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Anybody care to defend Steve King?

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Not the writer, but the Iowa GOP congressman who embraces white nationalist politics and has made many openly racist statements?
Give me a excuse why the GOP should tolerate a man like that,and even reward him with some co chair positions. I know every party has it's kooks, but King is of a particular disgusting variety. Embrace him, you embrace bigotry.
 
He represents the majority of his district, it is just that the majority of his district is fine with being represented by a white supremacist. So at least he is in touch with Iowan white supremacy. As white supremacy is that popular in Iowa it is only reasonable that they would have a white supremacist as their representative.
 
Steve King, an overt racist, wins re-election and Republicans act offended when Dems think racism has found a comfy home in the GOP? Unbelievable.
 
Stacyhs said:
Steve King, an overt racist, wins re-election and Republicans act offended when Dems think racism has found a comfy home in the GOP? Unbelievable.
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I don't mind (though I don't agree with )his being a conservative on fiscal and other issues....it's his bigotry I cannot stand.
 
//Devil's Advocate//

Compartmentalization. A lot of people have this weird idea that things like racism and bigotry are part of a person's personal life and "don't count" toward how well they do "their job."

It's like if you're a boss and you know one of your workers is a racist but he shows up on time and does his job.
 
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JoeMorgue said:
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Compartmentalization. A lot of people have this weird idea that things like racism and bigotry are part of a person's personal life and "don't count" toward how well they do "they're job."

It's like if you're a boss and you know one of your workers is a racist but he shows up on time and does his job.
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Not quite. If the job of that racist is to pass laws that affect the country, then the racism affects his job. Oh wait....I get it.:rolleyes:
 
ponderingturtle said:
He represents the majority of his district, it is just that the majority of his district is fine with being represented by a white supremacist. So at least he is in touch with Iowan white supremacy. As white supremacy is that popular in Iowa it is only reasonable that they would have a white supremacist as their representative.
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Which is all fine, but should the Republican party tolerate him representing that district as a Republican?
 
lomiller said:
Which is all fine, but should the Republican party tolerate him representing that district as a Republican?
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Apparently they have no control over it, considering that they couldn't stop an avowed Nazi from running as a Republican. Seems weird to me, but then again, so do many things about the American political system.

What the GOP could do and haven't done is to publicly rebuke King for his blatant white supremacy.
 
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Yeah apparently we got ourselves into the situation that the one of the two controlling parties of a global superpower has lest control over who uses its IP than a Youtube channel.
 
JoeMorgue said:
//Devil's Advocate//

Compartmentalization. A lot of people have this weird idea that things like racism and bigotry are part of a person's personal life and "don't count" toward how well they do "their job."

It's like if you're a boss and you know one of your workers is a racist but he shows up on time and does his job.
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If his job is to set policies for how the company is run, punctuality and a good work ethic aren't enough.
 
I'm sure he's a good match for the people of his district, and his view reflects their own.

...actually, I can't even say that. He barely won this time. Granted, he's been a completely obvious white supremacist the entire time he was in office, he's just a bit more vocal since Toupee Fiasco showed up.
 
lomiller said:
Which is all fine, but should the Republican party tolerate him representing that district as a Republican?
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They can't stop him. They could run a candidate against him in the primaries, but ultimately it is the republican voters in that district who choose. They choose the white supremacist.
 
Just type COngressman Steve King Racist Remarks in a search engine and you will get all the proof you need,if you are serious.
But King's long history of racist remarks has gotten so much coverage that I can't believe you follow politics and and are not aware of them.
Sad to see you descend to the point of playing a silly game, though.
 
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