west is comparing democrats to joseph goebbels, an anti-semite, the nazi minister of propaganda. when it became clear that germany had lost the war, he murdered his six children and then committed suicide with his wife. west's office released a statement saying that his comments were not anti-semitic and attempts to call them that are an example of the propaganda machine he mentioned originally. okay. that defense isn't holding up with many of west's colleagues, who are still calling for an immediate apology, and congressman west, a lot of floridians were jewish, that you represent. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. up next, "your business" with j.j. ramberg. i'm good about washing my face. but sometimes i wonder... what's left behind? [ female announcer ] purifying facial cleanser from neutrogena® naturals. removes 99% of dirt and toxins without dyes, parabens or harsh sulfates. so skin feels pure and healthy. [ female announcer ] from neutrogena® naturals.

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chief propagandist joseph goebbels commission of the song himself the emotional power of music helped conduct the blood lust of the germans. do you won't talk a lot. i. even during the war the vermin try to keep up morale through rallying songs like the panzer leader. and even in defeats music had its purpose to provide comfort and a way to escape reality. then a depressing mixture of war and everyday life the soldiers here have to cope with boredom and the constant fear of attacks music as a way to escape from all of this or most everyone here has a portable cd player or an ipod they download their music off the internet. to them it's like a drug a way to unwind or to get ready for the next battle. and the city is down here with three nuns content and peaceful as long as i have this this and also set of batteries. i'm all set you know my music and i'm happy as i like. never mellow out. that have to get through the day slayer but you songs should be angel of death and raining blood they're just. songs i like and motivated. because you know you're going into the fight to begin with and

his response, "if joseph goebbels was around, he would be very proud of the democratic party becausey have an incredible propaganda machine." let's think about for a minh, west is comparing democrats to joseph goebbels, an anti-semite, he murdered his six children and then committed suicide with his wife. west's office released a statement saying that his comments were not anti-semitic and attempts to call them that are an example of the propaganda machine he mentioned originally. okay. that defense isn't holding up with many of west's colleagues, who are still calling for an immediate apology, and congressman west, a lot of floridians were jewish, that you represent. >>> all right. up next, a lot of conservatives don't want to see newt gingrich win the republican nomination. and we've got a list of some of their most scathing attacks. this is a pile-on like we haven't seen for a long time inside the republican party. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. are choosing advil®. here's one story. pain doesn't have much of a place in my life. i checked the schedule and it's not on i

whereas joseph goebbels openly used racism in his quest to denewmanize european jewry. whereas he made jews a scapegoat of german economic insecurity fostering anti-semitism. whereas the united states holocaust million morial museum reports, quote, that joseph goebbels delivered a passionate anti-is he met eck speech to the nazi party on november 9, 1938. after this speech, nazi officials ordered the storm troopers, s.a., and other party formations to attack jews and destroyed their homes, businesses, and houses of worship. the violence against jews lasted -- lasts into the morning hours of november 10, and becomes known as the kristallnacht, the night of the broken glass. several dozen jews lose their lives and tens of thousands are arrested and sent to concentration camps, end quote. whereas nazi germany and their collaborators killed six million european jews and millions of others as part of their final solution. whereas by invoking the specter of joseph goebbels the representative from florida, mr. west, thoroughly belittles the horrors and suffering experienced by

this week he told reporters, "if joseph goebbels was around, he'd be very proud of the democrat partymachine. goebbe goebbels. the anti-defamation league immediately called for the congressman from florida, allen west, to apologize. steve israel and gary ackerman also demanded an apology. longtime congressman john conyers of michigan sent this letter to allen west. he said he was really disappointing to hear about your goebbels remark. he was a vicious, notorious anti-semite who went down in history as propaganda for hitler. i greg of you to help raise the level of congressional discourse instead of personal attacks. allen west refuses to back down, he responded to conyers with a note back saying this. the democrat party does, indeed, have a vicious propaganda machine. it espouses lies and deceit and the master of deceptive information would truly be proud. i have been personally attacked and denigrated on countless occasions. i do not appreciate your letter. really, congressman? why don't you show us the tape of when that's happened to you. i'd like to see it. not only is allen west

joseph goebbels, hitler's propaganda minister, had a lot of fun with that little morsel. in fact, he said that propaganda broadcasts that donovan's new home was for 50 professors, 10 goes, 12 guinea pigs, and as she. which actually wasn't far from the truth. "wild bill" donovan really is three stories in one. it's a very compelling biography of a truly heroic figure. met a lot of tragedy in his life. it's also a spy story, and exciting spy story about world war ii. and it's a story about political intrigue at the highest levels of washington which is a part that really intrigues me the most because i'm a journalist. i said in some talks i would have loved to been a reporter covering "wild bill" donovan back there in the '40s. and i probably would have. donovan liked reporters. he liked leaking to the press. he had reporters on his staff as propaganda, and before he heads up the oss, the office of strategic services, he would go out overseas on mission for the government or for his own private industry, posing a big correspondent and putting two different news agencies. he