King Digs In Deeper: ‘Of Course I Stand By My Remarks’
King Digs In Deeper: ‘Of Course I Stand By My Remarks’
Rep. Steve King (R-IA), who recently declared that al Qaeda would be “dancing in the streets” if Barack Obama were elected President “because of his middle name,” again stood by his comments in an interview with Fox News this morning.
“Of course I stand by my remarks. They’re something I’ve thought about for quite some time,” King said. He took issue with Obama calling the Iraq war “a botched and ill-advised military incursion into a Muslim country.”
King made clear that, while he disagrees with Obama’s stance on redeploying from Iraq, his chief concern is that Obama could potentially be perceived as a Muslim by people in the Middle East because of his middle name:
By the way, I was careful not to say his middle name. But it means something different in the Middle East than it means here. We’ve risen above this in the United States. About 25 percent of Americans will change their religion during their lifetime. To them [Middle Easterners], religion is more hereditary. So it’s harder for Obama to convince them that he’s Christian. He’s convinced me. But I don’t think he’ll convince a lot of the Middle East because it is hereditary.
“We’ve got to understand the Middle East culture,” King said, as he continued to disparage Obama’s middle name. The Fox host took King’s side, saying, “I get a sense from you that you’re really trying to talk about policy.” Watch it:
On CNN’s Late Edition, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) distanced himself from King’s claim that al Qaeda will be dancing in the streets. “I don’t think that will actually occur,” Kyl said.
Also on CNN, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. called King’s comments “reckless, irresponsible, and certainly divisive.” It’s “fearmongering at its worst and is just horrible,” Jackson said in calling on King to apologize.
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) added, “This is the kind of thing that divides all Americans. That’s what he’s intending to do. There’s no place for it and there’s no substance to it.
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March 9th, 2008 at 1:36 pmWhat this idiot doesn’t know about including “Hussein” in the naming of a child would fill several books. http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Hussein
But, please Steve King, keep trying to tie your remarks tightly to St. John McBush. By all means.
March 9th, 2008 at 1:36 pmI hope that the US has operatives with names like “Hussein”. Infiltrating terrorist cells. But I doubt it. They have spending all their resources spying on Americans.
I, for one, think it’s kinda cool that we could have a president named “Hussein” who will be kicking some terrorist ass when the time comes. And the time will come.
March 9th, 2008 at 1:39 pmTo appreciate Steve King’s intelligence one would have to be really really ignorant.
March 9th, 2008 at 1:41 pmThere is good reason for their desperation. I don’t think the American people are listening to them anymore though….see the “Foster wins Hastert Seat” thread…..
a quote from that thread.
“This is a red district. Former Speaker of the House Denny Hastert represented this district since 1987, winning reelection by huge margins.
This district includes the city of Dixon, which is the birthplace of Ronald Reagan.â€
March 9th, 2008 at 1:41 pmWhat gets me is this guy has the telepathy to know what Al-Qaeda is thinking, but lacks the clairvoyance to know where Usama bin Laden is hiding!
March 9th, 2008 at 1:42 pm“We’ve got to understand the Middle East culture,†King said.
And he didn’t just explode?
March 9th, 2008 at 1:43 pmDid I just hear the idiot say that Islam is hereditary? Teh stupid is oozing with this one. He must be meeting secretly with KKKarl.
March 9th, 2008 at 1:44 pmCan someone explain to me again why the opinion of Iowa voters is so important that we have to let them have first crack at our presidential candidates? I mean, if this is the kind of person they think should be in our government, then why do they get first pick?
March 9th, 2008 at 1:44 pmKing might as well start his “farewell tour” of the district that elected him right now. Iowans are really not that hateful or stupid at all, and I’m sure they’ll be rid of him at the next opportunity.
March 9th, 2008 at 1:44 pmI LOVE when the Repugs talk. Great things happen like, oh I don’t know, they lose Dennis Hastert’s seat in a special election.
March 9th, 2008 at 1:45 pmHe and Sally Kern from Okla. should share a cell together soon…Gitmo has a real purpose now…
IF your IQ is lower than a bag of grapes – you’re in…
March 9th, 2008 at 1:45 pmwhere are the “trolls of courage” to take king’s side in this controversy?
rr, gg, bert, ex-lax…?
eh?
March 9th, 2008 at 1:49 pmJayz, King’s doltishness knows no depths!
My sympathy, IAns, though a lot of us are the same boat with our own belligerently pig-stupid reps.
Civilization in decline.
March 9th, 2008 at 1:51 pmCould someone please explain to this moron that there is a difference between the Arabic Language and the religion of Islam. How do people this stupid get elected to write laws. My god we really are in trouble.
March 9th, 2008 at 1:51 pm“We’ve got to understand the Middle East culture,†King said.
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I suggest that King take his own advice. Instead of viewing the Middle East (and Muslims in general) through bigoted eyes, he should learn that not all Middle Easterners are idiots. They know that Obama is a Christian — it’s not that hard a concept to grasp.
And even if they DID think Obama is a Muslim — so what? It would show them that Americans have nothing against Muslims; it’s terrorists we have a problem with.
March 9th, 2008 at 1:57 pmThe Fox host took King’s side, saying, “I get a sense from you that you’re really trying to talk about policy.â€
and wonders why obama won’t appear on their “news” channel…
March 9th, 2008 at 2:02 pmsorry,
and fox wonders why obama won’t appear on their “news†channel…
March 9th, 2008 at 2:03 pmBy the way, I was careful not to say his middle name. But it means something different in the Middle East than it means here. We’ve risen above this in the United States.
BS. The right is going to use his middle name from now until the election to try to scare the begeezus out of people. So, he’s now saying that Obama has “convinced him”. Then why is he out there spewing this hate? Religion is not hereditary. If it was, Obama would be an Athiest:
“He describes his Kenyan father as “raised a Muslim,” but a “confirmed atheist” by the time his parents met, and his Indonesian stepfather as “a man who saw religion as not particularly useful.”
March 9th, 2008 at 2:04 pmIf Rep. King is correct, we should be able to eliminate Al Qaeda from Iraq . Just elect Barack Hussein Obama as president, and then send our drone aircraft to shoot Iraqi’s seen dancing in the streets.
March 9th, 2008 at 2:05 pmDear Rep. King,
We all get the sense that you feel too politically correctly constrained to say what you really mean. We strongly urge you to quit sugar coating your rhetoric, and say what you want to say. Plus it would be helpful if you could do this on every national news show you can book over the weekend.
After all, it isn’t this often that we get a glimpse into the inner thoughts of the Repub Party by one of it’s finest strategic thinkers. And we remind you that the foul smelling brown stuff you just stepped into works best when you manage to step into it up to you eyebrows.
Yours,
John Q. Public
March 9th, 2008 at 2:05 pmIowans are really not that hateful or stupid at all, and I’m sure they’ll be rid of him at the next opportunity.
Comment by tombaker
Well, they will get their chance in November, 2008. I suspect that King will be one of the Republicans who will be swept away in the Democratic Tsunami.
March 9th, 2008 at 2:08 pmOn CNN’s Late Edition, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) distanced himself from King’s claim that al Qaeda will be dancing in the streets. “I don’t think that will actually occur,†Kyl said.
senator mcsame, your turn.
March 9th, 2008 at 2:08 pmAnd even if they DID think Obama is a Muslim — so what? It would show them that Americans have nothing against Muslims; it’s terrorists we have a problem with.
Comment by missmolly
Not only the terrorists. Americans are beginning to have a problem with neoCON bigoted hate mongers too.
March 9th, 2008 at 2:09 pm“Help, the zenophobes are after me.”
March 9th, 2008 at 2:10 pmrep. s. king (r)
y’know, “helena hussein handbasket” makes a pretty catchy handle.
-tom hussein baker
March 9th, 2008 at 2:12 pmthen what about McCain being named for a fratricidal character from the Bible – hell, his whole family is named for the murderer Cain, and therefore must bear the “mark of Cain” somewhere, right?
shoot! – where’s Daryll when you need him to clear up some scriptural mudslinging issues?
March 9th, 2008 at 2:16 pm“We’ve got to understand the Middle East culture,†King said, as he continued to disparage Obama’s middle name. The Fox host took King’s side, saying, “I get a sense from you that you’re really trying to talk about policy.â€
So what “policy” is King trying to talk about? The policy of bigotry? The policy of hatred? The policy of fear.
Faux Noise, the “fair and balanced” station. Perhaps some of our resident idiot trolls can tell us what is “fair and balanced” about this.
March 9th, 2008 at 2:17 pmAs an American citizen, King has the sacred Constitutional right to stick both feet in his mouth and talk out his ignorant behind on a daily basis, and I hope he does so from now until Election day. Each time he opens his pie hole, another independent or moderate Republican (yes, they do still exist) silently decides, without any fanfare or media coverage, that they’ve had enough of today’s GOP, the party so corrupt that it embezzles from itself.
March 9th, 2008 at 2:18 pmStupidty must be hereditary as well then.
March 9th, 2008 at 2:26 pmThis is about King’s endorsement of McCranky, but it’s not in TP’s header.
Tie this oinker to McC, TP.
March 9th, 2008 at 2:27 pmIt would seem to me that if the Islamists want to kill us it’s because of people like Steve King.
∞
March 9th, 2008 at 2:30 pmKing needs to be censored according to rule XIX of the Senate rules, which provides: …No Senator in debate shall, directly or indirectly, by any form of words impute to another Senator or to other Senators any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a Senator.
March 9th, 2008 at 2:31 pm.
“Of course I stand by those remarks. It’s something I’ve thought about for some time.”
Yep, bigots tend to stand convicted by their words. Baseless assertions need no challenge. King needs only to prove his remarks as being truthful. THEN, they can be challenged. Until then, the term psychotic is complementary.
R E M E M B E R:
THEY(sic) HATE US FOR OUR FREEDOMS
And so people like KING lobby and undermine our freedoms.
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March 9th, 2008 at 2:32 pmKing needs to be censored according to rule XIX of the Senate rules, which provides: …No Senator in debate shall, directly or indirectly, by any form of words impute to another Senator or to other Senators any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a Senator.
Comment by Wayne — March 9, 2008 @ 2:31 pm
Only problem is King’s not in the Senate. He’s a Congressman.
March 9th, 2008 at 2:34 pmAccepting King’s assumptions as they are (and please note that I DON’T), I must be missing something:
Those in Muslim countries believing that the POTUS was muslim, and then therefore may be better capable of understanding them, and maybe warming up relations, would be a bad thing how?
Unless King has something against people dancing in the streets, how is this supposed to be a negative for the U.S.?
March 9th, 2008 at 2:35 pmIt’s amazing how one can project so much. I mean…. “read meaning into it”…
What the hell do you think you’re doing right now you hacktacular idiot? Risen above that? When we have jackasses like you saying that we need to fear someone because of THEIR DAMN MIDDLE NAME, you lose all privilege to say that, because you apparently haven’t looked in a damn mirror.
March 9th, 2008 at 2:42 pmOnly problem is King’s not in the Senate. He’s a Congressman.
Comment by ralph the wonder llama — March 9, 2008 @ 2:34 pm
And Congress’ rules on this is stricter than the Senate Rules.
March 9th, 2008 at 2:43 pmRemember Congressman Stark having to apologize for a comment he made about Bush?
Isn’t it illegal for muslims to dance? And even if they do, it will be nothing compared to the dances we’ll do here when Obama is elected.
March 9th, 2008 at 2:44 pmThis guy is Frank M
I read back through the threads on this guy and it appears that the only ones who allow him to speak are one right wing radio station and faux nuz. We should make a poster boy out of him for the GOP…..they taught him how to hate and profit from it. I would like to see him on CNN et al if the GOP is going to allow this kind of crap. Exposure will be the best thing that can happen.
just a reminder of what kind of scum he is…..from the first thread on King:
March 9th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Isn’t it illegal for muslims to dance?
Comment by Godfry Daniel — March 9, 2008 @ 2:44 pm
I think that’s Babtists…..
March 9th, 2008 at 2:47 pmKing needs to be censored according to rule XIX of the Senate rules, which provides: …No Senator in debate shall, directly or indirectly, by any form of words impute to another Senator or to other Senators any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a Senator.
Comment by Wayne
Unfortunately this doesn’t apply to King because he is a member of the House. But I expect they have a similar rule. If they don’t, they certainly should.
March 9th, 2008 at 2:51 pm.
Juan HUSSEIN Cole has a great read up…
http://www.juancole.com/2008/03/kings-bigotry-and-obama-and-muslims.html
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March 9th, 2008 at 2:55 pmThis clown is batshit–he troops down to the well of the house with his easel and his 3rd grade posters on C-Span all the time. This guy is BFF with Tom Tancredo which says it all to me–especially, if we are judged by the company that we keep. King is a real nutcase.
Can you imagine the district he represents? They must be clowns too-they voted to send him to DC. Anybody here from his district? Explain how this phenomenon is possible in this country. He is an embarassment to Iowa.
March 9th, 2008 at 2:55 pmOk, this is a bit of a conundrum. We have a Congressman disparaging a Senator. So, whose rules apply?
March 9th, 2008 at 2:56 pmSo, whose rules apply?
Comment by Bilbo Hussein Baggins — March 9, 2008 @ 2:56 pm
Congressional rules, which are stricter than the Senate’s.
March 9th, 2008 at 2:57 pm.
If this were Germany in the 1930’s, would King be saying this about a man who was Jewish running for office? Because, after all, in the 1930’s it was them Jews that were the threat to the security to the Homeland.
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March 9th, 2008 at 3:00 pmSo, whose rules apply?
Comment by Bilbo Hussein Baggins — March 9, 2008 @ 2:56 pm
Congressional rules, which are stricter than the Senate’s.
Comment by Wayne — March 9, 2008 @ 2:57 pm
Not that I expect Pelosi to do sh!t, because she can’t ( won’t ) even find a Table.
March 9th, 2008 at 3:00 pm“We’ve got to understand the Middle East culture,†King said.
Pity none of you neocon fools took the trouble to do so before you even further destabilized the entire region.
March 9th, 2008 at 3:02 pm.
Now, with King’s endorsement, watch the white supremacists dance in the streets of America.
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March 9th, 2008 at 3:03 pmIrrelevant of whether King is a bigot or not or what his politics are,
March 9th, 2008 at 3:07 pmI believe King is just too stupid to be in Congress….it can’t be good for the country to have people that dumb in Congress.
guy’s just doin’ his job… perpetuate the myth…
March 9th, 2008 at 3:27 pmcatapult the propaganda…
prove his ignorance…
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“To them [Middle Easterners], religion is more hereditary.”
As opposed to here in the West , where with you imbecilic Christians , it’s more a mental disorder ?
March 9th, 2008 at 3:32 pmI am a Canadian….this is shock and awe . How could you people elect people like this. I guess this explains why we(Canada)are doing great and our neighbors (America)is falling apart at the seams. WAKE UP FOLKS. Oh one final note…my generations greatest Prime Minister only had 3 years expierence in government. All the pundants and older government cronnies told him he had no expierence. He won and lead our country for a total of 13 years. Not bad for NOT having expierence.
March 9th, 2008 at 3:36 pmHis name; Piere Elliot Truedau elected in 1965 to government and became Prime Minister 1967.
I believe the rules of speech only apply while actually being in the two bodies’ respective chambers.
There is this (from Jefferson’s manual), about speaking of the other body’s members:
It is a breach of order in debate to notice what has been said on the same subject in the other House, or the particular votes or majorities on it there: because the opinion of each House should be left to its own independency, not to be influenced by the proceedings of the other; and the quoting them might beget reflections leading to a misunderstanding between the two Houses. 8 Grey 22.
But as presidential candidates, I don’t think this standard applies to any of the three Senators currently running, and especially outside the chamber.
Kerry got slammed on a regular basis by republican House members in ‘04:
In House, Republicans use floor time to chide Kerry
By Susan Milligan, Globe Staff | June 18, 2004
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans have expanded their attacks on Senator John F. Kerry to the House floor, using a loophole in House rules that allows lawmakers to speak about a senator during legislative session as long as the comments are not personal in nature.
Many of the remarks — made under a rule that allows any member to talk about any topic for one minute at the start of daily sessions — have been focused on Kerry’s criticism of the Vietnam War and the handling of the postwar situation in Iraq. House rules for all floor discussions forbid members from ”characterizing another member’s personal intent or motives, and discussing personalities.” House decorum also bars lawmakers from ”referring to the specific votes of particular senators.”
[. . .]
Democrats also don’t like the fact that Republicans are using the ”one minutes” — speeches typically dedicated to such topics as high school sports championships or other noncontroversial matters — to conduct campaign politics.
[. . .]
House rules expressly forbid any member from mentioning a member of the Senate, be it birthday wishes or criticism. However, the office of the parliamentarian, which arbitrates disputes over House debate rules, has allowed lawmakers to discuss Kerry as long as they don’t get personal, a standard many Democrats believe their colleagues in the Republican Party have violated.
March 9th, 2008 at 3:42 pmWhen Barack Obama (while not the perfect candidate) becomes president, there will be the biggest party this country and world has ever seen.
There will be dancing in the streets : it will be a Universal Block Party.
And when Chimpy, Darth, Rummy etc are hauled off , tried and convicted in an international court of law for Crimes Against Humanity there will be more dancing in the streets!
March 9th, 2008 at 3:46 pmIf this were Germany in the 1930’s, would King be saying this about a man who was Jewish running for office? Because, after all, in the 1930’s it was them Jews that were the threat to the security to the Homeland.
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Comment by Max-1
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Of course, but that is so very very very different. I don’t know why, but it must be different. Right?
March 9th, 2008 at 3:48 pmWhen someone other than Cheney or McCain finally replaces Bush, people everywhere, all over the globe, will be dancing in the streets.
That’s true wherher it’s Obama, Clinton, or Donald Duck!
March 9th, 2008 at 3:52 pmWhen Barack Obama (while not the perfect candidate) becomes president, there will be the biggest party this country and world has ever seen.
There will be dancing in the streets : it will be a Universal Block Party.
And when Chimpy, Darth, Rummy etc are hauled off , tried and convicted in an international court of law for Crimes Against Humanity there will be more dancing in the streets!
Comment by Kay
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About New Years, I will realize that Bushco didn’t use Directive #51 and he is giving up the reins and there will be at least a party on my street where I live.
March 9th, 2008 at 3:55 pmWhen someone other than Cheney or McCain finally replaces Bush, people everywhere, all over the globe, will be dancing in the streets.
By the time the Bush economy finishes sinking…we’ll be lucky if we’re not living in the streets.
March 9th, 2008 at 3:55 pmI guess we can’t be sure about Directive #51 until 1/20/09
March 9th, 2008 at 3:57 pmThey’re dancing in the streets with the assclown currently in office, that’s for sure.
March 9th, 2008 at 4:20 pmAnd when Obama takes the White House, this entire nation will be ‘dancin’ in the streets’.
~Hussein Osiris~
March 9th, 2008 at 4:20 pmDear Rep King
You sir are an ass, there is no two ways about it. You sit in your little ivory tower and throw stone at a fellow American because you have nothing of substance to say. The people of your district are obviously a bunch of facist racist idiots. Are there no sane people in that district or are you the norm. Apparently, not, so they settled for a weak, low down coward, who hides behind Fake News channel.
You are such a little man, little in the mind and heart. If I were Sen. Obama I’d call you out, but he has more class than you could ever hope to have in your dreams. You sir are sick and you need to stop going on of your Prozac or what ever mind altering drugs you are taking or not taking to help your mental problem. You really need to stop smoking that crack man, it’s starting to make you look bad.
March 9th, 2008 at 4:36 pmOf course you do. You should think about your remarks though and perhaps if you use your brain you’ll see what you say for what it is.
March 9th, 2008 at 4:45 pm.
That’s right King,
Keep supporting the man who’s family has ties to the Nazi Party.
Heil Bush?
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March 9th, 2008 at 4:56 pmWhat does this pea-brained bigot have to say abaout General Omar Bradley?
March 9th, 2008 at 6:59 pmJohn Abizaid?
Darrell Issa?
Should Obama become president, Americans and all good people around the world will be dancing in the street.
March 9th, 2008 at 7:02 pmin case you missed it… via C&L:
As Juan Cole points out, King’s whole premise is an affront to the intelligence of all people. You are not less American simply by virtue of having a name that is Arabic in origin. Would King dare question the patriotism of Gen. Omar Bradley, Gen. John Abizaid, Rep. Darrell Issa, or Secretary Donna Shalala?
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/03/09/cnns-rick-sanchez-will-kings-comments-hurt-obama/
March 9th, 2008 at 7:03 pmaaah, marie… see?
March 9th, 2008 at 7:04 pmwe so smart!
If there is one thing in common among members of the GOP, other than their lack of creativity and herd mentality, it is that they are strikingly stupid.
It’s the cover up stupid.
March 9th, 2008 at 7:08 pmYou dig in and fight back, Rep. Steve King (Moron-IA).
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE keep it up.
LOUDER AND LOUDER.
You just keep sayin’ it, over and over again.
March 9th, 2008 at 7:09 pmKaty, I didn’t know about Shalala — thanks — and I am sure there are many more, too!
March 9th, 2008 at 7:46 pmJust to elaborate on some earlier comments
from Juan Coles Informed Comment
http://www.juancole.com/
“Gen. Omar Bradley, who bore a Semitic, Muslim first name, and shared it with the second Caliph of Sunni Islam, was the hero of D-Day and Normandy, of the Battle of the Bulge and the Ruhr.”
“Barack is a Semitic word meaning “to bless” as a verb or “blessing” as a noun. In its Hebrew form, barak, it is found all through the Bible. It first occurs in Genesis 1:22: “And God blessed (ḇÄreḵə ) them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.”
Now let us take the name “Hussein.” It is from the Semitic word, hasan, meaning “good” or “handsome.” Husayn is the diminutive, affectionate form.
Barack Obama’s middle name is in honor of his grandfather, Hussein, a secular resident of Nairobi. Americans may think of Saddam Hussein when they hear the name, but that is like thinking of Stalin when you hear the name Joseph”
“Queen Elizabeth II [is] Descended from the Prophet Muhammad
I was surprised that the writers of comments over at Salon.com did not know ……. It is common knowledge to anyone interested in genealogy
The Greater Mediterranean got all mixed up over millennia. Most Sicilians (i.e. most Italian-Americans) also have Arab Muslim ancestors. It works the other way around, too.
This is connected to just pointing out that having ancestors named Hussein is more common among Europeans and Americans than is usually realized. Elizabeth II can’t be descended from the Prophet Muhammad without also being descended from his grandson, the original Husayn / Hussein, since that is the line of descent of the Sayyids.
‘United Press International
October 10, 1986
MOSLEMS IN BUCKINGHAM PALACE
Mixed in with Queen Elizabeth’s blue blood is the blood of the Moslem prophet Mohammed, according to Burke’s Peerage, the geneological guide to royalty. The relation came out when Harold B. Brooks-Baker, publishing director of Burke’s, wrote Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to ask for better security for the royal family. ”The royal family’s direct descent from the prophet Mohammed cannot be relied upon to protect the royal family forever from Moslem terrorists,” he said. Probably realizing the connection would be a surprise to many, he added, ”It is little known by the British people that the blood of Mohammed flows in the veins of the queen. However, all Moslem religious leaders are proud of this fact.”
Brooks-Baker said the British royal family is descended from Mohammed through the Arab kings of Seville, who once ruled Spain. By marriage, their blood passed to the European kings of Portugal and Castille, and through them to England’s 15th century King Edward IV. ‘ “
March 9th, 2008 at 8:59 pmSteve King: a tick digs in to the sweaty nether regions of rethuglican America.
March 9th, 2008 at 9:10 pmHey, Bert… how does it feel to totally irrelevant at this point?
March 9th, 2008 at 9:18 pmNo clue…. but hey, how’s it feel to stem from Stupidity?
Comment by BERT CONVY — March 9, 2008 @ 9:27 pm
You tell us. You must certainly know.
March 9th, 2008 at 10:04 pmComment by BERT CONVY — March 9, 2008 @ 9:27 pm
bertie, pull up your pants and stop crying.
eh?
March 9th, 2008 at 10:15 pmBertie, Bertie, Bertie…
It’s over. That Permanent Majority disappeared faster than loose change on the bar at a Republican convention. Yer side has shat the bed, shot themselves in the foot, got caught tryin’ ta pass wooden nickels…
It’s OVAH… as they say Baaston.
On yer way to tha dustbin, Bertie. Don’t let the door hit ya on the cheney on yer way out!
March 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pmSure “Rep” Steve, whatever you say dude. Gotta stop those muslim guys.
March 9th, 2008 at 11:46 pmSeems like our troll is broken. It’s repeating itself.
Oh, and would someone please inform the mentally feeble troll that a) religion is not genetic, b) that about 5million Americans are Muslim, and c) this thread is about more than just a name.
March 9th, 2008 at 11:52 pmAccording to neo-conservative values Mr.King is telling us a “NOBLE LIE”, so he can protect us from the boogieman. These moron REICH WINGERS are hateful and distrust anyone or anything that does not conform to their VALUES. Greed and power is what the REICH is all about, as far as I am concerned this kind of crap is “UNAMERICAN” . As Americas we need stand up and fight this sort of UNAMERICAN crap starting now not just in November come the election.
March 10th, 2008 at 1:25 amPeople all over the world will be rejoicing when the Bush regime is finally pushed from office by someone who promises anything less than the Bush policy of bombing, invasion, occupation of foreign countries. Why should AlQuaeda not dance in the streets as well? Who can stop them? Why should we vote based on that silly fact that can’t even be proved one way or the other.
What morons these “pundits” are. Their bias and ignorance is on display for all to see. Anyone but Obama, whose name is from the root meaning “good” in Arabic. Their “expertise” is in BS and not in foreign affairs or diplomacy.
March 10th, 2008 at 2:01 amThere are limits on what Rep. Steve King can say on the floor of the house. He, and we, have 1st Amendment Rights to say whatever we please elsewhere.
Because Obama’s father was a confirmed athiest at the time of Barack’s birth, Obama’s father was an apostate from Islam. This is important because this means, theologically speaking, that Obama was not the son of a Muslim father. And this in turn is important because- just as the Jews deem the child of a Jewish woman to be Jewish- the Muslims deem the son of a Muslim father to be Muslim. And any Muslim by conversion or birth who apostates is subject to draconian penalties in many schools of Islam.
They have a special term for one who is born Muslim but apostates. If you want to learn more you can see Apostasy in Islam article in Wikipedia.
March 10th, 2008 at 11:09 amWhatta loser. The DNC ought to target his district and pour a ton of cash in to get him out —along with Jean Schmidt and a few other GOP prize a-holes in the House!
March 10th, 2008 at 11:35 amSeems like Obama’s approach is in the mold of Kerry’s,stand aside & let ‘em spread lies about youy.Yeah Kerry did well with that approach.You can’t be Prez of the USA & not show some kind of ability to fight back.
March 10th, 2008 at 11:55 amThe GOP sees how the Clintons are bullying Obama & it’s safe to say they are going to keep this crap coming.Obama’s responce has been pathetic much like wet noodle.
DutchHenry – I don’t know all that Obama’s done regarding a response to this whole Muslim issue (other than repeatedly remind people that he is Christian – not that it should matter) but he’s done plenty of fighting back. Thankfully!!
I also want him to vigorously, swiftly and loudly counter any mis-information that gets flung out there.
For just one example, this was his response to McCain’s snide remarks about AQ in Iraq (after Obama said that he would consider going back into Iraq if AQ had established their base there):
Obama – ‘Well, first of all, I do know that al Qaeda is in Iraq. That’s why I’ve said we should continue to strike al Qaeda targets,” he said. “But I have some news for John McCain, and that is that there was no such thing as al Qaeda in Iraq until George Bush and John McCain decided to invade Iraq.’
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=4356093&page=1
There’s been plenty more examples but I don’t have time to educate you.
March 10th, 2008 at 12:13 pmEven if Rep. King is right and Muslims will regard Obama as a fellow Muslim and be pleased with his election, how is that a bad thing? Won’t that mean that Muslims will be less vengeful toward the US and less inclined to commit terrorist attacks?
Or will they see the election of Obama as “appeasement” and therefore a vidication of their terror campaign.
March 10th, 2008 at 12:26 pmOf course, they might see Obama as a traitor to Islam and launch terror attacks for that reason.
March 10th, 2008 at 12:32 pmlol – thanks for the laugh Squeaky Wheels! You bring up some excellent points but you sound like you worry about things as much as I do!
Much strength to you this year – it looks like a rough one!
p.s. I think overall that Obama being president would be viewed as a good thing by the majority of the planet. If the radical Muslims did launch attacks because of Obama being viewed as a traitor I think that would make them look intolerant to a laughable degree. And besides, if they do decide that Obama’s bad, can you imagine how they would treat a FEMALE leader? Or a *cough* leader that says we’ll probably be in Iraq for 100 years?
March 10th, 2008 at 12:55 pm