Gov. Charlie Crist has a DVD to share with the people of Florida.
A DVD of “Jud Suss.”
Apparently, the Governor (or whoever writes his copy) recently wrote a thank you note that would make etiquette maven Emily Post proud.
Recipient? The citizen who provided him with a copy of the Third Reich favorite, John Ubele, who just happens to run a white supremacist website.
Per The Herald Tribune (7/24/2009):
“Thank you for sending me the DVD ‘Jud Suss.’ It is my pleasure to accept this on behalf of myself and the people of Florida. I appreciate your thoughtfulness in sharing this DVD … Thank you again for your generosity.”
D-OH!
The Holocaust Education and Archive Research Team (HEART) describes Jud Suss as "The most successful anti-Semitic film the Nazi's ever made." (Read more here).
As reported by Florida Today, 7/24/2009:
(...)
Crist’s office sent a letter dated June 30 and bearing the governor’s signature that thanked John Ubele of Pasco County for providing the governor with a DVD of “Jud Suss.” The Nazi-produced film is recognized as one of history’s most incendiary.
In closing a brief thank-you note, Crist praised Ubele’s thoughtfulness and generosity and said he would be delighted to share the DVD with the people of Florida.
“I was surprised considering the stigma that has been associated with the film,” Ubele said Friday in an exchange of e-mails with The Associated Press. “I was even more suprised when I looked at the signature because from what I can tell it looks real.” Ubele said the signature appeared to be signed by a marker.
The governor’s office, however, said it was an embarrassing mistake.
“We are NOT sharing the DVD with the people of Florida,” said Sterling Ivey, the governor’s press secretary. “The governor does not support this view. The letter was sent out prior to us reviewing the DVD that was sent.”
The 1940 film was produced by the Nazi propaganda arm and was a great success in Germany and abroad, although it was banned in Sweden in 1941 and has never been shown in that country.
Within the Third Reich, “Jud Suss” was the No. 1 film of the 1939-1940 season when it was seen by more than 20 million people. Anti-Jewish violence was reported after its projection in Marseille, France, for one example.
Ubele, who ran unsuccessfully for the state Legislature, is the operations manager of a group called the Nationalist Coalition that promotes “white activism.”
Crist aspires to become the Florida Republican candidate for U.S. Senate. All I can say is...
Way to go after the South Florida vote, Charlie.
Oh. But there's more.
Charlie was quick to pen a note of a different sort after Ubele posted his thank-you note.
Also from The Herald Tribune link cited above:
(...)Ubele doesn't scare easily. The letter remains posted for your reading pleasure here.UPDATE: Crist sent out a stern letter late Friday night, asking Ubele to pull a copy of Crist's original form letter from the website.
"This letter is written to correct an inexcusable mistake made by staff in my office. reflected in a letter of June 30, 2009 regarding the DVD Jud Suss. Unfortunately, that letter was sent by staff prior to any review of the content of the DVD. Subsequently, my staff has reviewed the DVD and advised me of the content.
"I am now writing to unequivocally advise you that neither I, not anyone in this administration agree with or condone the anti-Semitic content of this DVD. This DVD contains anti-Semitic propaganda filmed in Nazi Germany. It is laden with crude, anti-Semitic stereotypes and was unfortunately used by the Nazi regime to facilitate the Holocaust. The murder of over six million Jews in World War II is an abhorrent but real episode of man's inhumanity to man.
"I am advised that you have posted by June 30, 2009 letter on your Web site. Since that letter was sent in error and does not reflect my view, I request that you immediately remove it from your Web site, and any other representation therein that I or anyone in my administration agree with or condone the anti-Semitic content of this DVD."
(A link to the film can also be accessed from Ubele's website, but out of respect for my members of my family and friends of Jewish faith, I just can't link to the film.)
But, trust me. We are all ROFLAO over this one.
Especially as Crist refusing to address those citizens "concentrated" under Miami's Julia Tuttle Causeway.....
Who needs a note?
"All gifts should be acknowledged with a note, unless the goodies were opened in front of the giver—then you have the chance to thank them in person. An important exception: many of an older generation expect a hand-written note. Providing them with one is an appropriate gesture of respect and consideration."
--The Emily Post Institute
10 comments:
Alex Pickett and Stogie broke this story days earlier. Alex posted it on my blog Thursday. I'm pissed they didn't get credit.
I'm sorry to hear that. Well, let's give the credit here
Here's the link to those who broke the story first.
Neo-Nazis and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist share a love of movie.
Thanks Michael and Sunny for the props. Yeah, no credit sucks, especially for an unemployed journo, but you know this just shows the way "new media" is going. For the last five years, blogs have broken the major stories of the day. And with newspapers in a freefall, blogs like Smashed Frog and Pushing Rope will be directing the conversation for the larger media outlets.
And that's pretty cool.
I can't let this post get away. DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do we have a fascist Govenor???
JUST CLICK MY NAME AND HELP GET RID OF HIS ASS!!!
That's a good way to look at it, Alex...:)
I swear, back when the Bob Allen story broke, info posted on SF was "utilized" by the Daily Show...in fact, my jaw dropped in disbelief when Jon Stewart repeated it almost verbatim...but it was such an ironic point that would've never been picked up locally (God knows, don't want to rock the political boat over here on the east coast)...I was happy the point was in a national "in your face" manner.
A credit would've been fantastic...but the payoff as far as Allen was pretty fantastic as well.
Perhaps the "thank you" story will dog Crist, just like the JTuttle.
Keep up the good work.
Book, I think we have a governor who's fairly certain he will waltz into the U.S. Senate seat...not so easy to do and say nothing when the lens goes national...but it is a pretty dang funny story.
What is really questionable, the second letter stating that the original letter was sent out BEFORE they reviewed the movie.. hmm, maybe it is just me, and it probably could be as a degreed history major, but just the NAME Jud Suss tells me all I need to know. Anyone that is up on their military history will at least know what the idea of the movie is.
Anyone want to bet the second letter is strictly a saving move because the story was busted, and not a heartfelt response to a truly despicable ideal?
I wonder if Uncle Charlie has a brownshirt and a red/black/white armband...
CC must be furious.
not at all. I see the journalists steal MY SHIT ALL THE TIME. I comment at the times they grab it, don't post my comments, WISH THEY COULD BE ME and then STEAL MY BRAIN WORK. THEY SUCK. Of course, they are NOT real journalists. How did hte AWESOME ALEX PICKETT become unemployed? With all the so called SHITTY journos STILL employed.
I think all yall missed the bigger picture.
TO WIT: I had never heard of jud suss. How bout yall???
NOW WE HAVE and so has everyone else in florida.
CARNEY ADVERTISING now the confederates will snatch it up and it will get worse than ever for the sex offenders and their other victims.
THIS is a TRAINING MANUAL and I'd venture the question: HOW MANY OTHER dvds does the governor receive?
HE's not pissed at ALL>>> He's THRILLEd that he was able to provide this free advertising.
Sunny you of all people can't be missing the number of sexual offenders who have been murdered lately.
WAKE UP FOLKS !!!!
Get to know the carney way of doing things.
THIS is carny advertising.
NO PROPS to stogie for insider connections to the same place that fired alex pickett.
Just sayin ....
I mean MAYBE he found it on his own.
IF SO THEN BIG PROPS TO all of them but get used to them stealing your shit.
Just get it out there.
Consider it free advertising and let the ego go ...
if you do your meta tags correctly they will still find you TOO.
Also ... keep track of it that way when the SPT starts f'ing with bloggers over stealing THEIR shit the bloggers can say: I'll pay YOU for YOURS when you pay ME for MINE.
sunny your comments wouldn't load ALL DAY yesterday. No matter what. Anyway, the story of the little girl with skittles in the st pete times. The bullshit story? I provided most of the details of the OTHER "UNRELATED" cocaine find in another county but she plagiarized it and THEN TO COVER HER TRACKS did NOT post my comment. Three subsequent 'within guidelines' comments were also offered BUT NOT POSTED. I didn't mind her using it but NOT POSTING the comment was just nasty. THEN she made up some comment from ANOTHER POSTER to slip in there. I have saved in paint the NUMEROUS times they have slid my comments in before ones that they posted AFTER mine were made but then when I would query where my comments were they would go back and slide mine in later. Many games are played at the st pete times with regards to swaying public opinion via their 'public' (anything BUT) commments.
Like when tricky ricky baker wants something done or when charlie wants to approve of devron gibbons. (AMSCOT !!!!!!) And, meantime everyone give THREE CHEERS to the normally sainted PAT FRANK for using AMSCOT (THIEVES) to enable Hillsborough County residents to pay their ALREADY ILLEGAL or questionable traffic tix at a predatory dump like AMSCOT. No, I do not have any traffic tix. But I do know what color the sky is.
Here's the skittles story. Not a word posted from the one (me) who gave the most information. And, there's no connection to the KILOS of dope found in home depot vanities, EITHER.
Clumsy.
That was my comment: Clumsy. Second time in a week drugs are found in skittles.
I will also use that term to describe Rebekka Catalanello or whatever her name is ... clumsy thievery which would have gone without mention had her big self POSTED MY COMMENTS where she gleaned the information and can't pretend otherwise due to past precedent AND the clumsy made up comment made well after her 'research.'
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