Steve Cohen actually said...

"The KKK is reprehensible. But, when they started, they were not out lynching as their primary purpose. Their primary purpose was to try to get back political power."

"The Tea Party did arise kind of like the Klan did after the Civil War. There were people who were out of power. They wanted their power back."

"They say it's a government takeover of health care, a big lie. Just like Goebbels. You say it enough, you repeat the lie, you repeat the lie, and eventually, people believe it, like blood libel."

"I blame Bush and Cheney for initiating the policy of appeasement towards Ghadafi."