Fuß in der Öffnung*

You know, if you're any kind of public figure in Germany, there's one group of people you should never, ever praise for any reason whatsoever.

A German public television network Sunday sacked a popular talk show host and former news presenter after she had praised the Nazi's family policies at a news conference for her new book on child-rearing.

NDR television program director Volker Herres said on the NDR website the network had fired Eva Herman, 48, with immediate effect for her comments "that we deemed to be incompatible to her role as a television presenter and talk show host."

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While presenting her book "Das Prinzip Arche Noah - warum wir die Familie retten muessen" (Arche Noah principle - why we must save the family), she said family values that were nurtured in the Nazi era were cast away by the turmoil of the late 1960s.

"It was a horrible time with a manic and dangerous leader who led the Germans into ruin as we all know."

I sense a "but" coming on, and wouldn't you know it...

"But there was at the time also something good, and that is the values, that is the children, that is the families, that is a togetherness -- it was all abolished, there was nothing left," Herman said.

Sheesh. I'll lay it out again: Do. Not. Praise. The. Nazis.

*According to Alta Vista Babel Fish, this means "Foot in mouth."