Not all Republican Congressional candidates are dishonest.

[stevedeshazer]

Meet Tony Zirkle!





From The Northwest Indiana Times

http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2008/04/23/news/top_news/docf6a35b9d5a72e89d8625743300832e52.txt

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A congressional candidate is defending his speech to a group celebrating the anniversary of Adolf Hitler's birth, saying he appeared simply because he was asked.

Tony Zirkle, who is seeking the Republican nomination in Indiana's 2nd District, stood in front of a painting of Hitler, next to people wearing swastika armbands and with a swastika flag in the background for the speech to the American National Socialist Workers Party in Chicago on Sunday.

"I'll speak before any group that invites me," Zirkle said Monday. "I've spoken on an African-American radio station in Atlanta."

The 2nd Congressional District includes a large portion of north central Indiana spanning from South Bend to Kokomo. It includes Pine and Jackson Townships in Porter County and parts of Washington Township, which includes the eastern edges of the Valparaiso.

It is currently served by Democrat U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly.

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more at link

[Ishoutandscream2]

1. Amazing! I only see white guys on the dais

:silly:

[rurallib]

2. Maybe he is too young to remember Hitler

:shrug: :shrug:

[Uncle Joe]

3. Fascinating as Mr. Spock would say, the blatant celebration of evil.

I believe he and Bush's granddaddy would've got along just fine.

Thanks for the thread, Steve_DeShazer.

Kicked and recommended.

[Ghost in the Machine]

4. "I've spoken on an African-American radio station in Atlanta."....

Tony Zirkle, who is seeking the Republican nomination in Indiana's 2nd District, stood in front of a painting of Hitler, next to people wearing swastika armbands and with a swastika flag in the background for the speech to the American National Socialist Workers Party in Chicago on Sunday.

"I'll speak before any group that invites me," Zirkle said Monday. "I've spoken on an African-American radio station in Atlanta."

Is he really comparing African Americans to Nazis? Am I reading something into this that's just not there?

Edited: to fix HTML tags D'OH!

[stevedeshazer]

5. I think he's excusing his appearance with the Nazis

'I've been on radio in Atlanta, too' as if they are the same thing.

[Ghost in the Machine]

6. "as if they are the same thing..."

That's what I'm wondering about... but in which way are they the same? Did he mean that they're just another group of people?

Something like 'well, I've met with Nazis, African Americans, The Klan, Native Americans, etc.'? It doesn't matter *who* they are, if they invite him, he'll show up for the exposure & publicity?

Maybe I just read into it wrong... my brain hasn't returned to normal function mode yet... I've been without internet for 2.5 days due to damaged phone lines. I almost withered away!

[stevedeshazer]

7. I'm just guessing here, but I'd say

If you didn't have internet access for the past couple of days, you're much better off for it.

:hi:

[Uncle Joe]

8. Has this been covered by the corporate media yet? n/t