1 what skill would that be?

2 Prep work for a specialty painter!

3 I strongly advise against this! Too much to cover up when you run for public office already--in case you forgot your recent confessions! Now we will be facing inevitable comparisons with you-know-who...Didn't Hitler start out as a house painter? I can hear it already!

4 Darrell, Hitler did bad portraits. Or was it bad landscapes? I don't remember, but in any event he was the other kind of painter: they guys with berets who starve in garrets until it's time to make a bid for world conquest.

5 From "The Devil With Hitler" 1942..Hitler is heard bragging about his skills as a two-handed house painter by claiming..."I could switch hands and never miss a stroke." --or-- "He left Vienna early in 1912 and obtained work in Munich as a house painter and decorator. During the war, he was gassed which resulted in his being blind for about three months." Adolph Hitler by Alois Hitler - New York American, November 30, 1930 So, in conclusion, he either was, or wasn't a house painter. Remember, in this war, reporters and those in the entertainment industry sometimes lied, but in a way that contributed to the war effort--- for "our" side! Now, they still lie, but always to help our enemies.

6 Hm. How interesting. Maybe he did both housepainting and "fine art." Because I was thinking of that film that discusses his relationship with his art dealer: http://www.NNNN.com/title/tt0290210/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9bWF4fGZ0PTF8bXg9MjB8bG09NTAwfGNvPTF8aHRtbD0xfG5tPTE_;fc=1;ft=52;fm=1 [replace the NNNN with the initials of the Internet Movie Data Base] Anyway, if there's anyone I'm in danger of becoming, it's Stalin. When I do volunteer work for my 12-step group, I usually come home and tell my husband that I'm simply trying to be "of service." "Good for you," he usually replies. "That's how Stalin took over the Soviet Union."

7 "Good" intentions---and a few dozen carefully chosen murders in the beginning. Sometimes 'dozens' has the way of turning into fifty million or so in the end. Note to LMA's 12-step group---I'm not implying anything here! Chill... I checked your link. John Cusack, eh? Now why am I not surprised? I am always curious when the Left makes a movie about Hitler. I should rent it and see what those clever little scamps put in...