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bondwooley

(1,198 posts) Fri Jun 6, 2014, 10:35 PM Jun 2014

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A Nazi Grows in Alabama

A church in Alabama highlighted America's addiction to taking quotes out context when it quoted Adolf Hitler on a billboard that was supposed to be about child education.

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Here, of course, it’s not just context that’s completely out of whack. It’s also unbelievable that anyone would use a quote from Hitler in the first place. And, in an incredible twist, the church billboard attributed the quote correctly to that insane brain-washer of youth and mass murder. So it’s not as if they didn’t realize who they were quoting.

Original post, containing source links and a quiz, is located here: http://lesterandcharlie.com/2014/06/06/a-nazi-grows-in-alabama/

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A Nazi Grows in Alabama (Original Post) bondwooley Jun 2014 OP

What I'd really like to see scrubthedata Jun 2014 #1

I got a 78% on the quiz apparently I am smarter than a fifth grader. Not only that, fifth graders okaawhatever Jun 2014 #2

You've got that right. scrubthedata Jun 2014 #3

One thing's for sure fayhunter Jun 2014 #4

scrubthedata

(382 posts)

1. What I'd really like to see

Reply to bondwooley (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 11:07 PM

Jun 2014

is Microsoft using a Rube Goldberg quote as their new slogan.

okaawhatever

(9,457 posts)

2. I got a 78% on the quiz apparently I am smarter than a fifth grader. Not only that, fifth graders

Reply to bondwooley (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 11:48 PM

Jun 2014

and I both know what a bad idea it is to quote Hitler, this church group not so much.

scrubthedata

(382 posts)

3. You've got that right.

Reply to okaawhatever (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 7, 2014, 02:07 AM

Jun 2014

At least about 5th graders. I bet you're a little smarter than them.

fayhunter

(221 posts)

4. One thing's for sure

Reply to bondwooley (Original post)

Sat Jun 7, 2014, 09:48 AM

Jun 2014

You can always figure out when Dan Quayle said something. And, sadly, it's never misquoted.

Palin is a runner up.

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