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Maybe Scalise didn't actually speak to Euro-Conference
Posted on 12/31/14 at 8:38 am
Posted on 12/31/14 at 8:38 am
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“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.”
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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.”
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Posted on 12/31/14 at 9:03 am to redandright
Scalise spoke at a white supremacist meeting and there's no way around it. But if he concurs with this version, to cast doubt rather than accept his role, then he is in knights pocket and owes him a favor.
And that is as low a deal as you can go. Speaks about scalise's character.
And that is as low a deal as you can go. Speaks about scalise's character.
Posted on 12/31/14 at 9:08 am to mahdragonz
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Scalise spoke at a white supremacist meeting and there's no way around it
You obviously didn't read the article.
Posted on 12/31/14 at 9:12 am to mahdragonz
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Scalise spoke at a white supremacist meeting
Suppose he did - has anyone mentioned what he said?
Wouldn't that matter? If he spoke and praised the concept of WS that would be one thing - but if he spoke and merely outlined his political philosophy what would be wrong with that?
People decrying this one incident don't seem concerned that Obama sat in a Black Theology church fro twenty years where the preacher damned America,
Posted on 12/31/14 at 9:16 am to ChineseBandit58
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Suppose he did
Well, as the old saying goes, you lie down with dogs and you're going to get fleas.
That said, I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt that it was an honest mistake and he and his staff didn't do their due diligence to check the group out before agreeing to speak there.
Posted on 12/31/14 at 9:18 am to ChineseBandit58
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Scalise spoke at a white supremacist meeting
Know you're playing Devil's Advocate(or white devil
) but Knight states in the article that he had use of the room prior to the Euro meeting and that he used it for his neighbourhood Civic Association, and that is where Scalise spoke. Which is what state reps do all the time.
Posted on 12/31/14 at 9:19 am to The Spleen
It was a Civic Association, not the Euro group.
Well then the whole Democrat party is in sore need of a major de-lousing.
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Well, as the old saying goes, you lie down with dogs and you're going to get fleas.
Well then the whole Democrat party is in sore need of a major de-lousing.
This post was edited on 12/31/14 at 9:22 am
Posted on 12/31/14 at 9:26 am to redandright
Associations with other people only matter for Republicans.
Posted on 12/31/14 at 9:31 am to redandright
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It was a Civic Association, not the Euro group.
Well hell - you know the DEMs/media is not going to buy into that explanation.
I'm saying 'suppose he did' speak there - whether he knew of their tenets or not - doesn't it matter what he actually said there?
e.g. do White Supremesists get to vote? If so, who do you want them to vote for, you or someone else? If you go to a group who you disagree with on their major topic but address a benign (to them) topic that separates you from your political opponent, what is wrong with that?
Do any DEMs ever speak at socialist gatherings?
Now it is my opinion that if he spoke there and endorsed the WS objectives then that is a huge problem. But if he spoke there and his address showed absolutely no support - or even knowledge - of the group's mission, then what the hell is wrong with that?
Couldn't he use the 'just someone in the neighborhood' artifice that Obama used to explain why he attended a fundraiser on his behalf hosted by a domestic terrorist?
Posted on 12/31/14 at 9:32 am to redandright
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Well then the whole Democrat party is in sore need of a major de-lousing.
I'd say the entire political class is.
Posted on 12/31/14 at 9:34 am to ChineseBandit58
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Obama sat in a Black Theology church fro twenty years where the preacher damned America,
But only on those sundays barack missed service. Amazing how readily that explanation was accepted.
This post was edited on 12/31/14 at 9:34 am
Posted on 12/31/14 at 9:36 am to redandright
People, you're in total denial. Scalise has acknowledged speaking at the EURO meeting. His speech was complimented afterwards by the meeting organizers. Stop trying to put lipstick on this pig.
This post was edited on 12/31/14 at 9:38 am
Posted on 12/31/14 at 10:23 am to Layabout
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People, you're in total denial.
Posted on 12/31/14 at 10:27 am to redandright
Posted on 12/31/14 at 11:28 am to Layabout
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People, you're in total denial. Scalise has acknowledged speaking at the EURO meeting. His speech was complimented afterwards by the meeting organizers. Stop trying to put lipstick on this pig.
LINK
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Here’s what Robinson told me about Scalise: “I have known Steve most of my professional career as a news anchor. I have always known him to be a straight-up good guy; I do not see him in the light that he is being painted. Sounds like they didn’t vet the organization in 2002; that certainly can happen. I certainly don’t know Steve to be a racist. I find that to be very hard to believe. He always comes across as a guy who is fair-minded. His political leanings are certainly different than mine. I respect that. But I don’t see him as a guy who is anti-minority, I don’t see that at all. I consider myself a pretty good judge of character. And this man is comfortable talking with anybody. I see him just as a universal human being who respects humanity. I don’t think he is a guy who judges people by the color of their skin or their ethnic origin. In no way do I see him as an ally of David Duke.”
But don't let that get in the way of what you want to believe.
Posted on 12/31/14 at 12:53 pm to mahdragonz
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mahdragonz
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Scalise spoke at a white supremacist meeting and there's no way around it. But if he concurs with this version, to cast doubt rather than accept his role, then he is in knights pocket and owes him a favor.
And that is as low a deal as you can go. Speaks about scalise's character.
Your pseudo-meltdown as a result of this has been fascinating to watch.
Posted on 12/31/14 at 1:13 pm to boosiebadazz
You really think keeping Scalise is a net benefit for the conservative political movement?
Explain how hanging out with white supremacists is a good thing again, like taking political donations from them?
I'll wait.
Explain how hanging out with white supremacists is a good thing again, like taking political donations from them?
I'll wait.
Posted on 12/31/14 at 1:23 pm to Layabout
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Stop trying to put lipstick on this pig.
Do you have any idea what the man actually said??
Or does the truth matter less than the apparent 'optics' of the situation?
Posted on 12/31/14 at 1:24 pm to mahdragonz
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Explain how hanging out with domestic terrorists is a good thing again, like taking political donations from them?
see how easy that is?
Posted on 12/31/14 at 1:27 pm to ChineseBandit58
So you think Obama is so great, he's the benchmark.
Says a lot.
Says a lot.
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