Monday, January 14, 2019

Dear John Whitehouse @MediaMatters, I know it's small consolation, but the print news media is doing a much better job exposing Steve King. Best, Retiring Guy







The New York Times, 1/10/2019
And long before Mr. Trump demonized immigrants — accusing Mexico of exporting criminals and calling for an end to birthright citizenship — Mr. King turned those views into talking points, with his use of misleading data about victims of undocumented immigrants and demeaning remarks about Latinos.

The lede:  Throughout his congressional career, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) has made headlines for his comments on white supremacy. 
After Esquire’s Charlie Pierce highlighted a lack of diversity at the 2016 Republican National Convention, King questioned whether people of color had made significant contributions to society. “This ‘old white people' business does get a little tired, Charlie,” he said. “I’d ask you to go back through history and figure out, where are these contributions that have been made by these other categories of people that you’re talking about, where did any other subgroup of people contribute more to civilization?”

Other Steve King posts:
2019
Donald Trump embraces the virulently anti-immigration and white supremacist views and rhetoric of Iowa's Steve King.  (1/13/2018)

2018
In a big, bold move, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds waits til after the election to chastise the despicable Steve King.  (11/14/2018)
Iowa is known for its big chickens.  (6/17/2018)
Most Iowans beg to differ with their most unregenerate member of Congress.  (2/4/2018)

2017
Meet the 2 cretins that the AP scrounged up to defend Trump's military ban on transgender people.  (7/26/2017)
UPDATE. Iowa's dishonorable Steve King flaps his jaws on TV.  (7/16/2017)
51 U.S. House members implore Trump to legalize LGBT discrimination: The Steve King edition.  (5/1/2017)
Trump's America and Steve King's Iowa: Crawford County, Iowa.  (4/17/2017)
According to Steve King, his Congressional district is 95.8% pure.  (3/14/2017)
UPDATE. Not all Republicans rebuke Steve King. Some of them sing a little Carl Perkins among themselves.  (3/14/2017)

2016
Iowa embarassment, subgroups expert, and supreme whiteman Steve King sounds off again.  (7/21/2016)
UPDATE: Iowa's nutburger-in-chief, Rep. Steve King, displays Confederate flag on office desk.  (7/12/2016)

2015
UPDATE: The Company He Keeps: Scott Walker to Pal Around With Steve King in Iowa on January 24.  (10/8/2015)
King introduces a resolution that encourages and empowers "individuals, businesses, churches, religious groups, and other faith-based organizations" to discriminate.  (7/12/2015)
Meet the members of the Republican Study Committee.  (7/12/2015)
No friend to the environment.  (1/5/2015)

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