Former KKK Leader May Run for Steves Scalises House Seat
The third-ranking House Republican may get a chance to differentiate himself from former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke once and for all. Just as he started his tenure as House Majority Whip last month, Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana faced a controversy when a blogger uncovered that he had spoken to a white supremacist group founded by Duke. Scalise later apologized and argued he was led astray by poor staff work. "It was a mistake I regret, and I emphatically oppose the divisive racial and religious views groups like these hold," he said in his apology. Now, it looks like Scalise may get a chance to show exactly how much he disagrees with Duke, as the former Klan leader is considering running against him for Congress. Duke told Louisiana radio host Jim Engster he would consider running against Scalise after he tried to distance himself from EURO "This guy is a sell out," Duke said. "Why in the world would he apologize? He said specifically that he shouldn't have gone to European American United Rights Organization, that he shouldn't have done it, it was a terrible mistake. What he's basically saying is that 60 of his district, the same people who voted for him, that they're just a bunch of racists.", Duke noted that his own political priorities were more consistent with Scalise's constituents, which he described as "opposed to the massive illegal immigration, opposed to welfare reform.", "He can't meet with members of his own district who have opinions like I have, but he'll meet with radical blacks who have totally opposite political positions," Duke said. The former Grand Wizard of the KKK also said that school integration was to blame for America's education problems. "I think our diversity is our downfall," he said, before launching into a diatribe about how "European-Americans" are underrepresented at Harvard.