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Sen. candidate likens his campaign to World War II

By Eric Zimmermann - 10/05/09 10:44 AM ET

Connecticut Senate candidate Peter Schiff (R) went a little off-message in a recent interview with the Washington Post, comparing his campaign to World War II and pledging to do the work of ten senators.

Schiff, who has a considerable fortune from investments, told the Post that he's "willing to interrupt" his career for the causes he belives in, comparing himself to a WWII soldier.

"It's not like I want my new career in politics," he said. "But I'm willing to interrupt it the same way that somebody interrupted their career and joined World War II and went off to fight the Nazis. I don't think that I'm that heroic, and I don't think I'm risking as much as a soldier. But it's the same principle."

There's more:

"[M]ost of the other senators spend 90 percent of their time trying to get reelected--raising money, doing what it takes to stay in the Senate, right? I'm not going to spend any of my time on that. So I'll be, like, 10 senators all by myself."

Sounds like all the ingredients for a new campaign slogan: "Peter Schiff: He'd be like 10 Nazi-fighting Senators."

Source:
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/61615-sen-candidate-likens-his-campaign-to-world-war-ii

Comments (22)

And this is why the U.S. is going to [***] in a handbasket. Instead of criticizing Peter's policies or positions, you report on some minor over the top analogy he made. Grow up and stop writing political hack nonsense.BY Tom on 10/05/2009 at 15:52
This is the most juvenile distortion of Schiff's actual comments to date. It brings to mind the poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling, "If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, "I only hope voters aren't influenced by such nonsensical derivations.BY Chris on 10/05/2009 at 16:03
You have to be kidding me with your crazy distortions…Peter Schiff is a true American. This is the way our system should run. Politics should not be a career. Our representatives should be everyday people that work every day jobs, not people that have never worked a REAL job in their lives (go straight from college to politics). How can we expect our representatives to represent us if they do not experience our experiences? Peter Schiff is an economic realist that will hopefully bring back some financial sanity to our country. Maybe Peter will get term limits in place for us. Schiff for Senate!!BY Mike on 10/05/2009 at 16:34
Geez, I guess journalistic integrity really doesn't exist today. The Courant has went out of it's way so far to paint Peter as some fringe right winger. I see why CT is so screwed up.It's obvious what Peter was saying, it doesn't even take "interpretation" He was just saying, unlike these other charlatans you have been electing, he isn't looking to be a career politician. He just wants to get in office, help fix the problems of this country and get out. That to me is heroic and it is patriotic, unlike people like Chris Dodd who just want the luxury and power of being an elected U.S. govt official.BY bornnraisedcmr on 10/05/2009 at 17:05
Considering the sheer fascism (defined=state control of private actors) of the entire federal government going back well-over 50 years, this is one of Schiff's most apt analogies.Schiff for SenateBY Milton on 10/05/2009 at 19:33
What utter tripe. Focus on the issues, and don't go out of your way to misconstrue somebody's words. This article embodies exactly what is wrong with American media. If he's as crazy as this article makes him out to be then there should be plenty of issues to go after, instead of stretching his words to score cheap points. I challenge you to take on the issues, but as this article clearly shows, you're probably to spineless to take on that challenge.BY John  on 10/05/2009 at 21:04
You are the reason why good honest people decide to stay away from politics, letting the chalky scourge reign the political arena.BY jjrglobal on 10/05/2009 at 21:09
Yeah, way to go you freakin geniuses at "The Hill". It's clear to anyone with half a brain what Mr Schiff meant by his analogy. This is the typical asinine crap that passes for news today in this country and it's the reason why people are rejecting the mainstream press. It's all of this trivial mindless pap that insults every thinking American.When there are real problems facing this country we know we can not rely on the idiots in the mainstream media. Thanks a lot guys! Thanks for focusing on the REALLY BIG ISSUES.I hope you guys that call yourselves journos are saving for your retirement because you're all going to need it sooner than you think.BY TypicalMoronicNews on 10/05/2009 at 21:12
I guess this type of writing doesn't surprise me if it was written in Washington based on the policies they come up with. Reading this, I feel more justified in my support of Peter Schiff.BY senor fuerte  on 10/06/2009 at 00:05
This is why the political discourse in this country is so bad. People like Eric Zimmerman cannot understand the subtleties of language. It wasn't the best choice of words, I'll give you that; but there's no controversy here. What happened, Eric? You get writer's block and this is the best you could come up with?You're garbage.BY Max Canning on 10/06/2009 at 00:27

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