Congressman Steve King is a White Nationalist - UPDATE Good News for America - Steve King Loses (1 Viewer)

[squistion]

Steve King's primary challenger raised $100,000 in just 10 days.

https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/rep-steve-king-challenger-raises-100000-10-days

 

[Dedfin]

Pretty standard GOP now.

 

[joffer]

Steve King's primary challenger raised $100,000 in just 10 days.

https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/rep-steve-king-challenger-raises-100000-10-days

that sucks

 

[badmojo1006]

Steve King's primary challenger raised $100,000 in just 10 days.

https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/rep-steve-king-challenger-raises-100000-10-days

$100K in 10 days doesn't seem much. And it sounds like this Feenstra is to the right of King

 

[squistion]

$100K in 10 days doesn't seem much. And it sounds like this Feenstra is to the right of King

What is to the right of a white nationalist?

 

[msommer]

What is to the right of a white nationalist?

Flaming white nationalist?

 

[kwille]

What is to the right of a white nationalist?

Albino nationalist?

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

Also there's this little ditty today: Hoyer confirms that a GOP lawmaker today yelled at California Democrat Tony Cardenas, "Go back to Puerto Rico!"

This is not a "Steve King" problem, and anyone who lets the GOP get away with characterizing it as such making things worse.

I saw something elsewhere, probably on Twitter, suggesting that this is false. He wasn’t yelling at Cardenas (who has Mexican ancestry, not Puerto Rican). He was yelling at the group of Dems who went to Puerto Rico a week or so ago.

 

[[scooter]]

Also there's this little ditty today: Hoyer confirms that a GOP lawmaker today yelled at California Democrat Tony Cardenas, "Go back to Puerto Rico!"

This is not a "Steve King" problem, and anyone who lets the GOP get away with characterizing it as such making things worse.

I saw something elsewhere, probably on Twitter, suggesting that this is false. He wasn’t yelling at Cardenas (who has Mexican ancestry, not Puerto Rican). He was yelling at the group of Dems who went to Puerto Rico a week or so ago.

"Go back to Puerto Rico so I can criticize you for going to Puerto Rico instead of negotiating with Trump!"

 

[Dedfin]

What is to the right of a white nationalist?

Republican?

 

[TobiasFunke]

I saw something elsewhere, probably on Twitter, suggesting that this is false. He wasn’t yelling at Cardenas (who has Mexican ancestry, not Puerto Rican). He was yelling at the group of Dems who went to Puerto Rico a week or so ago.

I saw that he owned up to doing this and apologized, which is great.  

If you are a proud member of Donald Trumps party you are not entitled to the benefit of the doubt on racial issues, so IMO the initial assumption was warranted. But I’m glad it has been addressed and that the person who did it recognized that it was still obnoxious and wrong. Well handled on all sides, after the initial obnoxiousness.

 

[BobbyLayne]

$100K in 10 days doesn't seem much. And it sounds like this Feenstra is to the right of King

Yeah but $100K in NW Iowa is probably like $5M in an urban area 

 

[timschochet]

The title of this thread should be “Congressman Steve King is a Republican.” 

 

[squistion]

Steve King:

"Stunning and astonishing" that remarks on white supremacy "can outweigh 20-some years of public service"

http://hill.cm/W3Ws9tk

Um, no it's really not. 

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Can we just blast this nitwit into space and be done with it already? 

No?  Ok, let's kick him out of Congress then.

 

[Lutherman2112]

Can we just blast this nitwit into space and be done with it already? 

No?  Ok, let's kick him out of Congress then.

Did you just undercover Riversco?

 

[[scooter]]

Steve King implies that victims of Hurricane Katrina were lazy handout-seekers, while victims of Iowa floods are selfless helpers

 

[JuniorNB]

Steve King implies that victims of Hurricane Katrina were lazy handout-seekers, while victims of Iowa floods are selfless helpers

When they talk about how the country will be a better place when all the old racist white men die off, this is what they mean. Unbelievable that this guy still wins elections. What does that say for the the voters? Yikes

 

[urbanhack]

neat guy.  

 

[msommer]

neat guy.  

You misspelled "repugnant"

 

[rockaction]

Can't stomach many more like him. It's a radical shame he's in Congress. Time to go. 

 

[joffer]

Can't stomach many more like him. It's a radical shame he's in Congress. Time to go. 

came close in 2018

 

[sho nuff]

Im not that Steve King

 

[urbanhack]

lol

https://twitter.com/corinne_perkins/status/1162806565109473280?s=21

 

[sho nuff]

lol

https://twitter.com/corinne_perkins/status/1162806565109473280?s=21

And in the comments... 

 

[whoknew]

Great development in Iowa - Steve King lost his primary. 
 

Congress will be better without him in it. 

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Good riddance.

 

[AAABatteries]

I would hope we can all agree this is fantastic news.

 

[roadkill1292]

I would hope we can all agree this is fantastic news.

It certainly is from one perspective; the country is way better off without Steve King in elected office. Most political observers I'm reading, however, are of the opinion that he lost mostly because he had been stripped of his committee positions and influence. The Feenstra guy who beat him is another Trump water carrier.

Northwest Iowa still ain't blue but that state isn't lost to Dems yet. Though Donald is probably the only Republican who could lose it.

 

[sho nuff]

It certainly is from one perspective; the country is way better off without Steve King in elected office. Most political observers I'm reading, however, are of the opinion that he lost mostly because he had been stripped of his committee positions and influence. The Feenstra guy who beat him is another Trump water carrier.

Northwest Iowa still ain't blue but that state isn't lost to Dems yet. Though Donald is probably the only Republican who could lose it.

But if I am choosing between two water carriers for Trump...Im happy the white nationalist one doesn't have a chance to be re-elected.

 

[whoknew]

But if I am choosing between two water carriers for Trump...Im happy the white nationalist one doesn't have a chance to be re-elected.

 

[kface]

But if I am choosing between two water carriers for Trump...Im happy the white nationalist one doesn't have a chance to be re-elected.

Let's not kid ourselves here, you don't know yet that he is a white nationalist....

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

How is the general shaping up for the Dem here, any chance this district goes blue in November?

 

[timschochet]

How is the general shaping up for the Dem here, any chance this district goes blue in November?

No idea but I’m guessing that it’s less likely now than it was 24 hours ago.

 

[KiddLattimer]

At least he was nice to Ken's uncle Nathan

 

[roadkill1292]

How is the general shaping up for the Dem here, any chance this district goes blue in November?

Republican leaders were reportedly happy with the result and Cook Political Report has already strengthened their predictions in favor of the GOP candidate.

 

[joffer]

How is the general shaping up for the Dem here, any chance this district goes blue in November?

no.  had a chance against King, not against this guy.  still great news that he's gone.

 

[Todd Andrews]

My giant cantaloupe calfs will miss him. 

 

[[scooter]]

I would hope we can all agree this is fantastic news.

Yes, although I'm not sure if I should be concerned or relieved to see how much a Congressman's fate is dependent upon the party machine.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

I'm reading, however, are of the opinion that he lost mostly because he had been stripped of his committee positions and influence.

Kevin McCarthy tried in vain to get King back his assignments. McCarthy did this of his own volition, and it sparked the ire of Ronna McDaniel who wanted King gone very badly.