memeorandum: Steve Scalise's attendance at 2002 white nationalists event ignites political firestorm (Steve Scalise/New Orleans Times-Picayune)

4:15 PM ET, December 30, 2014

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Steve Scalise / New Orleans Times-Picayune:

‘I detest any kind of hate group’ — Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise said he doesn't support “any of the things I read about” a white supremacist group that organized an event at which Scalise appeared in 2002. — In an exclusive interview Monday with NOLA.com |

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Erick Erickson / RedState:

How Do You Show Up at a David Duke Event and Not Know What It Is? — In 2002, a year after not long before Trent Lott was driven from office in December of 2002, for his statements about support Strom Thurmond, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA)Heritage ActionScorecard Rep. Steve Scalise House Republican Average …

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Steve Scalise / New Orleans Times-Picayune:

Steve Scalise's attendance at 2002 white nationalists event ignites political firestorm — U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, acknowledged Monday that he spoke at a white nationalist conference in Metairie in 2002, but said he did not realize the type of organization he was speaking to and has never affiliated with the group.

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Robert Costa / Washington Post:

Duke adviser Kenny Knight: Scalise didn't know about white nationalists at 2002 event — Kenny Knight, a longtime political adviser to former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, said in an interview Tuesday that he personally invited House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) to speak to a 2002 gathering of white supremacists.

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