Blind Item #5 - Reader Blind

This organization peaked in popularity in the early part of the last century.  These days they are despised for their awful and violent legacy but also treated somewhat as a joke in their present form.  Whenever they have a public event, the number of protesters present are usually much greater than the number of people from the organization.

Among men of a certain generation, you will find some who joined the organization when it was important for career advancement among other things.  One such man was this late legislative leader who holds a record for years of service.  He apologized for his time in the organization.

Two actors, one deceased and one living, also spent some time as members of this organization.

1.) Actor #1, who is deceased, was known primarily for violent action films he made with this late A list director.  One of his last roles was a comedy with this permanent A/A- list comedic actor from that show everyone knows that launches careers.  He joined the organization as a lark as a young man as they were powerful in the rural area where he grew up.  After a couple of meetings, he realized it was a mistake.  The actor was not a racist and he joined the military soon after and left the area

2.) Actor #2, who is still alive but largely retired except for infomercials ,which are often parodied on YouTube, is a character actor who has been in many films with many different actors. He also joined the organization as a young man largely because he dislikes African- Americans and immigrants.  In fact, when one of his children was thought to be dating outside their race, he objected very strongly.  It is not known if he ever formally resigned membership in this organization.  It is rumored he got his first Hollywood job, which was not as an actor, through organization contacts.  This is odd because the religion he practices has traditionally been a target of the organization.