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Steve King on MSNBC essentially saying white people... (Original Post) tallahasseedem Jul 2016 OP
I'm in shock. I just posted that, too. They made jokes about it and pnwmom Jul 2016 #1
Hayes had to... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #2
No freaking follow up exboyfil Jul 2016 #4
Hayes did ask a couple of questions... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #7
Oh and these kind of statements will unify the country. What an fool. SummerSnow Jul 2016 #3
The scary thing is that he spoke with such confidence... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #5
After the first Black President, Republicans go full blown white supremacy as a counter-reformation Agnosticsherbet Jul 2016 #6
He went full white supremacist underpants Jul 2016 #8
I know, right? tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #9
He,Rudy Ghouliani and many others.. coco77 Jul 2016 #12
Gobsmacked! SticksnStones Jul 2016 #10
I thought April... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #11
Surreal indeed... SticksnStones Jul 2016 #13
Wow. There is no shame. Glimmer of Hope Jul 2016 #14
Thanks for confirming what I just saw. Yavin4 Jul 2016 #15
No you didn't... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #16
Here is the video exboyfil Jul 2016 #17
Thank you! tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #18
MAN, that was a fast video! I just saw it fifteen minutes ago. And DAMN. nolabear Jul 2016 #19
Not everyday a sitting Congressman gets his sheet exboyfil Jul 2016 #20
You have my condolences. But I'm glad he's showing the dark underbelly of the GOP. nolabear Jul 2016 #21
Is this the Steve King from Iowa? liberal N proud Jul 2016 #22
Yep, Steve "illegal immigrant cantaloupe" King tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #23
Yeah, I grew up in to that part of Iowa liberal N proud Jul 2016 #25
Yes. exboyfil Jul 2016 #24
He's right. EVERYTHING! Including ravaging native lands, harnassing slave labor, raping and glennward Jul 2016 #26
You are not required to speak based on facts for the GOP. Just throw out Thinkingabout Jul 2016 #27
I hereby invite him to balance his checkbook using only Roman Numerals. arcane1 Jul 2016 #28
He means they cracked the whip WhiteTara Jul 2016 #29
Little people white Republicans say things like this everyday. gordianot Jul 2016 #30
I heard that.... Adrahil Jul 2016 #31
Always nice when Repugs are upfront about being racist pieces of shit. Lord Magus Jul 2016 #32

tallahasseedem

(6,716 posts)
2. Hayes had to...
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:32 PM
Jul 2016

it was so insane and the other two were about to pass out.

I say let them talk...it only gets worse!

tallahasseedem

(6,716 posts)
7. Hayes did ask a couple of questions...
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:34 PM
Jul 2016

but more or less to have him clarify or even give him an out. King took neither opportunity.

tallahasseedem

(6,716 posts)
5. The scary thing is that he spoke with such confidence...
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:33 PM
Jul 2016

not one hint of irony. Some crazy shit right there!

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)
6. After the first Black President, Republicans go full blown white supremacy as a counter-reformation
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:33 PM
Jul 2016

No once should be surprised.

tallahasseedem

(6,716 posts)
9. I know, right?
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:37 PM
Jul 2016

He didn't even flinch!

I think he's the one who said you could tell the illegal immigrants by the size of their calves. Unreal!

 

coco77

(1,327 posts)
12. He,Rudy Ghouliani and many others..
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:43 PM
Jul 2016

have been doing it for years but no one calls them on it..I forgot another straight up racist Senator Jeff Sessions,Trump's campaign manager.

SticksnStones

(2,108 posts)
10. Gobsmacked!
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:39 PM
Jul 2016

Damn shame that Chris Hayes didn't give Charlie Pierce and April Ryan time and space to reply to such a blatantly racist statement!

King actually asked what have other races even contributed to western civilization?

WTF?!

Republicans don't even try to hide it anymore. That's the Trump legacy.

SticksnStones

(2,108 posts)
13. Surreal indeed...
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:43 PM
Jul 2016

I thought she started to say something about using all her Christian faith to remain calm here. I can't believe Chris silenced a rebuttal...

Yavin4

(35,455 posts)
15. Thanks for confirming what I just saw.
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:47 PM
Jul 2016

Thought I mis-heard him. OMFG! They're done. They're gone as a party. Finished. The Southern Strategy has become their platform. They're stuck in a racial past, and they cannot move forward.

tallahasseedem

(6,716 posts)
16. No you didn't...
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:51 PM
Jul 2016

the sad fact is that it came out of talking about the RNC is not inclusive of other racist. His response was essentially Mitt's "They didn't build that" moment.

nolabear

(42,007 posts)
19. MAN, that was a fast video! I just saw it fifteen minutes ago. And DAMN.
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:59 PM
Jul 2016

Charlie Pierce will be talking about this for DAYS.

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)
20. Not everyday a sitting Congressman gets his sheet
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 07:00 PM
Jul 2016

out of the closest and parades around in it. This isn't a state level official, but a national figure. Unfortunately he is from my state -much to my shame.

liberal N proud

(60,352 posts)
25. Yeah, I grew up in to that part of Iowa
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 07:14 PM
Jul 2016

Outside of Souix City and Fort Dodge, you never saw anyone other than whites. I know there is a significant Hispanic community and Asian community in some of the towns now, but most are not involved and he mostly likely doesn't consider them as constituents.

 

glennward

(989 posts)
26. He's right. EVERYTHING! Including ravaging native lands, harnassing slave labor, raping and
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 07:16 PM
Jul 2016

robbing other countries of their natural resources, stealing their lands, and destroying eastern civilization that existed long before "western" civilization.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
27. You are not required to speak based on facts for the GOP. Just throw out
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 07:16 PM
Jul 2016

Anything, theirv audiences are FOX trained, even if everything is lies.

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
28. I hereby invite him to balance his checkbook using only Roman Numerals.
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 07:18 PM
Jul 2016

And no double-entry book keeping!

WhiteTara

(29,736 posts)
29. He means they cracked the whip
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 07:21 PM
Jul 2016

to have others do the work. What a horrible person. No wonder he is a republican.

gordianot

(15,259 posts)
30. Little people white Republicans say things like this everyday.
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 07:35 PM
Jul 2016

I bet Steve King feels better letting that out but isn't he a regular at such statements? His dog whistle once was attached to a steamboat.

 

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)
31. I heard that....
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 07:55 PM
Jul 2016

That moron knows nothing about history. Mathematics as we know it was basically invented in the Middle East. We use Arabic numerals. Algebra is an Arabic word.

Lord Magus

(1,999 posts)
32. Always nice when Repugs are upfront about being racist pieces of shit.
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 08:11 PM
Jul 2016

Sadly the media as a whole will still try mightily to avoid admitting that the GOP is a white supremacist party.

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