Rowley Compares Kline to Nazi, Apologizes
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James Joyner | Tuesday, January 31, 2006 |
Coleen Rowley, the former FBI agent lauded for her “whistle blowing” well after 9/11, has a post on her campaign blog comparing her opponent, 25-year Marine vet John Kline, to Colonel Klink of “Hogan’s Heroes” infamy. She compounded this juvenile act with a photoshopped image of Kline in a Nazi officer’s uniform. That photo is now gone but John Hinderacker has a screen capture of her site before the change. At right is a a cropped portion
She has not removed the blog post but has taken the image down and issued an apology:
I sincerely apologize for having offended you with the picture that was posted on my blog. I assure you that was not the intent. More importantly, superimposing your face on the Colonel Klink character from the “Hogan’s Heroes” sitcom is something that does not belong on a congressional campaign website. I apologize to you, as well as any other offended person, for this error in professionalism.
Please know that in no way did I intend to disparage your name, nor your honorable military service to our country.
Well, what the hell did she intend then?
While I’m not a fan of Rowley–”Agent for Change,” indeed–I believe that she was intending to imply that Kline was a buffoon rather than a Nazi. But neither of those is a good thing!
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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Just one more example of politics by apology. Stick it out there, and when (if) you get caught like she did, just apologize and say "That's not what I really meant"; and not saying what they meant or making up some lame meaning (think - this is how you make chocolate milk...).
Please note that this method of politicing only works for Democrats. If a Republican did this, they'd get raked over the coals by the MSM, the ACLU, and every kook origanization impacted.
Not that I believe Rowley (or her agents) knew the difference, but Klink was hardly a Nazi. And the uniform he wore was Luftwaffe, not SS or Gestapo.
Still an officer in an enemy force, but the Luftwaffe actually had a pretty decent record for humane treatment. And for all his faults, Klink was an affable buffoon.
Actually both sides do this kind of gutter politics.
Actually both sides do this kind of gutter politics.
Really? Gosh, none of us here ever knew that before.
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