Discussion: GOP Whip Might Have Spoken At White Supremacist Meeting, He's Not Sure

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We are surprised by this?

I know that sounds flippant, but seriously, we are shocked to find a GOP leader willing to do this when the GOP is the home of the former Dixiecrat constituency?

I guess my only surprise is that the GOP was not more careful in vetting their “leadership” for things that are PR land mines waiting to go off.

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AbRAHAM LinCOLN was A RepuBLICan, LIBTards@!!1!!!111one!11!1!!!

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Color me shocked.

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We’ll gosh, how could anyone be expected to realize that something called the “European-American Unity and Rights Organization” was a racist front group?

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“he made himself available to anyone who wanted to hear his proposal to eliminate slush funds that wasted millions of taxpayer dollars as well as his opposition to a proposed tax increase on middle-class families.”

Because Atwater.

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Isn’t that called “The Base”?

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“In every case, he was building support for his policies, not the other way around"

Scalise’s spox elucidated further:
“You are aware-- you simply can’t win an election in Louisiana without the support of the ®acists.”

jw1

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‘Isolated incident.’

‘Over zealous booking staffer.’

‘Mistakes were made.’

‘Play dumb? I am dumb!’

Which will it be?

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I knew before reading the article that the lame ass excuse explanation would be he was unaware of the true nature of the group.

I don’t know about you all, but I would certainly investigate what a group stands for before speaking in front of them. My reasoning would be it would help me understand their particular interest so that I could address/speak to them accordingly.

Sorry; I’m not buying he did not know who these people are and what they stand for.

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The"GOP Whip" is obviously “Old South”. Here’s a younger, longer-haired Scalise before he flamed out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-0bDQPoTkk

“Carreh out my will or you will feel my layush!”

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‘Is you is, or is you aint my constituency?’

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‘These boys desecrated a fiery cross’

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Republicans are now openly okay with felons and Nazi-affiliates serving in Congress. Let’s see if they have the courage to actually prove me wrong on this point. Not holding my breath…

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God I loved that show…so much so I could feel it…deep down in mah plums…

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Neoconfederate gets job as “Whip”?
You can’t make this shit up.

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Until he was killed by a “states rights” conservative.

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The only question is why has it been such a secret…maybe he did know they were a hate group

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In further news: the sun is yellow

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It’s a PR two-step. He was unaware of the nature of these racists he was seeking votes from, and he will seek votes and talk to anyone. Boilerplate bullshit from the GOP/racist apologists.

BTW, anyone talking about this are the “real racists”.

GOP gas lighting at its best.

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