>>Pretty much the same as in 2004.
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>>Here's some Nexis data re big-city newspapers covering the single anonymous Hitler comparison in Jan 2004, along with number of disapproving pieces referencing it:
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>>Total mentions in big-city newspapers: 56
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>>From the same source, looking at disapproval of comparisons of the 2009 Hitler comparisons by named people, including major opinion leaders. I picked August and Limbaugh as a topic because that is a fairly explicit example and it happened more than once.
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>>Total mentions in big-city newspapers: 6.
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>>I agree that the media has shown images of people waving swastikas and hollering, but the 2004 outpouring of disapproval and invective (including that heaped on the vector where the anonymous comparison was posted) seems comparatively muted.
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>>Others have said that the caliber of discourse and debate about healthcare and other important topics is reaching new lows. I'm wondering how long the generally respectful and courteous majority is going to put up with it.
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>I cannot speak to the written news. I can only speak for what I have witnessed on the tv - both cable and local news. It has been everywhere and the commentary everywhere as well.
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>You left out the Hitler/McCain comparison by Madonna during the election :o)
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>Back to the Obama/Hitler comparison and even going back to the Rush one, here is an opinion piece that echos the media coverage that I have witnessed:
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>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/277730

Hitlerizing is bad, whether it is happening to Obama or was to Bush.