Bill Whittle - Racism -...
Yes, he is right. All the Democratic KKK converted to GOP KKK by the early 1990s.
No, senator Byrd stayed democrat.
He changed his ways, actually, and Strom Thurmond became a Republican. When you fib as much as you do, you should write them down for reference, instead of being made to look foolish, like right now.
What he said was correct, what you said was the little lie. First of all Byrd was in the KKK and died a democrat. Here is a list of realitively prominate people who were members of the KKK.
Harry Truman
Joined for political reasons, but joined none the less.
Robert Byrd
Kleagle and Exalted Cyclops
Voted against two black SCOTUS canidates, Marshal and Thomas.
Filibustered the civil rights act
Oh and let us not forget his use of the term "white n...er" on national TV. Apparently those kleagles never change strips.
Died a democrat.
Hugo Black
again another democrat who says he joined for political reasons, here is what he had to say as he laments in his old age his racist past. "I would have joined any group if it helped get me votes."
Theodore G. Bilbo
Democratic United States Senator
Rice W. Means
Republican United States Senator, truth is always my goal, he may have been a member but he wasn't a democrat who became a republican, as far as I can tell.
Bibb Graves Democrat Exalted Cyclops joined for political reasons as do most democrats.
Edward L. Jackson, a Republican and 32nd Governor of Indiana
Clifford Walker democrat 64th Governor of Georgia
George Gordon, a Democratic Congressman, Grand Dragon for the Realm of Tennessee, and wrote its "Precept," a book describing its organization, purpose, and principles.
John Clinton Porter Democratic 33rd Mayor of Los Angeles
Warren G. Harding Republican, alleged to be a member but not completely proven.
David Duke Democrat turned republican is the one sole member on this list that switched sides in 1988. Well after the alleged "southern strategy."
No indication of Thurmon being a member of the KKK and I would say his one daughter is indication that he wasn't exactly a racist. And he did moderate his views once he became a Republican.
Let us also not forget the democrat president that had a viewing of the "Birth of a Nation" formally titled "The Clansmen" by Democrat Woodrow Wilson. This film was responsible for the re-birth of the KKK.
So once again Jake you come up short on the truth.