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You see, King tried to get that stupid "heartbeat bill" through the House.
So that excuses all the racist shit he keeps saying.
Religious Right Leaders Defend Steve Kings Honor, Demand Apology from House GOP Leader McCarthy
Religious Right leaders and right-wing activists are rallying in support of embattled Rep. Steve King, who has been under fire since a New York Times story quoted him wondering when terms like white nationalist, white supremacist, and Western civilization became offensive. His comment served to highlight his long history of unabashed racism and has resulted in King being stripped of his committee assignments, as well as a wave of calls for his resignation.
Amid this controversy, Religious Right leaders are voicing their support for King, thanks to an effort organized by radical right-wing activist Janet Porter. King is a close ally of Porters and even introduced a federal version of her Heartbeat Bill in Congress in 2017 that aimed to outlaw abortion, in Porters words, before the mother even knows shes pregnant.
Porter is currently gathering signatures for a letter in support of King that will be sent to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, urging him to issue an apology to King and reinstate his committee assignments. King and right-wing activist Ed Martin, one of the signers, slammed McCarthy earlier this week for not defending King.
Among those who have already added their names to this letter of support are James Dobson, Tom DeLay, Rick Scarborough, Matt Barber, Sandy Rios, Stephen Strang, Frank Gaffney, Lance Wallnau, Jim Garlow, Brian Camenker, Larry Pratt, Scott Lively, Peter LaBarbera, Gordon Klingenschmitt, and dozens more:
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/religious-right-leaders-defend-steve-kings-honor-demand-apology-from-house-gop-leader-mccarthy/
Ohiogal
(32,196 posts)I hope McCarthy has the sense to ignore these bigoted zealots.
KayF
(1,345 posts)I'm picturing them all crawling together from their rock to the mail box to send the letter.
Kajun Gal
(1,907 posts)Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)Roy Moore's spokesperson during his campaign against Doug Jones.
What a list of whackpaddles.