So much for the melting pot

Several of the people who attended the Tuesday night forum with the candidates challenging U.S. Rep. Jim McCrery walked away impressed by Chester Kelley’s well-researched and well-stated responses.

He’s certainly not one to mince words or worry about political correctness.

On his pet topic of illegal immigration, Kelley earlier told a group of Times reporters and editors, “I honestly believe with all my heart, that the American way of life, the culture as we know it is in serious jeopardy of being totally and completely obliterated. … There’s no doubt that moving away from the Anglo-European background that we move in a totally different direction from the way we think and the way we intend to educate and raise our families.”