Apology Quote by Keith Olbermann
“Can Ken Starr ignore the apparent breadth of the sympathetic response to the President's speech? Facially, it finally dawned on me that the person Ken Starr has reminded me of facially all this time was Heinrich Himmler, including the glasses. If he now pursues the President of the United States, who, however flawed his apology was, came out and invoked God, family, his daughter, a political conspiracy and everything but the kitchen sink, would not there be some sort of comparison to a persecutor as opposed to a prosecutor for Mr. Starr?”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Television commentary, 2008
The speaker draws a stark, controversial analogy between a political prosecutor and a historical persecutor, questioning moral equivalence.
In simple terms: Comparing a prosecutor to a Nazi is extreme and problematic.
Key Takeaway
Avoid hyperbolic comparisons that obscure factual critique.
Themes
politics
morality
history
media
rhetoric
Mood
skeptical
cautious
analytical
Type
commentary
critical
When to use this quote
- legal investigations
- media analysis
- public opinion
- historical memory
Key Concepts
ethical analogy
public discourse
political criticism
Questions to Reflect On
- Is it fair to liken a prosecutor to a war criminal?
- How can we critique without extreme comparisons?
A Different Perspective
Such analogies can trivialize atrocities and derail constructive debate.
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