Steve King, POS-IA

[marmar]

from thinkprogress:



Rep. Steve King defends Joe Wilson’s support for the Confederate flag.

Rep. Steve King (R-IA) has been circulating a letter to his House Republican colleagues, asking them to sign onto a petition in defense of Rep. Joe “You Lie!” Wilson (R-SC). Over on the Wonk Room, Andrea Nill notes that King is going so far in his defense of Wilson that he’s defending the South Carolina congressman’s vote in favor of keeping the Confederate flag waving above the state capitol. Here’s what King said this morning on Fox News:

(Wilson) is an officer and a gentleman and everyone who knows him knows that. … Being a son of the South puts you in a different position when it comes to the Confederate flag. It means something entirely different to the people who have ancestors who fought in the Civil War on the south side of the Mason-Dixon line.

Watch it: http://thinkprogress.org/2009/09/14/wilson-confederate-flag/


As a state legislator, Wilson was “one of only seven Republicans to go against their own party and vote to keep the Dixie Rebel flag flying over the South Carolina capitol.” Wilson has also been a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, described as a “source of increasingly virulent pro-Confederate, radical right propaganda.”


http://thinkprogress.org/2009/09/14/wilson-confederate-flag/

[KharmaTrain]

1. He Wants Some Of Addison Wilson's Money...

The actions of the asshat rushpublicans in the House is almost proportional to the money Wilson's been able to raise. Surely King saw that $1 mil figure and thought if his buddy Joe could raise that kind of coin by being a shitstain, so could he. It's a typical GOOP tactic now...create outrage with some moronic statement, get pounced on by most of the corporate media then turn to the right wing covens and play victim and watch the cash roll in. They play their followers for chumps and chump change...

[liberal N proud]

2. King does not seem to be representative of the people from his district

I grew up in the district he represents and my parents still liver there.

Although the area was predominantly white (99.99999%) in recent years it has been inundated with hispanic population and I do know many who are prejudice against them. Mainly because of education and jobs.

But over all, I don't see King as a representative of the people of the area surrounding Storm Lake Iowa.

[47of74]

3. We here in Iowa

We here in Iowa are so very, very proud of both King and Schmuck Assley.