Tell your Representative: Do Not Pass the Heil Hitler Amendment!

[Ian David]

As we all know, the Repukes like to send subtle (and not so subtle) messages to the Christo-fascist bigots-- what they call, "their base," or, translated into Arabic, their "Quaeda."

For example, when presented with a portrait of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Der Chimpenfuhrer (who the Repukes call 'President' (sic) Bush) proclaimed, "I can't wait to hang it."

Another example is when Tony Snow, at his first White House Press Conference, managed to sneak-in the word "Tarbaby" during the Q&A.

Well, here's another not-so-subtle message to The Republican Quaeda:

House Joint Resolution 88. (H.J. Res. 88) The Heil Hitler Amendment.


This number, widely used by neo-Nazis and others, is shorthand for "Heil Hitler." H is the eighth letter of the alphabet, and so the abbreviation H.H. is translated as 88.
http://www.tolerance.org/rthas/section4_1_2.jsp


And from Wikipedia:

Sometimes the slogan is spraypainted or used to deface property in order to mark "turf" in prisons and other urban areas (often stylized as 14W), so it can be considered a gang symbol as well. It is sometimes combined with '88' as in '14/88', '1488' or '8814'. The '88' stands for the eighth letter of the alphabet twice, or 'HH', the initials of Heil Hitler. '88' can also stand for the book '88 Precepts' <1> by David Lane.

In the book Werewolf: The History of the National Socialist Movement of 1944 to 1946, Perry Biddiscombe writes that "Members of this 1946 Nazi resistance movement established a number of arms caches, and they used the '88' greeting". <2>

More:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14_Words

Coincidence?

Maybe.

But it's certainly an accurate description of the spirit in which it was written and promoted.

But it's a new framing-- they call it "marriage protection," but what can we call it?

We can call it "The Heil Hitler Act." HJR 88.

Tell your Representatives: Do Not Pass The Heil Hitler Amendment!
http://www.thetaskforce.org/ourprojects/fma/?tr=y&auid=1806851

The House vote on the so-called Marriage Protection Amendment is expected to take place next week. Since the Amendment has already failed in the Senate, the House vote will have no effect. However, the debate and vote are proceeding, apparently to appease the religious right.

Please visit our Web site for the Secular Coalition's analysis of this action by the House. We also provide a sample letter you can use when contacting your Representative: http://www.secular.org/activism/marriageprotection06.html

[TheWraith]

1. Now that's stretching.

It means "Heil Hitler" because it's HJR 88? You could just as easily say it's a reference to the "Back to the Future" movies.

[Ian David]

2. It doesn't have to be intentional to be useful. It's a mnemonic device...

Like King Phillip Came Over From Germany Seeking Virgins, and like Every Good Boy Does Fine.


It's a way to remember the resolution number...

"What was that number? Oh, yeah... Heil Hitler... HJR 88! Hey, I want to oppose The Heil Hitler Act!"

Personally, I think it's probably intended.

Some people say they definitely planned the marriage amendment to be The Heil Hitler Resolution!

Did Republicans intentionally create the marriage amendment to be a salute to Adolf Hitler? Some people say, yes!

But either way, it's a useful way to refer to the bill.

[terrya]

3. I've called my Rep, Janice Schakowsky's office in DC.

And unless she either:

1) Has a lobotomy right before the vote

Or

2) Goes completely batshit insane

She'll vote against this disgusting piece of shit. She's 100% friendly to us.

[Sammy Pepys]

4. I believe the clerk assigns bill numbers

And "88" was probably chosen because the previous one was "87."

[Ian David]

5. And they waited until the 87th bill had been assigned before submitting it

In any case, even if we can't make a case that it was deliberate, it's still an effective way of talking about the bill.

It's better than calling it "Marriage Protection." We call it "The Heil Hitler Amendment."

Although some people say that assigning it to number 88 was a very careful, deliberate act.

[Sammy Pepys]

6. Well, have fun...n/t

....

[Guy Fawkes]

7. Tinfoil moment!

First, it's just a number. Was 1988 the "Heil Hitler" year? It was abbreviated as '88! And if 8=H, does that predict that in 2008 H____ will win the election? You're jumping to conclusions.

As for the Bush comment, I "hang" things on the walls. I don't think he meant it as a racist comment at all; you're over analyzing.

But yeah- kill the anti-marriage crap.

(Also, it's considered bad form to cite Wikipedia)