Louisiana's U.S. Representative Steve Scalise: An Apology, A Mistake and a Regret

Scalise, like many other elected officials who get caught, uttered those words 12 years after the fact of speaking at a conference of the European-American Unity and Rights organization known as EURO.  David Duke, a former Ku Klux Klan member led and was the founder of EURO that has been described as a white nationalists and hate organization.

Scalise said he had no knowledge of the nature of EURO and had not vetted the group.  The question is how could any one in Louisiana, especially a politician not know about David Duke's organization?  Also, when did Scalise find out the true nature of EURO?  Was it just this week when the story broke.  Was it some time before and he just remained silent?  Those who know Scalise discribe him as a sharp politician.

Hate is expressed in different ways other than through a group or organization.  The conservative right wing of the republic party in congress has said many hateful things about President Obama and his policies since the first day he took office and continue to do so.  Their personal attacks against the President saying the ACA contained "Death Panels" was a hateful thing to do.  Other conservatives even said hateful things towards the President's daughters.

The conservative right wing of the republican party in congress said hateful things about President Clinton and his wife.  They even hatefully impeached the President when there was no cause.  They even knew the Senate led by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the time could not convict the President because he committed no impeachable offense.  The President was also called a "slimeball" and other hateful names.  Is there any one out there that remembers that?  The so called moderates in the republican party were silent and let the right wingers have their way.

The Fox News Network attacks President Obama in a hateful way almost every day.  Conservative journalists are known to do the same thing.  Doing and saying hateful things divide the country and its people and division is a trade mark of the republican party.  Those organizaions and groups who were responsible for the hateful signs and hand outs put up in Dallas on November 22,1963 concerning President Kennedy's visit have been described as conservative right wingers.  One hand out containing a picture of the President had the caption, "Wanted for Treason."  Can it get any more hateful than that?

Hate and hateful talk does not only originate with organizations and groups out side of our political system.  It also takes place in our political system by those who think of themselves as elite and superior. And sadly there is a long record of proof.


This commentary written by John Lucia