November 26, 2015

Gov. John Kasich's campaign put out an ad basically calling Trump a Nazi.

The spot features retired Air Force Col. Tom Moe speaking at an event in Ohio, the same day Trump held a rally in Columbus. Moe, who the Kasich campaign identifies as a former Vietnam POW, paraphrases a quote from Protestant pastor Martin Niemöller, taken from his lectures after World War II.

It was a brutal, but effective ad if you're not solidly into Trump's camp.

Now we have Donald's own words on a campaign speech that sounds awfully close to what the Gestapo was doing.

Trump: Report your neighbors for suspicious activities.

The Hill:

GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump said late Tuesday that everyday Americans should monitor their neighbors for questionable behavior.

“The real greatest resource is all of you, because you have all those eyes and you see what’s happening,” he told listeners in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

“People move into a house a block down the road, you know who’s going in,” Trump continued. "You can see and you report them to the local police.

“You’re pretty smart, right?” he asked his audience. "We know if there’s something going on, report them. Most likely you’ll be wrong, but that’s OK.

“That’s the best way. Everybody’s their own cop in a way. You’ve got to do it. You’ve got to do it.”
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“There’s something going on in the mosques and other places,” Trump said. "There’s some nastiness, there’s some meanness there.

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