Is John McCain a Liberal Fascist?

Here’s the thing…. when deciding to compare oneself to a 1940s European leader, it’s probably best not to directly invoke Triumph of the Will.

McCain:

Riefenstahl:

It’s not as if Triumph is an obscure film, and the cloud scene is extremely well known. Triumph is, of course, a magnificent technical accomplishment, and a lot of filmmakers have stolen scenes from it (the final scene of Star Wars is lifted from TOTW, and John Milius uses the same cloud imagery to open Red Dawn), but as a general rule I’d have to say that American politicians should be careful about borrowing Nazi imagery.