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David Duke Endorses Black Politician

Former Klansman likes Charles Barron's anti-Israel stance

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 22, 2012 3:16 AM CDT | Updated Jun 22, 2012 3:25 AM CDT

(Newser) – Looks like former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard and Senate candidate David Duke hates Jews even more than he hates black people. Duke has endorsed radical black city councilman Charles Barron, a fierce critic of Israel who has compared Israelis to Nazis, in New York's 8th District Democratic primary, reports the New York Daily News. Barron's candidacy "has thrown the Zionist-influenced media and the Zio-political establishment in a tizzy," Duke froths in a YouTube video, calling Hakeem Jeffries, Barron's rival for the Democratic nomination, a "bought-and-paid-for Zionist Uncle Tom."

Barron says the Duke endorsement is irrelevant "foolishness" that he doesn't want to discuss. Duke's anti-Semitism may have actually damaged the white supremacist's political career, according to a quote from the manager of his 1990 Senate campaign unearthed by Politico. "The Jews just aren’t a big issue in Louisiana," he said. "We keep telling David, stick to attacking the blacks. There’s no point in going after the Jews, you just piss them off and nobody here cares about them anyway."

New York City Council member Charles Barron speaks at a press conference last year.
New York City Council member Charles Barron speaks at a press conference last year.   (Getty Images)
Former Ku Klux Klansman David Duke speaks at a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington in this Jan. 21, 2000 file photo.
Former Ku Klux Klansman David Duke speaks at a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington in this Jan. 21, 2000 file photo.   (AP Photo/File)
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COMMENTS
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Chris_Benoit
Jun 22, 2012 3:44 PM CDT
Charles Barron HATES white people and was part of the Black Panther Party.
Chris_Benoit
Jun 22, 2012 1:06 PM CDT
Charles Barron, what a racist!
2poor
Jun 22, 2012 11:11 AM CDT
Has Newser stooped so low to go off shore to get a fool's comment regarding USA politics? I don't believe this dude even votes.  Last I heard he was in Belgium or some far away place.  Has he relocated back to the USA?  If not, his comments are completely irrevelent and worthless as he...  C'mon Newswer, you can do better..
 

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