American Crystal Sugar CEO target of Hitler YouTube spoof

The American Crystal Sugar CEO David Berg is the latest public figure to be spoofed in a YouTube video stunt that overlays modern subtitles onto a movie clip of a ranting Adolf Hiter. Chuck Haga at the Grand Forks Herald dissects the controversy.
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American Crystal Sugar CEO David Berg is the latest public figure to be targeted in a YouTube video stunt that overlays modern subtitles onto a movie clip of a ranting Adolf Hiter. Chuck Haga at the Grand Forks Herald dissects the controversy.

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