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Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
Tue Aug 4, 2015, 01:42 PM Aug 2015

An odd experience

I heard voices outside, and noticed a neighbor washing his car with the radio blaring. I couldn't make out any words, but my first impression was that he was playing some of the old speeches by Hitler from the WWII era. I couldn't help but wonder why somebody would be playing a recording of Hitler's speeches, so I wandered outside to see what it was all about. When I got close enough to make out the words I realized it was not German at all. It was Rush Limbaugh. It really surprised me, because I was so convinced that it was Hitler's ranting I was hearing. The cadence and rhythm was so distinctively Hitler's that I just walked away shaking my head in disbelief.

Just thought I'd share that startling observation that had never occurred to me before.

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An odd experience (Original Post) Binkie The Clown Aug 2015 OP
Both very good con men who dont care who their greed hurts. AllFieldsRequired Aug 2015 #1
You must not be in CA, we aren't allowed to wash our cars here tularetom Aug 2015 #2
I have noticed similarities in his emphasis in speech and how he frames Cleita Aug 2015 #3
Hateful demagoguery has a distinctive sound. I bet a lot of the RW political speeches tblue37 Aug 2015 #4
Recommended. H2O Man Aug 2015 #5
Kick! Heidi Aug 2015 #6

tularetom

(23,664 posts)
2. You must not be in CA, we aren't allowed to wash our cars here
Tue Aug 4, 2015, 01:46 PM
Aug 2015

What water we have left is being dumped on the fires that are consuming the place.

A clean car here is the sign of a bad citizen.

Of course, having limbaugh on is the same kind of sign.

Cleita

(75,480 posts)
3. I have noticed similarities in his emphasis in speech and how he frames
Tue Aug 4, 2015, 02:16 PM
Aug 2015

his points. I don't know if he's read "Mein Kampf" but a lot of what he says is almost textbook from there updated and set up for American minds.

tblue37

(65,357 posts)
4. Hateful demagoguery has a distinctive sound. I bet a lot of the RW political speeches
Tue Aug 4, 2015, 02:30 PM
Aug 2015

would sound similar if played at a volume that prevented you from making out the words.

The RW speeches that receive the most thunderous applause from their base would be the ones that had the most distinctively similar and hateful tone and cadence.

Try it wit Trump's and Cruz's recent speeches.

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