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Olbermann, Maddow Discuss Baby (Adolf) Hitler
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Jen Chung
Published Dec 18, 2008
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Last night, on Countdown with Keith Olbermann, the number 1 news story was the topic that suddenly gripped a nation: The saga of ShopRite refusing to inscribe a cake for little Adolf Hitler Campbell. Olbermann was charmed by Wal-Mart's statement explaining why they agreed to provide a cake and then brought in fellow MSNBC talk show host Rachel Maddow to riff on the subject.
The Express-Times, which reported on the uniquely named child on Sunday, finds that many people are sympathetic towards the Campbell children, but not the parents. There's also a gallery of photographs showing Adolf Hitler Campbell's birth certificate and the extent of his father's Nazi-admiring ways.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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