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On Fox, Capitalistpig's Hoenig calls proposed executive pay regulation "another step towards total fascist rule"

May 16, 2009 12:36 pm ET

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- by christopher howard (May 16, 2009 1:03 pm ET)
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  Hoenig. Who is he again? Oh yeah, the guy who said it would be his freedom as an American to smash his own dog's head in against a wall.
  
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  - by neon desert (May 16, 2009 1:28 pm ET)
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    Oh yeah! Now I remember him. Where he's attacked by that little dog, and then it jumps out the window? That was great. I still think "Something About Mary" was his best film to date.
    
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- by tharri874 (May 16, 2009 1:05 pm ET)
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  You know, Media Matters rally ought to start a new version of the "Red Scare Index" to track all uses of "fascist," "Nazi," "fascism," etc. in the cable news networks.
  
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  - by christopher howard (May 16, 2009 1:25 pm ET)
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    Yeah, you'll note there were actually two fascist references in that brief exchange. Like Beck, Hoenig was referencing Pastor Niemoller's poem, "First they came..."
    
    As mentioned above, Hoenig was stated that the government telling him he couldn't smash his dog's brains out as unwarranted government intrusion in his life.
    
    "First they came for the animal abusers..."
    
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    - by latanza (May 16, 2009 2:16 pm ET)
      
      HA AHA HA! That was awesome
      
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- by roninkannushi1711 (May 16, 2009 1:39 pm ET)
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  I know my computer is not set-up for television, and this is not Saturday Night Live. Right? Mr. Hoenig is hypertising,(hyper-advertising), a far fetched possibility. Our government has stakes in the banks. Mr. Hoenig runs a private company, why is he up in arms? Oh, that is right. Less money for him.
  
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  - by TheDayV (May 16, 2009 1:45 pm ET)
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    I'd love to see someone ask these people how much they made last year. If he's got his panties in a not because suddenly he's going to be making 290k instead of 300k, then he can take a box of tissues to a corner and get over it.
    
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    - by christian6121485 (May 16, 2009 6:34 pm ET)
      
      Does it matter how much he makes? I don't care if he makes $200 million a year, it's not the public's business if he legally earned every penny.
      
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- by Romario (May 16, 2009 2:17 pm ET)
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  This guy is renowned for his idiotic comments on tv.
  
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  - by christopher howard (May 16, 2009 2:53 pm ET)
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    That's for sure. He once advocated bombing Iran to boost stock prices.
    
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- by snoopy (May 16, 2009 8:05 pm ET)
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  Seems to me fascist Germany pretty much deregulated industry just like the republicans did. The only difference is republicans don't have a concentration camp to get their free workers from.
  
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- by eweston8542983 (May 16, 2009 8:43 pm ET)
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  Hoenig, another step towards total institutional insanity in our national news media.
  
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- by TJ_rex (May 17, 2009 2:53 am ET)
  
  So tell me comrade Hoenig, how is it working for one of the biggest fascist noise outlets in the world?
  
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