Steve Cohen actually said...

"The KKK is reprehensible. But, when they started, they were not out lynching as their primary purpose. Their primary purpose was to try to get back political power."

"The Tea Party people are -- are -- are kind of like without robes and hoods. They have really shown a -- a -- a very hard-core, angry side of America that is against any type of diversity."

"They wanted to take back their government."

"They have emulated his tactics of repeating a lie over and over and not letting the truth."