David Duke: Evolution of a Klansman

It has been claimed that David Duke always leaves two fresh turds in the toilet and fails to flush them. This intensely compelling study of Duke explains why he is compelled to engage in this seemingly criminal behavior. Explore the as-yet-unsolved mystery of Duke's bathroom habits as he wanders from loo to loo throughout Loosiana in search of meaningful employment. Is he a Tidy-Bowl man for blue-collar whites? A Republican henchman for the shady businessmen of St. Tammany Parish,? Did he fall in love with the Northern girl when he was an adolescent? Or is he simply a man who never learned that common courtesy demands that one must leave the tap running while farting in the guest bathroom? Whatever the case may be, Duke is still guessing -- and so are we.

Based largely upon personal interviews with those who knew David Duke best, his earliest political friends and enemies, Zatarain's work has succeeded in revealing the secret origins of the "Duke Phenomenon." Chapter 13 is an especially interesting section because it discusses Hamilton Barrett at great length, the young man from liberal San Francisco who we know advised Duke to establish his "Civil Rights Campaign for Whites."

It is truly remarkable how American politics works. During Duke's early career he brought in an adviser from the much more liberal and progressive environment of San Francisco, this was Hamilton Barrett. Barrett advised Duke to take the route of "Civil Rights for Whites." The rest is history.