Rowley Compares Kline to Nazi, Apologizes
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!
Related Posts
- None Found
About James Joyner
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.
Helpful or Unhelpful:
0 
0
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.
Helpful or Unhelpful:
0 
0
Actually both sides do this kind of gutter politics.
Helpful or Unhelpful:
0 
0
Coleen Rowley, Whistle-blower…
The MSM?s most favored whistle-blower, Coleen Rowley, has tooted the whistle once again, this time on Congressman John Kline, her GOP opponent in the upcoming Minnesota Congressional election.
……
Helpful or Unhelpful:
0 
0
Really? Gosh, none of us here ever knew that before.
Helpful or Unhelpful:
0 
0