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White House criticizes swastika outside Ga. office

The White House says anyone who painted a swastika on a sign outside the office of a congressman recently involved in a heated argument over health care should be ashamed.

Swastika painted outside Ga. congressman's office

The FBI and police were investigating after a swastika was painted outside Rep. David Scott's district office in Georgia, an act the suburban Atlanta Democrat said reflects an increasingly hateful and racist debate over health care and should remind people to tone down their rhetoric.

Murder suspect in Mass. court has swastika on head

A white Massachusetts man accused of murder and rape in a crime spree against nonwhites has appeared in court with a swastika carved into his forehead.

Ala. Building Can't Shake Swastika Shape

From the ground, the Wesley Acres Methodist retirement home looks like any other building. But fly over in an airplane, and the outline is unmistakable: It's one big swastika.

Swastika Found on Columbia Prof's Door

A Jewish professor found a swastika on her office door at Columbia University on Wednesday, the latest symbol of bias and hatred found at the school in recent weeks, police said.

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For the press, hating Obama = "populism"
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Words have meaning, but the Beltway press is in the process of stripping "populism" of its descriptive value as pundits and reporters continue to misuse the word in connection with the right-wing movement that obsessively opposes President Obama.

How Hitler and the Nazi's tried to steal Christmas
Source: Telegraph

The Nazi Party tried their best to remove Christ from Christmas by paganising carols, producing glittering swastika, iron cross and toy grenade baubles for the fir tree, research for a new exhibition has found.

Swastikas and Tinsel: How the Nazis Stole Christmas
Source: SPIEGEL ONLINE

More than 30 years after Rita Breuer first began collecting Christmas knickknacks, selected objects from the family collection have gone on show at the National Socialism Documentation Center in Cologne.

Russia Bans Winnie the Pooh
Source: Wall Street Journal

Russia's Justice Ministry in Moscow has a list of banned "extremist" material. Winnie the Pooh is now on it. To be precise, depictions of "Winnie the Pooh with a swastika." Come again?

Georgia Congressman Who Hosted Rowdy Town Hall Finds Office Vandalized With Swastika - Political News - FOXNews.com
Source: FOXNews.com

A Georgia congressman who faced down a rowdy town hall meeting last week found his office vandalized Tuesday with a swastika painted over the official congressional sign.

The latest "Obama = Hitler" shenanigans: Too stupid even for the Hitler Zombie...
Source: ScienceBlogs

Remember the Hitler Zombie? He doesn't show up all that much anymore. The reason is not because a lot of brain dead Nazi analogies aren't being used to demonize political opponents.

Dishonesty, Slander, and Idiocy :: Jonah Goldberg
Source: RealClearPolitics

The Democratic party is panicking, lashing out like a cornered animal, all because its effort to take over the health-care industry is coming apart like so much wet toilet paper.

Nancy's Nazi Shock: Did She Forget the Bush Years? :: John Leo
Source: RealClearPolitics

Nancy Pelosi is shocked by the purported presence of some swastikas at protests against Obamacare. Who ever heard of such a thing? Well, any mildly alert American old enough to remember the anti-war protests of 2003-2007.

Rush Limbaugh's obsession with Nazi comparisons
Source: Media Matters for America

Rush Limbaugh has not missed an opportunity to try and nazi up President Obama, members of congress , health care reform, and today has moved on to the logo.

Mom drew swastika on girl to send message, says social worker
Source: CBC

The mother of a girl at the centre of a custody hearing in Winnipeg allegedly told social workers she drew a swastika and other Nazi symbols on her daughter's skin to send a message to the school.

Goebbels swastika tapestry sparks row
Source: thelocal.de

Oldenburg police revealed on Wednesday that a tapestry once belonging to Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels has sparked an ownership dispute after being allegedly smuggled of East Germany stashed in the boot of a car in the 1980s.

Priest greets parishoners wearing swastika armband
Source: austriantimes.at

A priest has shocked parishioners by welcoming them to church wearing a swastika armband.

FBI: 'Dirty Bomb' Parts Found in Slain Man's Home
Source: bangornews.com

James G. Cummings, who police say was shot to death by his wife two months ago, allegedly had a cache of radioactive materials in his home suitable for building a "dirty bomb."

The Swastika: Far More than a Nazi Symbol

Due to some recent articles on the internet, I felt it important to bring into clarity what the swastika is from a symbolic standpoint as it is one of the most misunderstood symbols in the world today due 100% to the damage that Nazi Germany did to a very rich and traditional sym …

Nordstrom yanks questionable t-shirt
Source: ABC Action News

Department store chain Nordstrom removed a shirt from its shelves that shows a skeleton holding a small child.

Michael Smerconish: Unseemly political reflections
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer

"He continued to kick and punch her repeatedly and said he would teach her a lesson for supporting John McCain," Pittsburgh Police Chief Nate Harper said. That lesson was the "B" carved into her right cheek.

Jewish Leader Says Victim of Anti-Semitic Attack Playing 'Jew Card'
Source: pubrecord.org

Some members of the Jewish community are calling for the immediate removal of a retired Navy captain who represents the interests of Jewish soldiers at Fort Benning, Georgia Army base that they said made light of anti-Semitic attacks on a soldier.

Swastika tops Google searches
Source: The Seattle Times

The swastika, the symbol of Nazism, still provokes strong feelings of fear and anger. So it was something of a shock when late last week...

Lawyer Finds Swastika and Cross on Home
Source: militaryreligiousfreedom.org

Attorney Mikey Weinstein, who has had his windows shot at and feces thrown in his yard, found a swastika on the front of his house over the weekend.

I'm no Nazi, says mom of 7-year-old with swastika
Source: Toronto Star

Manitoba mother now fighting to get kids back after seizure by provinceShe freely admits that her 7-year-old daughter was sent to school sporting a swastika – the Nazi emblem adopted as a symbol of racially motivated hate groups.

Swastika: This symbol cannot be a mascot of hate and violence

Swastika; This word is related to things evil, of hate, and of violence. The symbol's association with Adolf Hitler, has made it so notorious, that some works of fiction go on to suggest that it is a symbol of satan.

Swastika-shaped Alabama care home to get makeover after complaints about Nazi symbol
Source: the Mail online

To its 117 elderly residents, Wesley Acres is simply a peaceful place to pass their twilight years. Only when viewed from above does it become apparent that the retirement home is built in the shape of a giant swastika.

Finns Snap Up Swastika Rings for Christmas
Source: SPIEGEL ONLINE

A Finnish charity is selling silver rings emblazoned with a swastika to raise money for World War II veterans.

Police Hunt Neo-Nazis Who Cut Swastika Into Woman's Hip
Source: SPIEGEL ONLINE

Yet another far-right assault in eastern Germany: Police are hunting four men who sliced a swastika into the hip of a 17-year-old woman after she tried to stop them harassing a six-year-old girl. Witnesses have been slow to come forward.

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