David Duke: The Most Charming Bigot You Ever Met

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Handsome and articulate, David Duke looked like no Klansman you ever met, but even after he ditched the white sheets for politics, he never abandoned his racist theories.

Published Jan. 10 2015 6:45AM EST

David Duke resurfaced in the national news recently, and that brought to mind a profile Pat Jordan wrote about Duke almost 30 years ago. Jordan, a former bonus baby pitching prospect for the Milwaukee Braves, is perhaps most famous for A

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David Duke: The Most Charming Bigot You Ever Met

Handsome and articulate, David Duke looked like no Klansman you ever met, but even after he ditched the white sheets for politics, he never abandoned his racist theories.

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