Steve King: Putin allows freedom of dissent because he hasnt murdered Garry Kasparov yet

[Mrs. Overall]

Source: RawStory

Rep. Steve King (R-IA) defended President Donald Trump’s recent praise of Vladimir Putin, noting that the Russian president had not killed a famous dissident, Garry Kasparov, who fled to New York City.

During an interview with Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, Trump dismissed the murder of journalists in Russia, arguing that the United States was not “so innocent” either.

King told CNN on Sunday that Trump’s critics were overreacting.

“I don’t think his words came out very well,” he explained. “I agree that there is no a moral equivalency between the United States and Russia, although when I listened to one of the senators that said Putin is against freedom of religion, he’s actually been opening things up for the expansion of especially the Russian Orthodox Church.”

“They’re not much for freedom of the press,” King admitted. “But since, I would say, [chess champion and Putin opponent] Garry Kasparov, now he lives in the United States but he lived for a long time in Russia and had a very loud megaphone against the regime and he’s still alive and well.”

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/02/steve-king-putin-allows-freedom-of-dissent-because-he-hasnt-murdered-garry-kasparov-in-new-york-yet/

[LongTomH]

1. Steve.....

[JHan]

4. the facepalm was born with Steve King in mind ++++

[LisaL]

2. There is a reason Kasparov is living in the US.

"Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov has fled his country because he says he fears political persecution if he stays."

http://abcnews.go.com/International/chess-grand-master-garry-kasparov-latest-russian-flee/story?id=19339362

[angstlessk]

3. ONE dissenter out of 12 is still alive...well give him (putin) the medal

of freedumb!

[dhill926]

5. they need to study this dumb fuck's brain...

after he dies. Would be fascinating...

[christx30]

9. I'll donate the thimble for brain storage.

And the stand up freezer for his heart.

[Marthe48]

6. TRAITOR

Russian sympathizer. Another one to flush out of Washington. If you support trump, you belong to Putin. If you belong to Putin, you don't love America. Traitor!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Not much freedom of religion in Russia: non-Orthodox-christian churches & faiths are harassed. nt

[WinkyDink]

8. OMG. A sovereign leader is praised because he DID NOT MURDER one specific person. OMG.

[Alternative Facts]

10. Kasparov alive but Russian activist poisoned

Russian activist poisoned a second time just a day ago! So technically he was not killed.... yet

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/a-mysterious-and-terrible-turn-of-events-in-russia/2017/02/02/b43fb9ca-e965-11e6-bf6f-301b6b443624_story.html?utm_term=.ea71cf93a119

But his predecessor was shot and killed just outside the kremlin.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31669061

[manchu]

11. Are we reallly surprised?

This is the avowed racist who jumped up on MSNBC saying that no one has done anything in the world except the white man. How this turd still has a seat in congress is mindboggling and embarrassing to the state of Iowa. Here is the link to his racist statement:

[politicat]

12. Does someone water him and turn his pot every week? I have orchids with more brains.

The tomato and pepper plants are absolutely more intelligent.