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No surprises hereā¦racism and denial run deep in our culture
We might want to think carefully about the recent revelation of Torture as a stain on our values and history. Americas sense of moral superiority has already been blemished by that āpeculiar institutionā slavery- the stubborn stain we just canāt whitewash away.
But not for lack of trying. http://wp.me/p2qifI-2AA
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Iād like to believe that this would be sufficient to get him booted from office, or least cause him to lose his next election, but I think we all know that neither of those two things will happen. Heāll have some press conference where he talks about God and Jesus and the family and how heās a different man and doesnāt think that way anymore, and his constituents and colleagues will pat him on the back and say heās an honorable man for having the strength to come forward and apologize.
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Of course it wasnāt that Dukes is an unrepentant racist or a blot on the landscape,
its just that he couldnāt get elected. Boy did we get lucky with Scalise. I hope he stays
exactly where he is in the GOP. Heāll be easy to point and laugh at.
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Majority Whip is a fitting job title, yes?
āHeās bona fideā
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When Boner finds himself having a sober day, he and Sleazy will take a walk to the specially built woodshed behind the Speakerās office and theyāll have a man to man
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Say good bye Congressman:
Former KKK leader says his political adviser was āfriendlyā with Rep. Scalise
Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke said late Monday that his longtime political adviser, Kenny Knight, was āfriendlyā with House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) in 2002, and cited that relationship as the reason Scalise accepted an invitation that year to speak at a gathering of white supremacists.
āScalise would communicate a lot with my campaign manager, Kenny Knight,ā Duke said in a phone interview. āThat is why he was invited and why he would come. Kenny knew Scalise, Scalise knew Kenny. They were friendly.ā
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The fact he is obviously lying about not knowing is enough to disqualify him from any leadership position. Although many of us didnāt vote for these loony tunes, they are in the majority now and they are representing OUR House of Representatives, we cannot allow any known KKK supporting racist to hold high power in our government. He needs to follow Grimm out the door.
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Kenny Knight was the former leader of the National Association for the Advancement of White People. Will Scalise deny knowing him as well?
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Teatroll Rosetta Stone: āIāll want and will get the same results he wants because we support the same policies for the same reasons, but dad-gummit he made the mistake of being open about it.ā
Because Atwater.
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A āgaffeā is when a politician is caught accidentally telling the truth.
Given the nature of the Republican Party in the 21st century, youād almost expect this POS to consider this an endorsement.
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Thatās how GW Bush got his job. Dick Cheney was not electable, so they put a front man in.
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To be fair if Scalise rejected the support of unmitigated racists he probably wouldnāt be able to win an election in Louisianaās 1st congressional district. I donāt know if Scalise is a racist or anti-semitic because I donāt know whatās in his heart, but his knee-jerk denial is informative. I guess thatās what makes him āviableā.
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āThe novelty of David Duke has worn off.ā
Just look at that word choice for a bit. āNoveltyā to describe someone as odious as David Duke . . . unless, of course, one doesnāt find him so odious after all, or not odious enough to refuse an invitation to speak in front of EURO three years later.
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Iām surprised that all Republicans donāt wear their white hooded robes as they cast their votes in Congress. They could say itās part of their āreligiousā liberty?
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Be amusing to find out that Kenny chose Scalise the way Tom Cruise chose Katie Holmes
Wonder if more than happy coincidence the Mancurian candidate got into power while the only prominent Jewish GOP guy got tossed out
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I donāt think most of the seemingly racist GOPers are actually racist. Theyāre even worse than racist because they ultimately know racism is evil and yet they they play to that evil in order to get elected and reelected. Guys like Scalise understand the hideousness of racism yet gleefully stoke fear and hate. Thereās something far more depraved about that behavior than even the vilest of racists.
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The Dixiecrats now own the GOP and will continue to demand more leadership positionsā¦or else. Got that, Jeb?
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So if he was agreeing with David Duke three years before he was a key speaker at a David Duke sponsored neo-Nazi rally, how could he not know what the David Duke sponsored neo-Nazi rally was all about?
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āDuke has proven that he canāt get elected, and thatās the first and most important thing.ā
Jesus effing Christ; the most important takeaway from Dukeās well documented history of unabashed racism is that he canāt get elected?
This jackass has less than 24 hours before heās forced to resign, just like his colleague and fellow scumbag Grimm.
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