Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
“The people of Germany in a free election selected the Nazi Party because they made great promises that appealed to them because they were desperate and destitute. And why is that? Because Germany was bankrupt.”
— Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock (R), quoted by the Indianapolis Star, comparing the United States to Nazi Germany in a speech that was given a standing ovation by 1,700 Indiana Republicans.
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