Whom Did The Register Endorse Again?
Out of all the things I've seen today, I just needed to point this out.
From the Sioux City Journal, it appears that last week was crazy-time:
The
day began with a caller from California advising that [Iowa Congressman
Steve] King had made the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle.
King on Tuesday called Sen. Joe McCarthy, censured by the Senate for
his 1950s investigations into alleged Communist sympathizers, “a hero
for America.”
That
followed King's action in leading House Republican opposition to the
naming of a Berkeley, Calif., post office after 94-year-old Democrat
City Councilwoman Maudelle Shirek. King said Shirek, a granddaughter of
slaves and peace and civil rights activist, had an “affiliation with
the Communist Party.”
…
King
also upset fellow House member Louise Slaughter, a New York Democrat.
During a Tuesday rules committee meeting regarding the Department of
Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, King offered an amendment to
remove the Violence Against Women Act from the justice reauthorization.
Unless extended, VAWA was due to sunset after 10 years Friday.
King's
amendment was not ruled in order, so it couldn't be debated on the
floor. But staffers in the rules committee hearing reported King wanted
to strike VAWA funding until such time as Congress could have a debate
on the efficacy of the act. He contended VAWA federalizes issues that
should be the province of states, that state laws can protect women
from abusers. King also said the act funds groups “with a certain
hostility, particularly against men,” which chapped Slaughter.
This brought up today's little bit of disgust from Mark Hansen of the Des Moines Register:
Steve
King is the Republican who represents western Iowa in the U.S. House.
He's the guy who believes McCarthy was a “great American hero.” If you
don't think so, he said the other day, read your history.
So
I did, and discovered that most historians still seem to believe the
late senator from Wisconsin was a drunken, dishonest bum who brought
about the persecution of dozens of innocents. He left the scene in
disgrace, and the consensus among the pros seems to be he got what he
deserved.
But, Hansen goes on to ask:
Which brings us back to the congressman. King might have some wacky convictions, but did liberals help create him?
If
the far left and their pink-locker-room concerns weren't annoying so
much of the mainstream, would there be a place in politics for King?
My answer to Mark Hansen: it's not “the far left” (whatever that means) that gives people like Steve King legitimacy – it's supposed respectable outlets like the Des Moines Register endorsing crazies like Steve King. (Twice, nonetheless.)
With
that in mind, the Register's editorial board approached its
recommendations for candidates in Iowa's five congressional districts
this year. We weighed the candidates' positions, their records and
their personal qualities, but the biggest consideration was: Who can be
most effective on Iowa's behalf?
…
King has indicated his top priority would be economic development, not his questionable social agenda. He should be given a chance to show what he can do on behalf of Iowa.
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King is a bigoted, moronic, sociopath. How ANYONE can vote for him is beyond me. He spoke on that ridiculous 'Rally' in support of the 'war' in Iraq, the one attended by 100 people the day after Cindy Sheehan was there. I listened to about 2 minutes of his blithering until my gag reflex and bs meter went off the charts.
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King has indicated his top priority would be economic development, not his questionable social agenda. He should be given a chance to show what he can do on behalf of Iowa.
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You can't take King at his word. He should be given the boot, not any chances. Has he returned the $15,000 he got from Delay? Has he done anything worthwhile during his time in Congress, other than rubber-stamp the Repugnican agenda? You already know that the answer to that is NO!
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