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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,485 posts) Thu Jan 10, 2019, 05:07 PM Jan 2019

GOP conference chair: Steve King's comments were 'abhorrent' and 'racist'

Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) on Thursday denounced fellow GOP Rep. Steve King (Iowa) after he questioned if terms such as "white supremacist" were offense, calling King's remarks "abhorrent" and "racist."

"These comments are abhorrent and racist and should have no place in our national discourse," Cheney, the House GOP conference chairwoman, tweeted shortly after King's remarks surfaced.

Link to tweet

King, who has served in the House since 2003, wondered why terms like "white supremacist" and "white nationalist" were considered offensive in an interview with The New York Times published on Thursday.

“White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?” King asked. “Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization?”

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/424779-gop-conference-chair-steve-kings-abhorrent-and-racist-comments

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GOP conference chair: Steve King's comments were 'abhorrent' and 'racist' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2019 OP

So CENSURE him, Liz. IllinoisBirdWatcher Jan 2019 #1

Or support Pelosi when she does maxsolomon Jan 2019 #2

People of IOWA need to vote this bigot out. He's making IOWA look bad. NT SWBTATTReg Jan 2019 #3

King has a primary challenger, seems like the GOP is ready to get rid of him emulatorloo Jan 2019 #4

Perhaps w/ a possible repug change/fight in store for this seat, a democratic challenger can step... SWBTATTReg Jan 2019 #10

True, King only beat the Democrat by 3 per cent in 2018. emulatorloo Jan 2019 #11

What a load of sh*t durablend Jan 2019 #5

And in disappearing pixels gratuitous Jan 2019 #6

The follow-up is as bad as the original statement Clash City Rocker Jan 2019 #7

Semi listened to Chuck Todd. It was suggested that he should be primary challenged question everything Jan 2019 #8

Looks like he has a primary challenger Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2019 #9

IllinoisBirdWatcher

(2,315 posts)

1. So CENSURE him, Liz.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 05:20 PM

Jan 2019

Congress has a procedure for dealing with this. Stand up and use it.

maxsolomon

(33,473 posts)

2. Or support Pelosi when she does

Reply to IllinoisBirdWatcher (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 05:21 PM

Jan 2019

It shouldn't be party-line.

But I'm not holding my breath.

SWBTATTReg

(22,222 posts)

3. People of IOWA need to vote this bigot out. He's making IOWA look bad. NT

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 05:22 PM

Jan 2019

emulatorloo

(44,274 posts)

4. King has a primary challenger, seems like the GOP is ready to get rid of him

Reply to SWBTATTReg (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 05:36 PM

Jan 2019

Randy Feenstra to challenge fellow Republican Steve King in Iowa
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142239830

SWBTATTReg

(22,222 posts)

10. Perhaps w/ a possible repug change/fight in store for this seat, a democratic challenger can step...

Reply to emulatorloo (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 11, 2019, 11:30 AM

Jan 2019

up and challenge Feenstra and/or King? The repugs seem to be concentrated in rural areas, we need to break this monopoly too, of repugs in rural areas vs. democratic candidates in only urban areas. Democratic reps need to be everywhere. Perhaps Pelosi can start addressing this an issue too, in order to expand democratic footprints, or at least make repugs fight for each seat.

emulatorloo

(44,274 posts)

11. True, King only beat the Democrat by 3 per cent in 2018.

Reply to SWBTATTReg (Reply #10)

Fri Jan 11, 2019, 01:13 PM

Jan 2019

durablend

(7,468 posts)

5. What a load of sh*t

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 05:37 PM

Jan 2019

You know they went "ATTABOY STEVE!" in private.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

6. And in disappearing pixels

Reply to durablend (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 05:40 PM

Jan 2019

After "These comments are abhorrent and racist," Liz Cheney put in "not that there's anything wrong with that." Fine people on both sides.

Clash City Rocker

(3,402 posts)

7. The follow-up is as bad as the original statement

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 06:15 PM

Jan 2019

Any time you have to make a public statement that racism is bad, it’s pretty much guaranteed that you said something racist. People who aren’t racist don’t have to say that racism is bad; it’s proven by their life that they know this.

question everything

(47,599 posts)

8. Semi listened to Chuck Todd. It was suggested that he should be primary challenged

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 10:41 PM

Jan 2019

but not sure whether this is what the Rs are planning or wishful thinking by his guests.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,485 posts)

9. Looks like he has a primary challenger

Reply to question everything (Reply #8)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 10:45 PM

Jan 2019

Though I don't think he's much improvement.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/9/1824770/-Iowa-white-nationalist-congressman-Steve-King-picks-up-GOP-primary-foe#comment_72541777

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