% of the Austrian population. It was when Hitler was elected Chancellor of Austria that he began his government overhaul which we know worked out oh so well.
Reiner also says that all the Tea Party is "selling is fear and anger." Hitler sold nothing of the sort. He sold the fundamental change of the nation's infrastructure, the hope of everyone having a job and that everyone had the right to be given medical treatment through the hands of the government.
Furthermore, how is the Tea Party only selling fear and anger? My pet fish could tell you that most of the anger and finger pointing has come from the left in this election season.
It is people like Rob Reiner who make a bad name for democrats and liberals alike by going on a popular T.V. show and making a complete fool of himself. People need to #1, not compare such a tragic moment in world history to today's times, and #2, get their history right when trying to make an intellectual statement.
P.S. I would like it to be known for the integrity of this blog that I am a moderate and am not some crazy Tea Partier ranting on like Reiner.
