Joyce Schulte Condemns King's Racist Remarks
Joyce
Schulte, Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress from Iowa's Fifth
District, is known as “the woman who's going to send Steve King to an
early retirement.” And it can't happen too soon.
King
became the target of wrath, yet again, from many directions,
particularly Hispanic Congressional and community leaders, when he rose
on the floor of the House to speak in support of an amendment limiting
the use of the Mexican Consulate identification card to allow Mexican
immigrants to get driver's licenses or open bank accounts, a card that
is recognized by 160 countries and 33 U.S. states and the Treasury
Department.
During
those remarks King said that patriotic Americans believe in “cultural
continuity” and that it's time “somebody stands up and says we're going
to be opposed to this idea of diversity.”
In response, Joyce Schulte issued this statement:
“I am
saddened, ashamed, and deeply angered that once again Steve King has
attempted to portray the good people of western Iowa in the same
shallow, hateful light which he shines on himself. Because he has spent
the past two years in Congress engaging in little more than
self-serving grandstanding on issues designed to drive a wedge between
us, he has brought nothing of any real value to Iowa's fifth district.
Economic development investment has been at a standstill, jobs are
disappearing, Medicare reimbursements are still far too low, the
corporate takeover of our family farms continues unabated, and our
young people still have few reasons not to move to greener pastures.
Steve
King does not represent the hearts and minds of the people of the fifth
District, but rather the limited mind and withered heart of a
modern-day Grinch, unhappy when people are happy learning to live
together, doing his best to ruin our celebration of the cultural
diversity that has always been and will always be at the core of our
society.
I
encourage the people of western Iowa to let Steve King know that we do
not agree with his perspective, nor with his methods, and that we
certainly do not want him to pretend to represent us any more. And the
way to do that is to support my candidacy as a rational, realistic
alternative to his irrational embarrassment of a career in politics.”
To learn more about Joyce Schulte or to contribute to her campaign, click here.
Steve King will be on the Jan
Mickelson show on WHO Radio, 1040 or 600 WMT 9:00-11:30am Friday
(tomorrow), discussing “issues and concerns, and responding to
criticism of the recent floor speech dealing with “cultural
continuity.” Progressives, start your engines….
To call in to the show: (515) 284-1040 or (800) 469-4295
Thanks to Trish Nelson of Rapid Response – Iowa for this media heads up.
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