In Rumsfeld's "appeasement" speech, he singled out Ted Kennedy's father

[DeepModem Mom]

Rumsfeld Says Critics Appeasing Fascism
His comparison to those who mollified the Nazis draws a rebuke from opponents of war policy.
By Julian E. Barnes, Times Staff Writer
August 30, 2006

....Rumsfeld's speech drew sharp complaints from Democrats, including Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, whose father, Joseph P. Kennedy, was criticized by Rumsfeld in a speech Monday.

The elder Kennedy, who served as a U.S. ambassador to Britain before World War II, resigned that post because he opposed British and U.S. war preparations.

"Secretary Rumsfeld is the last person who should preach the lessons of history after ignoring them for the last six years," Kennedy said in a statement. "As a result of his failures, Americans are less safe."

Both Kennedy and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) renewed their call for Rumsfeld to be replaced....

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-legion30aug30,0,7356486.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[yurbud]

1. If he's going to reach back that far, isn't it time to cover Nazi lover

Prescott Bush in MSM?

[ComerPerro]

3. Or all the other conservatives who supported Nazis in the 30s

[yurbud]

7. We should send all that stuff to whoever wrote the article.

[MADem]

4. Oooooooooh, yeaaaaaaaaah....past time, I'd say NT

[hippiechick]

5. Indeed! And what about KKKarl's family, too ?

:applause:

[yurbud]

6. weren't they in charge of soap production at Auschwitz?

[blm]

2. Did Rumsfeld mention Poppy Bush's dad was helping to finance Hitler?

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