Tennessee Republican State Sen. Frank Niceley is a man of many talents. He’s a farmer, a hunter, and a dedicated student of history. Unfortunately, the history he’s such a fan of is — contra his folksy surname — not so nice; like the time he claimed that the Civil War was still happening and that the South was winning; or the time he said cockfighting was a proud Tennessee tradition (it was banned in 1881) that brought important tourist money into The Volunteer State; and most recently, when he stood up on the senate floor this week to tell a heartwarming story about a young man who overcame the challenges of homelessness, and went on to make something of his life.
That young man’s name? Adolf Hitler.
