German Justice Minister denies comparing Shrub to Hitler
This is particularly ironic coming from one of the leaders of the nation that spawned the Evil One....
BERLIN -- Germany's justice minister said today she was misquoted and denied comparing President Bush to Adolf Hitler by saying the American leader was trying to distract attention from domestic problems by threatening war on Iraq.
The remarks attributed to Justice Minister Herta Daeubler-Gmelin led to calls for her resignation just two days before national elections. The campaign has been unusual in postwar Germany for emphasizing strains in traditionally strong U.S.-German relations.
She showed no inclination to step down, and called the reports absurd and irresponsible with harmful repercussions for Berlin's ties with Washington.
"The unbelievably loaded reporting in the election campaign has begun to damage the good relations with the United States," a defiant Daeubler-Gmelin told reporters. "I don't have to answer for the reporting ... but I believe that relations between our countries are good despite the unbelievably emotion-charged discussion over the Iraq conflict."
The minister said she called U.S. Ambassador Dan Coats earlier today to make it clear that she had not made the reported comparison. "I want to contribute to clearing away shadows, if there are any," she said.
There are all kinds of things one could conceivably say about something so incredibly, damnably stupid. Sometimes, though, it's best to just step back and let the ignorance slowly wash over you. This is one of those times....
