On Monday, a Tennessee state senator apparently likened Obamacare’s individual mandate to Nazi Germany’s slaughter of Jews.
A brief post published at the blog of state Sen. Stacey Campfield (R) read: “Democrats bragging about the number of mandatory sign ups for Obamacare is like Germans bragging about the number of manditory [sic] sign ups for ‘train rides’ for Jews in the 40s.”
The comment was flagged by the Nashville Scene and noted on Twitter by BuzzFeed reporter Evan McMorris Santoro. A screenshot is below.
TPM’s query to Campfield for elaboration was not immediately returned.
This is just sick and twisted. These guys have no shame.
Set your watches & place your bets on how long before this imbecile does the faux “walk-back” & the lame “I’m sorry if any one was offended by my comments”
All of this stupid offensive pandering remarking by these two-bit politicians come across like the "shocking " and “unauthorized” release of “sex tapes” for actors seeking attention.
I think this ends up being one of those unintentionally honest moments. In the Republican mind, seeing average Americans having access to quality and affordable health care truly is the worst thing since the Holocaust.
Once again the GOP shows its shameful side.I could choose to compare Limbaugh to Gobbles and Cheney/Bush to Himmler/Hitler but what good would it do?
Not a question of shame. It’s a question of sanity.