I'm not inclined to shed any tears for Hank Williams, Jr. losing his
ESPN gig, but it irks me a little that most news reports are claiming
that he compared Obama to Hitler or even that he was saying Obama was
like Hitler. If one watches the interview (link),
(which will also confirm that Williams, Jr. is a bit weird and creepy
and not very articulate), what he says is that Obama golfing with
Boehner is like Hitler golfing with Netanyahu. That's not a great
comparison, but it in no interesting way says that Obama is comparable
to Hitler or like Hitler. If I were to say that hot is to cold as black
is to white, or as sweet is to salty it would be odd for anyone to infer
that I was claiming heat is like sweetness or comparable to sweetness
except insofar as both have opposites. What Williams, Jr. did was
completely different than the sort of actual Hitler comparisons that
we've observed at Tea Party rallies in which Obama was portrayed with a
Hitler moustache or some such.
Tuesday, 4 October 2011
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