Former KKK leader says his political adviser was ‘friendly’ with Rep. Scalise

... why is it you only respect blacks who think like you? tolerant, aren't we?

 

Look like he works for either side of the aisle. Funny how lbs never pointed out him dem affiliation.

 

Why would I want all black folks to think like me? Do all white folks think like you?

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Kinda like conservatives try to hide his Repub affiliations.

 

Who tried to hide it on the right?

 

As far as I know, he never ran for the office. the New Hampshire election was a primary preference election...And I was wrong, he didn't win the vote, he came in second.

 

Maybe this was posted earlier, I didn't read trough all the pages. But it seems that Scalise didn't speak at the event. From Slate

According to Knight, the EURO conference was slated to start in the early afternoon, roughly around 1 p.m. But his reservation at the hotel gave him access to the conference space for a few hours before the event’s official kickoff. At the time, Knight headed the Jefferson Heights Civic Association, which was largely comprised of elderly people who lived in his and Scalise’s neighborhood.

Knight said he set up a morning event for his own civic association in the hotel space before the EURO conference started. Though that event was in the conference’s hospitality room, it wasn’t at all related to the EURO event, he said.

“It was my room to do what I want with it,” he said.

Knight invited then–state Rep. Scalise as well as a representative from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office and a person from the American Red Cross to speak to the civic association at the hotel. Knight said he thinks the Red Cross speaker was from a local chapter but didn’t remember specifically. He also said he didn’t remember the names of either of the other speakers. The representative from the sheriff’s department spoke to attendees about a neighborhood watch program, and the person from the Red Cross discussed CPR techniques. Scalise also spoke.

“I wanted to reach out to him and give him an audience so he could talk to people from his district about legislation he was proposing,” Knight said. “I did that as a courtesy.”

 

Which seems odd, as Scalise has stated he spoke to a group whose views he condemns.

“One of the many groups that I spoke to regarding this critical legislation was a group whose views I wholeheartedly condemn,” Mr. Scalise said. “It was a mistake I regret, and I emphatically oppose the divisive racial and religious views groups like these hold.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/31/u...cist-group-clouds-republicans-plans.html?_r=0

Does he hate neighborhood associations run by anti black racists?

 

After investing considerable effort in reminding her readers how awful Knight, Duke, and this EURO crew are, Woodruff gets down to the details of that epic conference room rental at the Landmark Best Western in Metairie:

According to Knight, the EURO conference was slated to start in the early afternoon, roughly around 1 p.m. But his reservation at the hotel gave him access to the conference space for a few hours before the event’s official kickoff. At the time, Knight headed the Jefferson Heights Civic Association, which was largely comprised of elderly people who lived in his and Scalise’s neighborhood.

Knight said he set up a morning event for his own civic association in the hotel space before the EURO conference started. Though that event was in the conference’s hospitality room, it wasn’t at all related to the EURO event, he said.

“It was my room to do what I want with it,” he said.

Knight invited then–state Rep. Scalise as well as a representative from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office and a person from the American Red Cross to speak to the civic association at the hotel. Knight said he thinks the Red Cross speaker was from a local chapter but didn’t remember specifically. He also said he didn’t remember the names of either of the other speakers. The representative from the sheriff’s department spoke to attendees about a neighborhood watch program, and the person from the Red Cross discussed CPR techniques. Scalise also spoke.

“I wanted to reach out to him and give him an audience so he could talk to people from his district about legislation he was proposing,” Knight said. “I did that as a courtesy.”

And what a “courtesy” that turned out to be, twelve years later, when the media suddenly decided that nothing is “old news,” at least not when it hurts a member of the GOP leadership!

Knight estimates that about two-thirds to three-quarters of the people in the hospitality room at the civic association meeting were local residents who weren’t there to attend the EURO event, and about one-third to one-quarter were EURO convention attendees who arrived early and filtered into the hospitality room to drink coffee and kill time.

“I don’t think Steve was aware that there was a small contingent of people who came and sat in the audience prior to the EURO meeting,” Knight said.

I asked Knight if there was a sign on the hospitality room indicating it had been reserved for the EURO conference.

“I think not,” Knight said. “I really truly believe, if there were any signs or banners up, Mr. Scalise would [have asked], ‘What is that?’ And he probably would have left. Because I don’t recall having any banners or signs up at all.”

http://humanevents.com/2014/12/31/media-um-that-big-steve-scalise-story-probably-didnt-happen/

 

Very well.

 

Guilt by association with a guy who knew a guy? Obama was pals with Bill Ayers and went to his house. Obama went to Rev Wright's church and if I'm correct he married Barry and Michelle too. Does that mean Obama holds the same views as Rev Wright? It's comical at best.

 

Is it comical? As comical as defending anti black racists via diversionary arguments?

 

if he didn't attend the event, one wonders why he initially claimed he couldn't remember, and then, after some scrambling around, he said he didn't know that EURO was a white supremacist organization and that he regretted speaking there. If he didn't speak there, then, of course, there is no real issue other than his tap dancing. If he did, then his tap dancing will probably not be sufficiently distracting to keep the media from nipping at his heels about it and thus damaging his leadership effectiveness. I think it will take at least two more complete 24 news cycles before we get any clarity on it. But hey... I'm retired, on permanent vacation, and I'm in no hurry.

 

Probably because he couldn't remember. Hard to remember something you didn't do. What did you do on that day at that hour 12 years ago.

 

a congressman with a leadership staff and his folks couldn't come up with a recounting of his schedule? Heck, I was the Chief of Staff for the Maine State Senate Assistant Majority Leader 20 years ago. I still have my daytimers on file with every event she ever attended. Again... if he didn't REMEMBER, why not just stick with that story until someone could come up with the details instead of apologizing for doing something he had no recollection of doing? I would NEVER apologize for ANYTHING I didn't know I had done.

 

Funny how libruls are hanging onto this non story as Obama has racist Al over to the WH 89 times. Desperation

 

I could care less. As long as racists like The Congressional Black Caucus remains and Al Sharpton visits the White House often what does it matter is some other member of congress wants to associate with racists? Why can some do it and others cannot? Stop whining about these racists on one side until you are ready to address both sides.

 

Obama can't even hold onto a chef for that long, what makes you think everyone working for him has been there for 12 years?

 

I think racist Al was at the WH for New Years Eve.

 

Yep you don't have a problem with the white racist just the black folks you perceive as racists.

 

I have a problem with both sides of the racist equation. Where do you fit in?

 

I didn't say or even imply that that was the case.

 

Racist are racists.

 

I agree.

 

Here's an interesting new twist in the story.

http://news.yahoo.com/democrat-tipped-blogger-republican-lawmaker-meeting-white-nationalists-024824997.html

 

"I felt strongly that it would not have walked,” Reed told Reuters on Wednesday. "I was running in a district with a lot of bigots."

She lost to Scalise by more than 50 points. "

That and we are supposed to believe someone just randomly googled Scalise and David Duke? Sounds more like a Democrat was playing around on Stormfront and found something they thought they could use.. Heck who knows maybe this mystery poster is the Democrat himself


https://secure.actblue.com/page/gilda

Didnt another Louisiana politician claim everyone was racist and lost her race as well? hmm.. What is going on in that state.