SaysWho? Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 This comes after King's recent interview that appeared to lament that the term "white supremacist" is considered offensive. Quote McCarthy announced that the House Republican Steering Committee -- which oversees committee assignments -- met Monday night and made a decision that King "will not be serving on committees in this Congress." The move is just the latest reaction to King's comments, which have outraged both sides of the aisle, and spurred calls for more actions against the conservative Iowa congressman, who has a lengthy history of incendiary comments related to race and immigration. Earlier Monday, a pair of the Senate's most high-profile Republicans sharply condemned King, the highest ranking GOP officials to publicly rebuke King after comments he made to The New York Times that were sympathetic to white supremacists. King criticized his party's move stripping of his committee assignments in a statement, saying, "Leader McCarthy's decision to remove me from committees is a political decision that ignores the truth." He's said this shit for years, but better late that never, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 About goddamn time. Fucking Republicans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Now obviously I hope Steve King resigns. But I hope he does it like a vindictive bitch. "This is who I am, and who I've been for years. Mitt Romney didn't care when I was parading him through Iowa, getting large fundraisers for him when he ran for President and lost anyway" etc etc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osxmatt Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 GOP holding racist elected officials accountable for racist statements. Somehow doesn’t hold the weight I thought it would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Many brows are being furrowed right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 7 minutes ago, marioandsonic said: Many brows are being furrowed right now. Ben Sasse is strongly considering writing a sternly-worded editorial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 1 hour ago, thewhyteboar said: Ben Sasse is strongly considering writing a sternly-worded editorial. About how much his brow would like to furl but tax cuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 If there was any justice in the world, Ari would be reincarnated as a toilet brush. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbobo Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 what a shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 2 hours ago, thewhyteboar said: The false equivalency game is always fun, let's play! D's meeting with a racist is bad, and should be shamed, but removal? Not per se, depending on the context and situation of the association with the known racist. An R themselves being racist, as opposed to just meeting with people who are known racists? Yep, that's different and requires removal. But hey, people are stupid / don't understand false equivalencies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a resolution condemning white supremacy by a vote of 424-1, reflecting the anger in both parties over comments by Representative Steve King of Iowa questioning why white supremacy is considered offensive. Quote Mr. King, a Republican, took the House floor to say he would vote in support of the resolution. Quote Representative Bobby Rush of Illinois cast the lone vote against the resolution, saying it was not strong enough and that “anything short of a censure” is shallow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 For those wondering, Bobby Rush is a former Black Panther. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thewhyteboar Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Meanwhile, some other Republican reps invited this guy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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