Rep. Trey Radel is a Republican congressman from the Fort Myers/Naples area in Florida.
Yesterday he repeatedly used the hashtag #americafirst in the course of explaining his concerns about a U.S. military strike on Syria:
With #AmericaFirst What is the national security threat to the United States? #syria
— Trey Radel (@treyradel) August 31, 2013
President Obama and his admin will have to convince us how a strike in #syria puts #americafirst.
— Trey Radel (@treyradel) August 31, 2013
I am glad to see the Pres come to #Congress on #Syria first. But then again, we shouldn't have to ask or "thank". #americafirst
— Trey Radel (@treyradel) August 31, 2013
#democrat #republican #liberal #conservative #UniteBlue or #teaparty – Does a strike in #Syria put #americafirst?
— Trey Radel (@treyradel) August 31, 2013
Peter Sullivan is a liberal Democratic state representative from New Hampshire. This afternoon, Rep. Sullivan blasted Radel for using the same language as Nazi sympathizers Charles Lindbergh and Father Charles E. Coughlin:
Florida GOP congresscritter @TreyRadel uses "America First" hashtag to bash Obama. This was slogan of pre-WWII Nazi appeasers @uniteblue #p2
— Peter M. Sullivan (@CitizenSullivan) September 1, 2013
@treyradel Nice try. Why do you use the slogan of discredited clowns like Coughlin and Lindbergh when talking about foreign policy?
— Peter M. Sullivan (@CitizenSullivan) September 1, 2013
Radel’s response:
.@CitizenSullivan I have not made a decision yet, nor have I "bashed" the Pres. You should pay more attention to what's painted on your face
— Trey Radel (@treyradel) September 1, 2013
.@CitizenSullivan Enough of your Nazi references. They're silly. You're better than that if you're an elected official. Show some depth. Bye
— Trey Radel (@treyradel) September 1, 2013
We wonder if Rep. Sullivan was equally outraged when the Barack Obama presidential campaign used a Hitler Youth marching tune as a campaign slogan?
