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EricMaundry

(1,619 posts)
Fri Aug 5, 2016, 10:27 PM Aug 2016

Former KKK leader David Duke: "Donald Trump is not a racist"

Source: CBS News

Former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke continued his months-long defense of Donald Trump in an interview with NPR Friday, saying that the GOP nominee is "not a racist" and declaring that he would be a strong backer of Trump's legislative agenda if he won a Senate seat.

Responding to some criticisms -- including those from Republicans -- that some of Trump's comments during his campaign are racially-charged, Duke told NPR's Steve Inskeep that "these are just nothing more than epithets and vicious attacks."

"Donald Trump is not a racist," the white nationalist said. "And the truth is, in this country, if you simply defend the heritage of European American people, then you're automatically a racist."

He asserted that actually, "there's massive racial discrimination against European Americans, and that's the reality." Duke said that there's a "very vicious anti-white narrative" in Hollywood, which he claimed was not controlled by European-Americans.

When Inskeep asked whether Duke was referring to Jews in the media, Duke replied: "Well they're from the Middle East, that's not European. That's not European, is it? That's Middle Eastern. And they have a particular orientation for their positions and their programs."

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ex-kkk-leader-david-duke-donald-trump-is-not-a-racist/

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Former KKK leader David Duke: "Donald Trump is not a racist" (Original Post) EricMaundry Aug 2016 OP
I think that Trump owes him an endorsement. Tal Vez Aug 2016 #1
:D C Moon Aug 2016 #11
What... because unlike Duke Mendocino Aug 2016 #2
... so stop saying that!!11!!1 PSPS Aug 2016 #3
Here's my favorite part of what KKK Duke said... 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #4
NPR's Inskeep can always be relied on to provide a platform for freaks. I miss Bob Edwards. PSPS Aug 2016 #5
Isn't this cockroach dead yet? MichiganVote Aug 2016 #6
By the way he looks I'd say it's not far off. NWCorona Aug 2016 #8
That's like Trent Lott praising Strom Thurmond NWCorona Aug 2016 #7
We might have to believe him ripcord Aug 2016 #9
Hey, David should KNOW! n/t TygrBright Aug 2016 #10
Oh, god, an expert finally speaks up! truthisfreedom Aug 2016 #12
Even more telling... Behind the Aegis Aug 2016 #13
.... trusty elf Aug 2016 #14
Said he would bet a set of his finest white sheets on it. n/t jtuck004 Aug 2016 #15
I feel so much better now! unitedwethrive Aug 2016 #16
In Duke's defense - David Duke is an expert racist. marble falls Aug 2016 #17
I heard this interview and it was the creepiest thing I've ever heard. Arkana Aug 2016 #18
As an analogy BumRushDaShow Aug 2016 #19
Duke looks like something from the New Orleans haunted house tour EricMaundry Aug 2016 #20
Donald, I served with racists. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #21
 

63splitwindow

(2,657 posts)
4. Here's my favorite part of what KKK Duke said...
Fri Aug 5, 2016, 10:40 PM
Aug 2016

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In an interview on NPR's "Morning Edition" Friday, former KKK leader David Duke said, if elected to the Senate in Louisiana, that no one would be a greater supporter of Trump in the Senate than he would be.
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"I represent the ideas of preserving this country and the heritage of this country and I think Trump represents that as well," Duke said.
"We've done the analysis of what's going on in Louisiana. We've already polled inside the Trump voters, and we know we're gonna carry 75 to 80 percent of those who are going to vote for Trump."

Entire article: http://www.aol.com/article/2016/08/05/former-kkk-leader-david-duke-says-donald-trump-is-not-a-racist/21445810/

Behind the Aegis

(54,044 posts)
13. Even more telling...
Sat Aug 6, 2016, 12:55 AM
Aug 2016
He asserted that actually, "there's massive racial discrimination against European Americans, and that's the reality." Duke said that there's a "very vicious anti-white narrative" in Hollywood, which he claimed was not controlled by European-Americans.

When Inskeep asked whether Duke was referring to Jews in the media, Duke replied: "Well they're from the Middle East, that's not European. That's not European, is it? That's Middle Eastern. And they have a particular orientation for their positions and their programs."


So, we have this asshole claiming Jews are Middle Eastern and not European and at the other end of the spectrum, those who claim the exact opposite. This also demonstrates something else many people share with this bigot is that Jews aren't "white", except when it is useful to call them racists, claim they have "white privilege", and/or not really a minority.

As for his comments about Trump, well, he does know racists, but given that he doesn't believe he is himself a racist, I don't give the statement much credit. Much like those who claim "I have never seen anti-Semitism" but can't even correctly define the word.

Arkana

(24,347 posts)
18. I heard this interview and it was the creepiest thing I've ever heard.
Sat Aug 6, 2016, 08:17 AM
Aug 2016

Not because he was a racist--I expected that. It was because he was so calm and collected as he discussed these insane conspiracy theories about Jews controlling Hollywood and how "European-Americans" are discriminated against.

When you piss Inskeep off enough to stop the interview then you are REALLY unhinged.

BumRushDaShow

(129,913 posts)
19. As an analogy
Sat Aug 6, 2016, 12:58 PM
Aug 2016

The one and only television appearance (which was in a mini-series) of Marlon Brando was his role as George Lincoln Rockwell (head of the American Nazi Party during the '60s) in the sequel to "Roots" - "Roots: The Next Generations" (from 1979). I think he captured the creepiness that you are talking about... As a note, Brando won an Emmy for the part.

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