Comments on: There is No Question Scalise Must Resign Leadership

By: Jen Kuznicki

Sun, 04 Jan 2015 00:37:00 +0000

Kenny Knight is the political conduit between Duke and Scalise.

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By: Mister #Bossy ® ‏

Sat, 03 Jan 2015 23:35:00 +0000

Okay. Let me see if I understand you correctly. Are you saying, on one hand, Kenny Knight is the primary source, but, on the other hand, he’s not a reliable source? That’s what I’m inferring from some of your previous comments. But, maybe I’m wrong. I just want clarification.

Regarding your point #1: “Kenny Knight is the source. He booked the room and called Scalise who was a neighbor, knew who he was and did not hold it against Knight.”

When you say Scalise knew who Knight was, are you saying he knew Knight was pro-KKK? If so, what is your primary source for this information?

The fact David Duke was Scalise’s predecessor as representative, or his neighbor, does not conclusively prove Scalise embraces Duke’s pro-KKK leanings. That truly is a guilt by association argument, and is immaterial to my query.

In your point #2 you wrote, “Kenny was leader of EURO group before it’s name changed to EURO …” They changed the name from EURO to EURO? I’m confused. Could you clarify, please?

Now, the most damning thing against Scalise is he did, indeed, apologize for speaking to the group. You ask a valid question, why would he apologize about something he either unwittingly didn’t know, or did know? Point well taken. But, some people have admitted to murders they didn’t commit. I don’t why; but it does happen.

Don’t get me wrong. If Scalise is truly sympathetic to the KKK, I want nothing to do with him, and he should step down. But this a very serious allegation. And I think we should presume a measure of innocence before proving him guilty solely on the words of Kenny Knight, et al.

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By: Brooklyn_Dodger

Sat, 03 Jan 2015 19:29:00 +0000

Nice edit!

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By: task

Sat, 03 Jan 2015 19:28:00 +0000

Couldn’t agree with you more but, alas, Scalise is one of them and they can be accused of many things but cannibalism is not one of them.

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By: Brooklyn_Dodger

Sat, 03 Jan 2015 19:16:00 +0000

Quite correct. And between your articles and Jeff Lord’s piece in Conservative Review, the entire case against Scalise and Boehner is very clear. Scalise has absolutely no clue what a conservative is, except when he berates them through the Republican Study Committee.
This case reminds me of that of Rep. Bob Bauman, a terrific parliamentary mind, who got caught looking for boys around Washington, DC. Once this was exposed, the question was whether he should resign. Bill Buckley, who I met the same evening I met Bauman, asked my opinion. I said if it were a Democrat, there was no problem, as Democrats have no moral standards anyway. Republicans tend, however, to have and support standards and morals, and this case put Bauman out on that alone. Buckley said he was thinking along the same lines, and wrote from that viewpoint. Bauman wasn’t happy about that, but resigned in due course. Had he stayed on, Bauman would have been a lightning rod for Democrat criticism of the entire Republican Party, and would be brought up each time legislation came up which required a moral stance.
So too with Scalise, who will be brought up each time a racial issue is discussed, or any issue actually. His presence in a leadership position makes any action Republicans might wish to take concerning the racial issues Democrats are pushing today. And I really dislike how Scalise (and Boehner) know nothing of the left wing Democrat history of the KKK and its membership (see Lord’s article).

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By: Mary Lou Barnwell

Sat, 03 Jan 2015 18:44:00 +0000

Brooklyn_Dodger, thats better.

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By: task

Sat, 03 Jan 2015 18:17:00 +0000

Isn’t this strange? This is one thing that Republican Leadership should do that Democrats also want. They never have any trouble capitulating with Democrats on everything else that seem to consistently adversely affect the Republic. They might as well load the gun that Democrats will use to kill them.

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By: Jen Kuznicki

Sat, 03 Jan 2015 18:06:00 +0000

You can go ahead and do that, and when you do, you will get a lot of argument that says that Scalise did not speak to the EURO ppl. There are problems with this and that’s what I’m pointing out.

First, Kenny Knight is the source. He booked the room and called Scalise who was a neighbor, knew who he was and did not hold it against Knight. (problem #1) Scalise agreed to show up for Knight who says he spoke to neighborhood association ppl, early in the day, and though some EURO people filtered in the room, it was for the civic association. (problem #2) Kenny was leader of EURO group before it’s name changed to EURO, and booked the entire hotel that same day as a favor to David Duke (problem #3) Scalise apologized for speaking to EURO group even though he didn’t (problem#4) His defenders are claiming the story ends with Scalise not speaking to EURO group, even though he admitted to doing so. (problem #5)

#1. I suppose some might think it is the right thing to do when they don’t hold Jew-hating and black/brown hating against people. Is that what the GOP should do?

#2. Scalise blamed the speech on a lack of staff, a lack of google in order to vet this group he was going to speak to–he never spoke to them so–now we know Kenny Knight, longtime advisor to David Duke called on him to speak. Scalise knew who Kenny was and what he believed and who his contacts were.

#3. You can’t argue that you didn’t know who the group was when you know who the booking agent was, who also booked your speech.

#4. Why would Scalise just admit to, and apologize for something egregious he didnt do? Was it because he knew Kenny, and it was understandable in his view that it would be the EURO or KKK people?

#5. The story doesn’t end with this being a hoax. It raises more questions as to why Scalise believed he spoke to white nationalists and it comes down to him wanting the votes Knight brought to the table. Remember, David Duke was the representative preceding Scalise.

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By: Mister #Bossy ® ‏

Sat, 03 Jan 2015 17:44:00 +0000

By: Jen Kuznicki

Sat, 03 Jan 2015 17:29:00 +0000

I did not accuse Scalise of speaking before a white supremacist group, he admitted he did. (Though he didn’t and instead spoke at the behest of the poltical operative for David Duke, the former Grand Wizard of the KKK, who also was the leader of the group EURO though he claimed he wasn’t. Euro is a descendant of KKK)

My argument proves he wanted KKK votes, simply because he admitted to speaking to them even though he didn’t.

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