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Hitler painting fetches $42,300 in Slovak auction
BRATISLAVA — A 1913 painting by Nazi Germany’s dictator Adolf Hitler sold for 32,000 euros ($42,300) in a Slovak internet auction on Sunday, the Darte auction house said. The starting price for the painting titled Maritime Nocturno was set at 10,000 euros, while an expert put its value at 25,000…
Poland aims to boost tourism at Hitler’s WWII lair
Polish authorities said Monday they plan to boost tourism at Nazi German dictator Adolf Hitler’s “Wolfsschanze” (Wolf’s Lair), which ended up on their territory after post-war border changes. Artur Kurek, a senior official of the Polish forestry office, told AFP it would invite tenders to run the 250-hectare (618-acre) site…
U.S. condemns Egyptian ‘Hitler’ remark
WASHINGTON — A US official voiced outrage Tuesday after an adviser to Egypt’s military said that some protesters facing down troops in Cairo should be “thrown into Hitler’s incinerators.” Retired general Abdelmoneim Kato’s “anti-Semitic comments are outrageous, offensive and clearly unacceptable,” Hannah Rosenthal, the US special envoy against anti-Semitism, wrote…
Hitler’s desk set sells for $423,000 in U.S.
NEW YORK — A brass desk set inscribed “AH” and used by Adolf Hitler at the signing of the Munich Pact, which preceded World War II, has sold for $423,000, a US auction house said. The ceremonial desk set, including ink wells and the Nazi crest of an eagle and…
Obama isn’t like Hitler, but Hank Williams Jr. is like a skidmark
Boy-hoo, I never liked Hank Williams Jr., in no small part because he's pretty much the crown jewel of every tendency of country-western I dislike, notably the postures of rural "authenticity" that are, in and of themselves inauthentic. I actually like country-western music, so this isn't a knock on it…
Hank Williams, Jr.: Obama is ‘the enemy,’ just like ‘Hitler’
Hank Williams, Jr. is most known for the catch phrase “Are you ready for some football?” in his theme song for Monday Night Football. But on Fox and Friends Monday morning, the country music singer probably should have asked, “Are you ready for some controversy?” In an awkward interview, co-host…
GOP lawmaker: Illegal immigrants are like ‘Hitler’, should be shot
Georgia’s Republican State Rep. John Yates has a position on immigration that almost nobody would agree with: he wants US border agents empowered to “shoot to kill.” Asked to justify his position, Yates recently told a reporter in Atlanta that illegal immigrants are enemies of America who must be dealt…
Lewis Black: Beck uses more swastikas than the History Channel
“I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!” Claude Rains’ Captain Renault declared in Casablanca just before collecting his winnings. Critics say controversial talk show host Glenn Beck is acting in a similar fashion. Recently, Glenn Beck has claimed to be outraged that a new Arizona…
‘Schindler’s list’ to sell for $2.2 million
NEW YORK — The only privately held copy of a list that Oskar Schindler drew up of Jews to be saved from Hitler’s concentration camps is on sale for 2.2 million dollars, the seller said Monday. “It’s the only one remaining in private hands,” said historic document sales specialist Gary…
Oops: Going for an insult, Gingrich unwittingly calls Obama a Nazi-fighter
President Obama is a man of the people, bravely working against a tyrannical dictatorship to help throw off the chains of Nazi oppression … And that’s according to former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who mistakenly called Obama a Nazi fighter while trying to hang a thread of…
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