2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSteve King on MSNBC essentially saying white people...
have done everything to build western civilization. Hayes, Pierce, and April Ryan nearly passed out. It hasn't even started and it's already out of control!
Update: It's also on Media Matters! Clip here for another source:
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/steve-king-on-complaints-about-white-people-what-other-group-has-contributed-more-to-western-civilization/
pnwmom
(109,025 posts)went to commercial.
Unbelievable.
tallahasseedem
(6,716 posts)it was so insane and the other two were about to pass out.
I say let them talk...it only gets worse!
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)that is the problem with journalism.
tallahasseedem
(6,716 posts)but more or less to have him clarify or even give him an out. King took neither opportunity.
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)tallahasseedem
(6,716 posts)not one hint of irony. Some crazy shit right there!
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)No once should be surprised.
underpants
(183,046 posts)I had to back it up and watch it again.
tallahasseedem
(6,716 posts)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)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)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.
tallahasseedem
(6,716 posts)was either going to pass out or get up and slap him. Very surreal moment.
SticksnStones
(2,108 posts)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...
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)Yavin4
(35,455 posts)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)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.
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)tallahasseedem
(6,716 posts)nolabear
(42,007 posts)Charlie Pierce will be talking about this for DAYS.
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)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.
nolabear
(42,007 posts)liberal N proud
(60,352 posts)A very, very white part of Iowa?
tallahasseedem
(6,716 posts)No surprises here!
liberal N proud
(60,352 posts)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.
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)The Western portion. He is basically untouchable.
glennward
(989 posts)robbing other countries of their natural resources, stealing their lands, and destroying eastern civilization that existed long before "western" civilization.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Anything, theirv audiences are FOX trained, even if everything is lies.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)And no double-entry book keeping!
WhiteTara
(29,736 posts)to have others do the work. What a horrible person. No wonder he is a republican.
gordianot
(15,259 posts)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)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)Sadly the media as a whole will still try mightily to avoid admitting that the GOP is a white supremacist party.