Category Archives: Steve King

Republican Icon Steve King May Be Primaried

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Apparently stepped on some monied toes. Tuesday morning started with an interesting blurb in the news. State Senator Rick Bertrand of Sioux City publicly acknowledged that he was considering a run against Congressman For Life and More Steve King. What … Continue reading →

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Steve King Tells Us What The Bottom Line Is

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Dave Bradley

From a dailykos.com story Thursday evening. Steve King lets the real driving force behind the Republican Party this year out of the bag in a way it is hard to misunderstand: “This is perfect. Better than perfect. At a Ted … Continue reading →

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Are Iowa Republicans Blum, Young And King Owned By The Koch Brothers?

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Trish Nelson

Koch Brothers Hand Blum, Young and King Perfect Scores in 2015 for Putting Their Anti-Middle Class Interests First  [note from BFIA: Ernst and Grassley didn’t do too bad by the Kochs either at 86% each.  In contrast, Iowa’s Democratic congressman, … Continue reading →

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Call Your Congressman On TPP

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Dave Bradley

In case you had not heard, there was a momentary euphoric feeling on Tuesday when the fast track authority couldn’t pass the muster of a super-majority now demanded for anything to happen in the senate. However after who knows what … Continue reading →

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Progressives Analyze Steve King’s So-Called Freedom Summit

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Trish Nelson

ProgressIowa 2016 Watch: National, Local Experts To Preview Steve King’s ‘Freedom Summit’ Today Des Moines, Iowa — Today, national and local experts will preview the Freedom Summit being held on Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa. Potential [Republican] presidential candidates will … Continue reading →

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Spotlight On Iowa’s 4th District

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Trish Nelson

Stay Connected with Iowa’s 4th District Democrats Iowa’s 4th Congressional District includes 39 of Iowa’s 99 counties. Audubon, Boone, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Emmet, Floyd, Franklin, Greene, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, … Continue reading →

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Stop The King Amendment

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox: Stop The Factory Farm Protection Act A petition to Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) Please join us in opposition to Rep. King’s Factory Farm Protection Act by signing this petition. There re 14,655 signatures.  345 signatures still needed. … Continue reading →

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Steve King Goes To Egypt With Michelle Bachmann

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Trish Nelson

This really happened.   Steve King’s bit starts at about 3 minutes in.  

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A Tale Of Two Kings

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Dave Bradley

We are nearing the fiftieth anniversary of the “March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom.” In the sweltering summer of 1963 with tensions mounting throughout the country for action on civil rights, huge crowds descended on the nation’s capital in … Continue reading →

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Ok – Steve King Is Nuts

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Dave Bradley

With a common name like Steve King, you would think a headline like that might cause some confusion. “Which Steve King” you might think, “there are many of them.” But in conjunction with the word “nuts” the likely Steve Kings are … Continue reading →

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