Sean Spicer, Omg.

[anneasquith]

Maybe some kind aber would post the latest news from the Trump's press officer, thanks.

[mazie]

Is this what you're looking for Anne?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/11/sean-spicer-hitler-chemical-weapons-holocaust-assad

[tonyav]

Is this it, anne ?.
http://news.sky.com/story/calls-for-trump-to-sack-sean-spicer-for-suggesting-hitler-did-not-use-chemical-weapons-10834077

[anneasquith]

Thank you both :-)

[-Talbot-]

Depends which one you want.

The most distorted version I should imagine?

[naomi24]

I didn’t hear what the OP and the rest of the enraged appear to have chosen to hear.

[Old_Geezer]

It was a blinkered description. One understands what was meant and an apology has been issued for the gaff. But it gives opportunity to mock: ought not go further though.

That said one would have thought those in high position would vet what they intend to put out, and have it vetted by their team. Seems rather incompetent.

[naomi24]

Old_Geezer, perhaps the ‘vetters’ weren’t searching for something that isn’t there, so not incompetent at all. Just not clairvoyant.

[kvalidir]

On the first Day of Pesach Sean Spicer said to me...
possibly the clumsiest, most moronic, insensitive nonsense I've heard for some time. The man is a moron and it was offensive, however I am quite prepared to believe it was merely clumsy and insensitive because he lacks the credentials to do the job properly. He apologised, unreservedly. Should he leave his position because he was anti-semetic? No, because I don't believe he was intentionally so, but should he leave because he's a blithering idiot? Quite possibly.

[Old_Geezer]

The articles state that he said Hitler didn't use chemical weapons on his people yet he used loads on his people in the gas chambers. Gas canisters used as weapons. Seems to be there to me. That stated I've not read the transcript of his speech.

[naomi24]

Old_Geezer, I listened to his speech. It didn't occur to me that he was referring to the plight of the Jews because he wasn't. He was talking about the sort of attacks Assad is employing. I think that was very clear.

[mikey4444]

Here he is :::::

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39572902

Actually, I prefer this Sean Spicer :::

[Old_Geezer]

That's quite a statement that you've made, Mikey !

[mikey4444]

God knows what happened just then ! Could a Mod please remove that post please ?

This is what I meant to post :::

I think we shouldn't overreact about what Spicer has said.

He was making a point, rather clumsily, that Assad is doing things to his own people that nobody else has done, since Saddam Hussein used poison gas on the Kurds, in Halabja, 1988.

Spicer could has chosen his words more carefully, but his meaning was clear.,,,,we was in no way making out Hitler to a good guy.

[kvalidir]

Perhaps that's because you're not Jewish Naomi. He said 'even Hitler didn't sink to using chemical weapons on his own people' and when EVERYONE in the room was thunderstruck and asked for clarification because all of those intelligent and worldly people were thinking about the Death Camps he made it worse by bumbling about and mentioning 'Holocaust Centres'- is that like Butlins or Centre Parcs do you think? Or do German Jews not count as his 'own people'? I agree it was more clumsy stupidity than actual malice but to suggest he said nothing wrong is ludicrous.

[Islay]

That man Spicer is an idiot, he should be sacked!

[naomi24]

kvalidir, no it isn't because I'm not Jewish. Quite simply he didn't say what he's accused of saying.

[mikey4444]

kvalidir....Naomi is right here ( OMG ! )

[kvalidir]

I think you both need to read my posts more clearly- he absolutely did say that. I have stressed that I think he was clumsy rather than malicious but he did say that. Please see this transcript if you don't believe me.
http://time.com/4735224/sean-spicer-hitler-chemical-weapons-transcript/

[ichkeria]

He's certainly an idiot.
Dragging up the name of Hitler in these situations is most unwise, whatever point you think you are trying to make. As Ken Livingstone has discovered.