CEO backs off comparing Obama to Hitler

Posted by Al Lewis on August 22, 2010
Fat Cats

Seems more than a little odd to me that people compare President Obama to Adolf Hitler.

Many of the same folks who do this would have simply freaked out at members of the left calling President Bush Hitler. And truth be told, neither has the resolve of a murderous totalitarian dictator.

Comparing any American president to Hitler is about as bizarre as comparing Bambi to Godzilla.

Weirder still is when the CEO of one of the world’s largest buy-out funds does it.

Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman has apologized for making the comparison, but he’s not backing off his criticism of a president he views as anti-business. He’s also unhappy about the possibility of his taxes going up.

Waaa! You’re gonna raise my taxes! You’re like that Hitler guy! Waaa!

Reminds me of the way people acted high school. But Schwartzman is a fully grown billionaire.

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