« Lieberman's Carpe Diem Time Has Come |
Blog Home Page
| Chuck Schumer has a lot of explaining to do »
October 19, 2008
The Obama salute's creepy predecessor
Thomas Lifson
Nothing more than a creepy coincidence, of course, but the famous Obama hand salute does have an interesting precursor. The O-slaute:
 Turns out this picture comes from the German Propaganda Archive. Those hands belong to Der Führer, and are captioned by the Archive: "The hands of the Führer organize his speech. This picture captures Hitler's hands as he speaks of the unity of the National Socialist and socialist ideas."
Imagine if a conservative candidate were using a hand sign from the National Socialists!
|
|
|
Share
