John Raese Needs A History Lesson

John Raese, the Republican candidate for Senate in West Virginia needs a history lesson. At a recent campaign event he was talking about a recent smoking ban in Monongalia County and he said this:

"But in Monongalia County now, I have to put a huge sticker on my buildings to say this is a smoke-free environment. This is brought to you by the government of Monongalia County. Okay?" he said. "Remember Hitler used to put Star of David on everybody’s lapel, remember that? Same thing."

No, it isn't the same thing, John. The stickers you are talking about indicate that a person can enter the establishment without worrying about inhaling any cancer causing second hand smoke. The stars of David that the Nazis made the Jews wear indicated that they were Jews. Then these Jews were rounded up and put in ghettos, and then the ghettos were liquidated and these star of David wearing Jews were sent to different concentration camps where they were put to work and more than six million died.

It is not the same thing.

I would like to see the Jewish lobby be up in arms about this idiocy but I would actually be surprised if they did.

This is not the first time he has run for the Senate. He ran in 2010 and lost. The Huffington Post put together a series of some of his most ridiculous positions here.