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Did David Duke Comment on Donklephant?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Blogging, Religion, The World

(UPDATE: It’s the real guy. See below original post for his email response.)

In Sean’s great post about restricting free speech, the lone commenter says this…

The report in which I said that gas chambers did not exist, was the result of a summary of news articles about me and was NOT, I repeat, NOT what I said in my speech or in the conference. Furthermore. I have never stated flatly that gas chambers did not exist. That is fact, not a lie. You can hear my remarks and read the full text at my website.

You are right freedom of speech is vital, if not the readers of this site would not even know that I have a response, a provable response to the charge that I was quote, Ã¢â‚¬Å“a lying loon.Ã¢â‚¬Â?

thank you

The commenter claims to be the David Duke, and after a little followup to davidduke.com, the email that was left for verification is the one Duke has on his website, info44@davidduke.com.

I’ve sent an email to the address for a followup, and I’ll update here when I get a response.

The blogosphere is a weird little world indeed…

UPDATE:
Yes, it’s apparently the real guy.

Here’s his response to my query if his comment was real…

yes it me.

I am in tehran ready to go on wolf blitzer from a studio near my hotel.

i am on the internet in the lobby of my hotel.

david duke

thanks for your devotion to accuracy.

david duke, and you can check out my website on this matter and listen to my actual speech

Check it out if you want.

Me, I’ll pass.

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8 Responses to “Did David Duke Comment on Donklephant?”

Pete Says:
December 13th, 2006 at 3:10 pm
Jonathan Rauch — an author who also happens to be gay and Jewish — wrote a brilliant book in the 1990’s, titled Kindly Inquisitors, defending the free speech rights of those who say hateful things about gays, Jews, and others. It’s a tough book to read, but important in this democracy to do so.

That said, let’s not forget that, no matter what David Duke said or didn’t say in his speech, or how much right he has a right to say it, he’s still a racist pig. And I have a right to say that, thank you very much, US Constitution.
Justin Gardner Says:
December 13th, 2006 at 3:47 pm
Haha, indeed Pete. That’s at the very core of why we’re great, and it seems that too often we forget that and seek to silence those who really make us ill. But that’s the price of freedom, and I’m willing to pay that any day.
Curt Maynard Says:
December 13th, 2006 at 11:06 pm
VIVA David Duke! Duke blew Blitzer away - did you see that Zionist scum avoid answering Duke’s question about whether a historian should be imprisoned for his views on the holocaust? Of course Blitzer thinks so, he a Bolshevik deep down.
Melissa Says:
December 13th, 2006 at 11:10 pm
It’s Dr David Duke, the man has a PhD! FACT: If Duke lies, we have absolutely NO reason to believe he lies any more than the Jewish Media, I think that’s clear. Duke did destroy Wolf Blitzer. I enjoyed watching the clip. Here it is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v2f-WC4cjo
Justin Gardner Says:
December 13th, 2006 at 11:17 pm
Oh boy…can’t wait for these people to go away.
Brian in MA Says:
December 14th, 2006 at 8:45 am
Meanwhile in Germany ca. 1933-44…

Yeah, TOTALLY didn’t happen.
DosPeros Says:
December 14th, 2006 at 10:14 am
Who here thinks Maynard and Melissa got hitched at their family reunion?
Vicki Frei Says:
December 14th, 2006 at 8:23 pm
Dos, you’re so often the “right gadfly”…. Thanks, gave me a much needed laugh.

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