THE.personal.IS.political

This is a blog by someone rejecting the status quo, for people who live for progress. These are my thoughts; We'll see where they go.
smoke signals

Help Obama wrap this thing up so we can move on to taking down the Republicans! Any support you can give, whether monetary or voluntary will help us keep this movement successful. The time for change is now!
Mar 11
Permalink

Let’s Take GOP Rep. Steve King Down In November!

Rep. Steve King of Iowa is one of the most conservative members of Congress, and he just sealed his fate. King commented the other day on the possibility of Barack Obama winning the presidency:
The radical Islamists, the al-Qaeda … would be dancing in the streets in greater numbers than they did on Sept. 11 because they would declare victory in this war on terror.

His middle name does matter. It matters because they read a meaning into that.
Monday he elaborated:
[Obama will] certainly be viewed as a savior for them (al-Qaeda). That’s why you will see them supporting him, encouraging him.
So it is bad enough he is a hardcore conservative, but now he is attacking the Democratic presidential candidate because of his race, background and name, not to mention attacking all Democrats as saviors of terrorists for wanting to withdraw from Iraq. Not only this, it turns out Rep. King has a history of offensive comments, indeed the Des Moines Register, which endorsed his Democratic opponent in the last election said that “King has been an embarrassment to Iowa” and “This space won’t allow listing all his outrageous remarks and positions.” Well since we have more space here, let’s look at a few highlights:
  • King claimed that history showed McCarthy to be “a hero for America”
  • In responding to planned “Day Without an Immigrant” rallies King stated:
    What would that May 1st look like without illegal immigration? There would be no one to smuggle across our southern border the heroin, marijuana, cocaine, and methamphetamines that plague the United States, reducing the U.S. supply of meth that day by 80%. The lives of 12 U.S. citizens would be saved who otherwise die a violent death at the hands of murderous illegal aliens each day. Another 13 Americans would survive who are otherwise killed each day by uninsured drunk driving illegals. Our hospital emergency rooms would not be flooded with everything from gunshot wounds, to anchor babies, to imported diseases to hangnails, giving American citizens the day off from standing in line behind illegals. Eight American children would not suffer the horror as a victim of a sex crime.
  • In the past King has regularly claimed that illegal immigrants are perpetrating sex crimes against “eight little girls” each day as part of a “slow-motion terrorist attack”
  • King responded to the revelations of abuse and torture, clear violations of the Geneva Conventions and international humanitarian law, at Abu Ghraib saying it “amounts to hazing”
  • On Iraq he said “My wife lives here with me, and I can tell you… she’s at far greater risk being a civilian in Washington, D.C., than an average civilian in Iraq.” Which is, needless to say, incredibly false.
  • In responding to the death of al-Qaeda in Iraq leader al-Zarqawi King stated “There probably are not seventy-two virgins in the hell he’s at, and if there are, they probably all look like [White House press corps journalist] Helen Thomas.”
Through the magic of two year terms in the House of Representatives, Rep. King is up for reelection this year, and I think Democrats all over the country should send a clear signal that we don’t need someone like Steve King in Congress. Let’s make him pay for his comments and his horribly conservative voting record. We just won a Congressional seat in Illinois in a red red district that used to belong to the former GOP Speaker of the House, and the NRCC wasted nearly a third of its cash trying to save that seat, but they still lost by a large margin. Even though King won his last election with 59% of the vote, we can take him down, and we can turn that district into another bleeding wound for the Republican Party!

Democrat Rob Hubler is running against King this November, so we need to support him, and donate to him to help take this bigoted conservative out of Congress once in for all! Go to his website now (it sucks, but that’s okay), click on “Donate”, and donate via ActBlue, it is quick, easy, and secure. I’ll continue following this race throughout the election season.

Update: I should also note, that this race is yet another reason we need Barack Obama as our presidential nominee, because having him on the ballot will give up a huge boost in this election, and will help Democrats win big, just like he helped Bill Foster and Donna Edwards! Let’s get rolling with the Obama Effect!! Donate to Obama as well to support him against racist Right-wing smears! Every time someone makes comments like this, we need to show that there will be consequences!