Raese: No Smoking signs, same thing as Star of David patches!

[Landslide Lyndon]

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/04/gop-senate-candidate-raese-compares-no-smoking-sign-to-jewish-star-patches.php?ref=fpnewsfeed

Republican businessman John Raese, who is running yet again for the Senate from West Virginia, has now stepped up the tea party-style rhetoric: comparing no-smoking signs to the Star of David patches that Jews were forced to wear on their clothes in Nazi Germany.
While he was at it, Raese went further back in time and compared President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Cuban strongman Fidel Castro.

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"I don’t want government telling me what I can do and what I can’t do — because I’m an American. But in Monongalia County, you can’t smoke a cigarette, and you can’t smoke a cigar, you can’t do anything,” Raese said.
And I oppose that, because I believe in everybody’s individual freedoms, and everybody’s individual rights to do what they want to do. And I’m a conservative and that’s the way that goes.

But in Monongalia County now, I have to put a huge sticker on my buildings to say that this is a smoke-free environment. This is brought to you by the government of Monongalia County. OK?
Remember, Hitler used to put Star of David on everybody’s lapel, remember that? Same thing."

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

[Franzl]

Can't the party find someone with an IQ higher than that of a peanut?

[bore]

Can't the party find someone with an IQ higher than that of a peanut?

This is the West Virginia republican party.

[Joe Republic]

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Everybody's lapel, was it?

[memphis]

So Raese is now pro-drug legalizaton? Good for him!

[Indy Texas]

Considering WVa has one of the highest smoking rates in the country, it sounds like a bad business move. But I'm sure the seven Jews who live in West Virginia weren't going to vote for Mr. Raese anyway.

[Oakvale]

There's no chance of him being nominated again, presumably?

[JohnnyLongtorso]

There's no chance of him being nominated again, presumably?

He's the only Republican who filed.

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

There's no chance of him being nominated again, presumably?

He's the only Republican who filed.

Losing four Senate races is really special.

[morgieb]

Massive lolz.

Does the WV seriously have no-one better?

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Can't the party find someone with an IQ higher than that of a peanut?

wrong Virginia.

[Fuzzybigfoot]

lol wut

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Too bad Manchin isn't much better.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Too bad Manchin isn't much better.

No.  Manchin is a hyper-conservative Democrat from West Virginia (and don't get me wrong, I don't like him either).  Raese said no smoking signs were the same as when the Nazis forced Jews to wear Star of David patches.  As bad as Manchin can be, arguing that he is almost as bad as Raese (especially after this incident) is ridiculous.

[Miles]

Looks like he's fanning the flames!

[Miles]

He made another Nazi reference today.