Andrew Breitbart Compares Trump to Hitler

This week is flying by, Friends,

The late Andrew Breitbart used to compare his colleague Stephen 'Steve' Bannon glowingly to Leni Riefenstahl.

Not many of you will even know who all if any of these three villains are. But you'll know one of them well very soon.

'Breitbart' is the most likely of three to ring a bell. He was the founder of the Breitbart News Network--an organization that Republican political analyst David Gergen described as making FOX News look tame.

Bannon is Donald Trump's new chief executive. He supplanted Paul Manafort, who was moved laterally within, as the new man in charge of the Trump campaign.

Leni Riefenstahl was the genius propaganda filmmaker given much of the credit for Adolf Hitler and his Third Reich's rise to power.

Here's a scene from Steve Bannon's latest film. It's a remake of
"Triumph of the Will" using a contemporary cast...kind of
like "Hamilton."

Her "Triumph of the Will" is considered one of history's most masterfully evil films. And she made dozens of other vile movies.

Riefenstahl's role in stirring up the ultra-nationalism of National Socialism and the vilification of the Jews has secured her a well-deserved place in Hell.

Bannon is described by no one as a nice guy, though he's extremely well credentialed.

He's a former naval officer, Harvard Business School MBA, and Goldman-Sachs investment banker. From a deal his own investment firm made with Ted Turner, he actually owns a piece of "Seinfeld."

This is truly ironic.

Regular readers of this blog know that in several posts I've compared Trump's campaign to Seinfeld episodes.

Calling out people for a physical feature or foible, a typical Trump tactic, came directly from a Seinfeld episode where Elaine's boyfriend left all of his exes with a gem that stuck.

He called Elaine 'Big Head' and she couldn't get over it. Sound a bit like "Little Marco?"

In another episode, nebbish George decides he would do everything opposite to what he'd normally do to see if his life could possibly change.

He became over-the-top, bombastic, argumentative, loud and brash, and all of it worked. Sound familiar?

Bannon is already deeply involved in propaganda filmmaking, all in the name of his extreme rightwing agenda.

Some of his films include 2006's "Border War: The Battle Over Illegal Immigration," 2010's "Generation Zero," and 2012's "Occupy Unmasked."

I haven't seen any of the 17 titles for which Bannon is credited, but my understanding is that they express his unapologetic point of view.

Bannon was the executive chairman of the Breitbart News Network, so if the company's founder compared the man to Leni Riefenstahl, it would be wise to take that comparison seriously.

He's a guy that loves to slash and burn anything and anyone he doesn't agree with. And he was reportedly brought into the The Donald's camp to ensure we'll be getting a double dose of the original Trump being Trump.  

It does beg the question: If Steve Bannon is the new Leni Riefenstahl, who does that make Donald Trump?