Obama supporter compares Ann Romney to Hitler, Obama ad cites Mitt Romney as 'vampire.' Is this hate speech?

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What, no diversity and tolerance? -Carr

5/14/12, "Is calling Mitt Romney a Vampire and Ann Romney Hitler Hate speech?"

Chump line poll question of the day at Howie Carr show.

5/13/12, "Newsweek Contributor Compares Ann Romney to Hitler and Stalin on MSNBC," NewsBusters

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5/14/12, "Obama ad depicts Mitt Romney as job-killing 'vampire.' Over the top? (+video)," CSMonitor, Peter Grier

"Let’s look at the ad itself, shall we? At first glance, it’s brutal.

The spot, labeled “Steel,” focuses on a Kansas City, Mo., specialty metals firm that Bain acquired in 1993. The company, GST Steel, eventually filed for bankruptcy in 2001.

Most of the two-minute ad is taken up with the personal tales of veteran GST steelworkers. They accuse Bain of vacuuming as much cash out of the firm as it could, then leaving the company for dead.

“It was like a vampire. They came in and sucked the life out of us," says 31-year steelworker Jack Cobb in the Obama spot.

The ad accuses Bain of closing the company pension plan and seeking the elimination of retiree life and health insurance."...

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