Steve King bars 'leftist propaganda' outlet Des Moines Register from election night event

[brooklynite]

Source: Des Moines Register

U.S. Rep. Steve King has barred the Des Moines Register from his election night event in Sioux City.

The Register made a routine request Monday for credentials to cover the northwest Iowa Republican’s event Tuesday evening.

Jeff King, who is Steve King’s son and a paid staffer of his campaign, responded Tuesday morning with a terse email. “We are not granting credentials to the Des Moines Register or any other leftist propaganda media outlet with no concern for reporting the truth,” he wrote.

The arch-conservative congressman is running for his ninth two-year term. He usually cruises to victory in the heavily Republican 4th Congressional District. But this year, he is facing a tough challenge from Democratic newcomer J.D. Scholten.

Read more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/06/iowa-congressman-steve-king-bars-des-moines-register-election-event-results-2018-4th-district-vote/1903588002/

[jayschool2013]

1. I guess that means the Iowa City Press-Citizen, too

Both are Gannett papers, hardly a company known for its liberalism.

I guess it's up to the Sioux City Journal to cover the fall of Nazism in Northwest Iowa.

[rurallib]

11. The Journal endorsed Scholten

first time in like 44 years they endorsed a Dem.

You are so right - there are some lefties at the Register, but it is a GANNET paper and as such in total leans right.
Nothing like the Register I learned to read from in the 50s and 60s.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. LOL! The Des Moines Register is about as centrist a newspaper as there is anywhere.

They've endorsed Democrats lately but they're hardly "leftist." They've also won 16 Pulitzers. But I guess to the likes of Steve King, any media outlet that doesn't kiss Trump's ugly orange ass is a "leftist propaganda outlet."

[Marthe48]

3. Maybe another paper will share its credentials

Get a fresh face in there with borrowed id and the hell with king, his spawn and the other anti-Americans.

[Achilleaze]

4. The republican war on truth pootypoots a fart in the general direction the Register

What a stinker (R)

[ck4829]

5. This is why Nancy Pelosi's about to be Speaker of the House

[GulfCoast66]

6. So only Fox viewers get to see him lose? NT

[madaboutharry]

7. Steve King is mad at the Des Moines Register.

Steve King is angry at the Des Moines Register because they pointed out how he never met a nazi he didn't like.

[dalton99a]

8. Fucking Nazis

[Racerdog1]

9. Go fuck yourself Steve King

And the dumb fuckers in Iowa that support your Nazi loving ass.

[Solly Mack]

10. Wonder how many white power/supremacist groups will be in attendance?

[geretogo]

12. Like a true NAZI , they just hate that 1st Amendment . Get out of this country now ,fucking NAZI's .

[hughee99]

15. So people who ban the press are "true Nazis"? Is that how we can spot them? n/t

[marble falls]

13. The Register is liberal in bias????? Riiiiiiggggghhhhht.

[SharonAnn]

14. The Des Moines Register leans conservative. But they noticed that Steve King is a jerk.