statement to his own home paper that when he gave that speech to a white supremacist group run by david duke that he had no eye deeft group s racist ties or no ideas of the ties to david duke that he was delivering his standard speech on taxes and budget issues. he was a state legislator in louisiana, had his eye set on higher office, but didn t have the structure that he does have now as a member of congress. this is part of skal ease s plan. he gave his standard speech not knowing of the group s ties. at the same time skepticism