Congressman King (R-Iowa): Same sex marriage part of push for socialism

[babylonsister]

I find it unfathomable this man represents anyone. And gets elected?

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/60007-congressman-same-sex-marriage-part-of-push-for-socialism


Congressman: Same sex marriage part of push for socialism
By Michael O'Brien - 09/23/09 01:41 PM ET


Same sex marriage is part of a socialist agenda to undermine "the foundations of individual rights and liberties," Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) said Wednesday.

The conservative Iowan condemned his own state's Supreme Court for legalizing gay and lesbian weddings, and expressed concern that the U.S. Congress might repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which gives states the ability to refuse to recognize same sex marriages or civil unions in other states.

King told a conservative news radio program:

If there's a push for a socialist society where the foundations of individual rights and liberties are undermined and everybody is thrown together living collectively off one pot of resources earned by everyone, this is one of the goals they have to go to, same sex marriage, because it has to plow through marriage in order to get to their goal. They want public affirmation, they want access to public funds and resources.

King condemned his own state legislature for not voting on an amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's decision, suggesting that the legislature had been backed politically by "a number of very, very rich homosexual activists."

"I said that if this is allowed to happen, Iowa would become the Mecca for same sex marriage, and that has begun to happen," King said.

King also said that former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) was right to say that legal same sex marriages would open the door to legal polygamy or bestiality.

"Not only is it a radical social idea, it is a purely socialist concept in the final analysis," King said.

[Taverner]

1. Do these people even know WTF the word Socialist means???

No - no they don't

[LeftishBrit]

3. It means 'anything that they don't like'

[Taverner]

4. I think so. "Mike, did you like my Salad?" "No - it was too socialist with all that salt"

[Maru Kitteh]

16. I tried on a pair of pants yesterday. Apparently Obama has been in my drawers.

All my pants from last year have gone socialist on me.

Damn.

[LeftishBrit]

34. When will it become possible to nominate DUzies again?!

[kestrel91316]

2. A socialist concept - because wives are supposed to be PROPERTY??

Socialism is all about who owns what property, so I had to ask.

[RaleighNCDUer]

12. Well, of course - in a same sex marriage, how do you know who owns who? nt

[foxfeet]

5. Why, yes. The Soviet Union was such a paradise for same-sex couples.

The KGB, the gulags, the beatings in Red Square, oh, what fond memories.

[FiveGoodMen]

7. Of course, the Soviet Union is not a very good example of socialism at work

[YOY]

9. But it is a very good example of what happens when one party controls everything.

And that one party doesn't adapt to change very well.

[Matariki]

17. Don't you know that Scandinavia is the new enemy?

What with their Universal Health Care and paid University Level Education and their general prosperity and lower economic discrepancy between classes.

That's the Socialism the right is railing against. Not Old School Soviet Union.

[foxfeet]

26. You're being very generous to credit the right with the ability to make that kind of distinction.

A significant number of them still think first of the Soviet Union as the inevitable outcome of socialism (if they can think that far).

[Renew Deal]

6. Giving people more rights "undermines rights?"

OK :dunce:

[KansDem]

24. Maybe it'll result in "rights inflation?"

You know, like "grade inflation."

Giving more and more rights will tend devalue the value of rights because everybody will have them!

Maybe that's it?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

32. Exactly

:crazy:

Let's just keep throwing them rope........................

[KingFlorez]

8. Stupid, stupid, stupid

Some people need to take some political science classes and learn facts. Socialism is an economic theory and it's possible for a socialist to be anti-gay marriage or anti-choice and anything else, it doesn't tie together.

[Starry Messenger]

10. He sounds like a disciple of McCarthy.

I wish all that crap would die away already.

[Sal Minella]

11. King gets elected in the Fifth District, at the westernmost edge of the

state, which has FAR more than its share of redneck, very very rich homophobic activists.

Between King and Grassley, I wouldn't admit to being from Iowa if traveling outside the state.

[LiberalAndProud]

13. Right.

I get it if he were calling us out for our war on Christmas, you could really make an argument that that's part of the socialist agenda. But gay marriage? Only because it's not "us" so it has to be "them". And we are the socialist nazi fascist bleeding heart liberal party.

So gay marriage is probably also facsist.

Iowa, can you do something to rid us of this guy? (Politically speaking, of course.) Thanks!

[CoffeeCat]

14. I live in Iowa...

...and so far, everything seems fairly normal.

People are still getting up and going to work. The trains are still running and
life goes on as usual.

Although I did notice that there are a lot of public orgies involving chocolate syrup. And
lately--the married, heterosexual women in my book club are talking about leaving their
husbands, destroying their families and starting lesbian affairs. I did hear a co-worker
discussing her wish to marry the family pet--a chinchilla named Mr. Whiskerface.

Other than that...everything has been pretty normal, in Iowa, since gay marriage was made legal a few months ago!

[Sal Minella]

25. Yes. My beloved neighbors who just celebrated their Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary

with a big family party haven't split up yet but I expect a phone call from her any day now asking me to come and help her pack up to leave.

[stuball111]

15. Man! They love to throw that word around!

Another fucking facist jackoff! Why not just call it Satanic? that would be more effective to the close minded jerks, except they KNOW satan is a myth.

[rucky]

18. "Socialism" is like "Smurfy" to them.

An all-purpose word used to describe nearly anything.

[Skidmore]

19. And the very existence of a Congressman King is a push for birth control.

[LondonReign2]

20. So let me understand...

Giving the same individual rights and liberties to homosexuals that hetrosexuals have will undermine the foundations of individual rights and liberties? Do I have that right?

I'd like to punch these moronic fuckwads and their mindless followers square in their individual rights.

[Sal Minella]

23. Whenever anybody waxes that terrified of "bestiality" -- I always worry

about the safety of the family dog.

King's brand of hysteria always makes me wonder what dark demons he struggles with in the dark of night when he can't sleep.

[Ian David]

21. See, homosexuality is part of the public commons...

:sarcasm:

[TrogL]

22. Have a look at the comments - an excellent exposition of "slippery slope"

Sixty years ago, when the California Supreme Court struck down our state’s ban on marriages by couples of different races, the dissent argued that bans on incest and polygamy would be next. Those who raised these alarmist concerns were wrong then and they are wrong now. Polygamy and incest have not become legal in Massachusetts, Canada or any of the other countries where same-sex couples can marry, and they’re quite unlikely to be recognized in California.The problem with “slippery slope” arguments like yours, Glen, is that they assume that society and the law can’t make distinctions between situations that are different from one another. But we can tell apples from oranges. For example, that women got the right to vote does not mean that infants are next

[LeftinOH]

27. The new RW definition of "socialism" = whatever they don't like. Hopefully, Rep King has embarassed

*just* enough people in his district to get him removed at the end of his current term.

[booley]

28. Ye Gawds that is clever!

Socialists will destroy individual rights and Liberties and force people to conform to the majority...

by making sure gay people have their individual right and liberty to get married to the person they want the way straight people now can instead of having to conform to the majority's wishes.

Yes, do the exact opposite! How insanely brilliant!

[City Lights]

29. Teh stoopid is strong with this one.

:eyes:

[fascisthunter]

30. You Know What... Yes, We are going to Shove a Socialist Agenda

down your neo-nazi right wing fascist throats... if you prefer, we can shove it up your asses, either way bend over and get ready!

:rofl:

PS you don't have the brains to analyze anything, you greed driven social pervert

[TheKentuckian]

31. WTF does socialism have to do with family structure or whatever?

These people are jacked up.

SOCIALISM IS NOT A SYNONYM FOR "TEH EVUL" OR JUST PLAIN OLE "I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT"

[spanone]

33. i say we push for legislation outlawing ignorant fucks like mr king..his stupidity is awesome