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Hickenlooper-McInnis Hitler VIDEO

First Posted: 03/27/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 04:20 PM ET

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A new youtube video is comparing the Colorado Governor's race to World War II, and Scott McInnis won't like the side he's on.

The video overlays subtitles onto the 2004 Hitler biopic "Downfall." The scene, which--in the original movie--depicts Hitler berating his generals after receiving troubling news about the war, compares Hitler and the Colorado GOP. Learning of Ritter's exit from the race and Hickenlooper's entry is analogous to Hitler learning of the allied advance on Germany.

Denver-based political analyst and son of Holocaust survivors Eric Sondermann told KDVR "Normally, the first side to invoke Hitler loses in politics, but this may not be in the same category."

The scene from "Downfall" has been a popular medium for Youtube satirists. In 2008, a video went viral overlaying subtitles about Hillary Clinton's primary loss to Barack Obama.

While it may be premature to equate Hickenlooper's candidacy with the "downfall" of the Colorado GOP, you can't help but wonder how closely the satire mirrors recent conversations in Dick Wadhams's office.

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A new youtube video is comparing the Colorado Governor's race to World War II, and Scott McInnis won't like the side he's on. The video overlays subtitles onto the 2004 Hitler biopic "Downfall." T...
A new youtube video is comparing the Colorado Governor's race to World War II, and Scott McInnis won't like the side he's on. The video overlays subtitles onto the 2004 Hitler biopic "Downfall." T...
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HekmagaJuximakLives
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11:27 AM on 02/16/2010
After watching 20.77833774 x 10 to the 18th "HitlerBunkerScene" overdub videos on YouTube, I have to say that this may be the most overdubbed piece of film ever in the history of filmmaking.
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smilingjmac
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11:51 PM on 01/25/2010
that's funny. i just hope people don't freak out. it's just comedy after all...
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laresistance
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05:10 PM on 01/25/2010
That was fabulous!
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Black Knight
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03:28 PM on 01/25/2010
'The film's director, Oliver Hirschbiegel, spoke positively about these parodies in a 2010 interview with New York magazine, saying that many of them were funny and they were a fitting extension of the film's purpose: "The point of the film was to kick these terrible people off the throne that made them demons, making them real and their actions into reality. I think it's only fair if now it's taken as part of our history, and used for whatever purposes people like."'

This is oh so true if people were to read between the lines for these videos and instead of being the first to cry out being offended, they take notes on it to improve their campaign.
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