Steve King bars Des Moines Register from covering election night event

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) barred the Des Moines Register from covering his election night event in Sioux City on Tuesday, according to the Iowa newspaper.

King called the 169-year-old newspaper a "leftist propaganda media outlet" in an email rejecting the outlet's request for credentials.

"We are not granting credentials to the Des Moines Register or any other leftist propaganda media outlet with no concern for reporting the truth,” wrote Jeff King, who is Steve King's son and a paid campaign staffer.

The Register responded by calling the decision an "unfortunate" one that shuts out the paper and "the people of Iowa."

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/415237-steve-king-bars-des-moines-register-from-covering-election-night-event

A bit butthurt Steve?

[trc]

1. lol, too funny :)

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. Please lose.

Please lose.

Please lose.

For the love of all that is good,

Please lose, Steve King.

[Hortensis]

4. Sounding irrational and angry sounds encouraging.

The Register is a major newspaper published 7 days a week with a very large circulation.

This would be a very bad decision at any time, but least damaging for a politician who thought he'd already lost...

Hope, hope, hope!!!!!!

[ProfessorGAC]

5. Well, To Be Fair. . .

. . .for these thugs, every paper including the Examiner and Wash Times are leftist propaganda outlets.

Faux News, they're not quite sure about.

[Iterate]

7. For those unfamiliar with the DM Register,

there's no perfect national equivalent, but it's roughly like calling the WSJ or USA Today a "leftist propaganda media outlet" -it's a Gannett paper after all.

On a good day it would feature some boosterism, some small town feel-good, like these non-election day topics today:

"Young Iowans in this small town could soon earn $75,000 a year

How an Iowa baby who lived 9 days gave life to another child

The Register's 50 greatest high school volleyball players of all time

Iowa's run game needs octane; no alternate jerseys

Register seeks nominees for '15 People to Watch' in 2019"
https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/

Strong stuff. No wonder Steve can't deal with it. At least he managed to turn away some last minute undecideds.

[maxsolomon]

8. Anything but Fox and RW Radio is a threat

Any allegiance to objectivity is a threat. This election isn't even close to the end of this shit.

[FloridaBlues]

9. Would love to see him get voted out!

[ProudLib72]

10. Got this on standby for when good old Stevie gets his butt handed to him

[spanone]

11. this guy needs to find a country where his shit is acceptable