After the Washington Post reported that House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) spoke at a 2002 event hosted by a white nationalist group, RedState editor Erick Erickson knocked Scalise’s supposed ignorance about the organization.
According to the Post’s Robert Costa, Scalise appeared at an event for the European-American Unity and Rights Organization, a group founded by former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, but didn’t know at the time that the organization was a hate group.
But Scalise spokesperson says he was unaware of group’s “hate-fueled ignorance and intolerance” at the time, poorly staffed
— Robert Costa (@costareports) December 29, 2014
Erickson was not willing to give Scalise the benefit of the doubt.
“How do you not know? How do you not investigate?” Erickson wrote on Monday. “By 2002, everybody knew Duke was still the man he had claimed not to be. EVERYBODY.”
“How the hell does somebody show up at a David Duke organized event in 2002 and claim ignorance?” Erickson asked.
The conservative writer then suggested that Scalise lose the support of House Republican leaders over his decision to speak at the 2002 event.
The conservative writer then suggested that Scalise lose the support of House Republican leaders over his decision to speak at the 2002 event.
Nah. They love him for it in secret if not in public.
Oh. Even Erick (son of Erik) thought Scalia is full of shit with his excuse?
Damn.
/checking outside for flying pigs.
Between this and the Atlantic profile, I suspect he is trying to seem like an adult. Wonder what he has planned.
"Erick Erickson Apalled That GOP Whip Spoke At White Nationalist " Wink,Wink.
"The conservative writer then suggested that Scalise** gain** the support
of House Republican leaders over his decision to speak at the 2002
event.
GOP code talk lose = gain.LOL!!