Gerson, Michael (June 30, 2010), The Ugly Party vs. the Grown-Up Party, "Liberals carried signs at Bush rallies: "Save Mother Earth Kill Bush." Says John Avlon, author of "Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe Is Hijacking America," "If you only take offense when the president of your party is compared to Hitler, then you're part of the problem."" at: November 25, 2018, publisher: The Washington Post
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If you only take offense when the president of your party is compared to Hitler, then you're part of the problem.

— John Avlon

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About John Avlon

John Phillips Avlon (born January 19, 1973) is an American journalist and political commentator. He is a Senior Political Analyst and fill-anchor at CNN and former editor-in-chief and managing director of The Daily Beast from 2013 to 2018. Avlon has also been a columnist and associate editor for The New York Sun and chief speechwriter for former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani.