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House to vote on punishing Steve King
« on: January 15, 2019, 12:22:22 am »
House to vote on punishing Steve King
By Cristina Marcos - 01/14/19 06:56 PM EST

House Democrats moved to punish Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) over a string of comments considered racist, with a floor vote to formally rebuke him expected on Tuesday.
 
The House is expected to take up a resolution from the No. 3 House Democrat, Majority Whip James Clyburn (S.C.), who is a senior member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC).
 
King met with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Monday as Republicans also considered punishments for the lawmaker, who in an interview with The New York Times published last week questioned why the terms white supremacist and white nationalist were offensive.
 
"White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?” King said in the interview. “Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization?”

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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2019, 12:29:59 am »
What a bunch of bull!! He didn't make this comment directed at anyone. This is just wrong, wrong, wrong.
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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2019, 12:33:40 am »
Since the term 'white supremacist' doesn't make sense in the context King was using (no one i knew was taught white supremacy in HS history class) I tend to think using it was just a boneheaded mistake.

Yet there's good old freshman two weeks on the job senator Mitt Romney, calling for his head.
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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2019, 03:05:52 am »
He's been removed from all committee positions.
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I'm saddened for him, whatever the truth here is, he was playing it on the edge 5 months ago when an article was posted on him.

There was not a full investigation from what I saw of the gateway pundit, a "railroad job"?

Kicking someone off these committees is like that district has only 40% (at the most) of a congressman.
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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2019, 03:19:35 am »
Is this an example of "principled conservatism"?

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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2019, 03:56:38 am »
GOP leaders strip Steve King of committee assignments

By Cristina Marcos and Juliegrace Brufke - 01/14/19 07:49 PM EST
 

House GOP leaders moved Monday to remove Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) from all of his committee assignments following a firestorm over remarks considered racist.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told reporters after a meeting of the Republican Steering Committee that King would not receive any committee assignments for the new Congress.

King faced bipartisan criticism after telling The New York Times in an interview published last week, "White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?”

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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2019, 04:06:54 am »
Is this an example of "principled conservatism"?

No. It's an example of a party bankrupt of ideas and run by professional losers like Romney, McConnell and the nobody House Speaker making up some distractions to hide their impotence.

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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2019, 04:25:25 am »
No. It's an example of a party bankrupt of ideas and run ruined by professional losers like Romney, McConnell and the nobody House Speaker making up some distractions to hide their impotence.

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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2019, 04:26:33 am »
:shrug:

You don't have to be confused by that. That statement is true too.

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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2019, 06:09:49 am »
You're going to tell me the Congressional Black Caucus hasn't ever made a racially disparaging remark?

Yeah, right.
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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2019, 07:03:26 am »
You're going to tell me the Congressional Black Caucus hasn't ever made a racially disparaging remark?

Yeah, right.

Well, I was once told that black people are incapable of racism.  Racism is the exclusive trait of whites.   *****rollingeyes*****

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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2019, 07:44:31 am »
Mitch McConnell - `There is no place in the Republican Party, the Congress or the country for an ideology of racial supremacy of any kind. I have no tolerance for such positions and those who espouse these views are not supporters of American ideals and freedoms.'

Mitt Romney - "He doesn't have a place in our party, he doesn't have a place in polite company and certainly should not have a place in Congress."

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Who would have guessed “as soon as Paul Ryan wasn’t in charge” for when Steve King would get substantively rebuked by House GOP leadership?

Big Cheers to Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.  It is long over due.





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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2019, 02:48:02 pm »
You're going to tell me the Congressional Black Caucus hasn't ever made a racially disparaging remark?

Yeah, right.

King further explained himself. Yes, he was taken out of context. Romney, McCarthy & the 'moderate' wing of the GOP are evry bit as slimy as the rats when it comes to finding ways to marginalize conservatives:

"In a 56 minute interview, we discussed the changing use of language in political discourse. We discussed the worn out label “racist” and my observation that other slanderous labels have been increasingly assigned to Conservatives by the Left, who injected into our current political dialog such terms as Nazi, Fascist, “ White Nationalist, White Supremacist,— Western Civilization, how did THAT language become offensive? Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization?”…just to watch Western Civilization become a derogatory term in political discourse today. Clearly, I was only referencing Western Civilization classes. No one ever sat in a class listening to the merits of white nationalism and white supremacy.

When I used the word “THAT” it was in reference ONLY to Western Civilization and NOT to any previously stated evil ideology ALL of which I have denounced.

My record as a vocal advocate for Western Civilization is nearly as full as my record in defense of Freedom of Speech."
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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2019, 03:10:49 pm »
Mitch McConnell - `There is no place in the Republican Party, the Congress or the country for an ideology of racial supremacy of any kind. I have no tolerance for such positions and those who espouse these views are not supporters of American ideals and freedoms.'

Mitt Romney - "He doesn't have a place in our party, he doesn't have a place in polite company and certainly should not have a place in Congress."

Big Cheers to Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.  It is long over due.

Reading comprehension appears not to be Mitt and Mitch’s strong suit.

 @Once-Ler ?
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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2019, 03:16:20 pm »
King further explained himself. Yes, he was taken out of context. Romney, McCarthy & the 'moderate' wing of the GOP are evry bit as slimy as the rats when it comes to finding ways to marginalize conservatives:

"In a 56 minute interview, we discussed the changing use of language in political discourse. We discussed the worn out label “racist” and my observation that other slanderous labels have been increasingly assigned to Conservatives by the Left, who injected into our current political dialog such terms as Nazi, Fascist, “ White Nationalist, White Supremacist,— Western Civilization, how did THAT language become offensive? Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization?”…just to watch Western Civilization become a derogatory term in political discourse today. Clearly, I was only referencing Western Civilization classes. No one ever sat in a class listening to the merits of white nationalism and white supremacy.

When I used the word “THAT” it was in reference ONLY to Western Civilization and NOT to any previously stated evil ideology ALL of which I have denounced.

My record as a vocal advocate for Western Civilization is nearly as full as my record in defense of Freedom of Speech."

King got railroaded by the so called "GOP Leadership" bowing down to PC-based pressure.  What does it say about the GOP House members that McCarthy was elected "Leader?"

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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #15 on: January 15, 2019, 03:23:06 pm »
King got railroaded by the so called "GOP Leadership" bowing down to PC-based pressure.  What does it say about the GOP House members that McCarthy was elected "Leader?"

I missed these same congresspeople calling for censure of Rep Tlaib. Cowards.
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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #16 on: January 15, 2019, 03:27:43 pm »
What a bunch of bull!! He didn't make this comment directed at anyone. This is just wrong, wrong, wrong.

Why is it okay for leftist loonies to constantly make outrageous comments but not for a conservative guy to have an original thought?

Just wondering.
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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #17 on: January 15, 2019, 03:29:10 pm »
I missed these same congresspeople calling for censure of Rep Tlaib. Cowards.

I would venture to say that they weren't much bothered by the Tlaib statements.

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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #18 on: January 15, 2019, 03:31:29 pm »
I hope all the Cruzers here made note of the fact that Ted Cruz did his best Sheila Jackson Lee impression by running as fast as he could to the nearest camera to condemn Rep King.

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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #19 on: January 15, 2019, 03:31:30 pm »
I would venture to say that they weren't much bothered by the Tlaib statements.

I am disgusted by the cowardice of Republicans who should be standing by this guy.

That may be the only thing democrats do right ... they don't throw their own under a bus.
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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #20 on: January 15, 2019, 03:36:17 pm »
I am disgusted by the cowardice of Republicans who should be standing by this guy.

That may be the only thing democrats do right ... they don't throw their own under a bus.

They are happy to have a ginned up excuse to slap down the irksome "immigration hawk."

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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #21 on: January 15, 2019, 03:36:45 pm »
I hope all the Cruzers here made note of the fact that Ted Cruz did his best Sheila Jackson Lee impression by running as fast as he could to the nearest camera to condemn Rep King.

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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #22 on: January 15, 2019, 03:45:49 pm »
So, how are your English lessons coming along @Once-Ler ?

I dunno @aligncare ?  When I tell you to <NOPE>, do you understand?
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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #23 on: January 15, 2019, 03:55:41 pm »
I hope all the Cruzers here made note of the fact that Ted Cruz did his best Sheila Jackson Lee impression by running as fast as he could to the nearest camera to condemn Rep King.

Where did you see that @jpsb   If Cruz did condemn King, he slips a notch in my estimation and I am a total Cruzer.
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Re: House to vote on punishing Steve King
« Reply #24 on: January 15, 2019, 04:03:26 pm »
I dunno @aligncare ?  When I tell you to <NOPE>, do you understand?

Yeah, I went back and deleted that part. The question was definitely unwarranted. You’re obviously still struggling.
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