Rep. Steve King: GOP colleagues 'patting me on the back' after controversy

[TomCADem]

Source: MSN/The Hill

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) says he hasn't been getting much pushback from fellow House Republicans about his controversial tweet over the weekend saying that "we can't restore our civilization with somebody else's babies."

King claimed in an interview with The Hill just off the House floor on Thursday afternoon that, if anything, colleagues have given him words of encouragement since lawmakers returned to the Capitol the previous day.

"My colleagues have generally been coming by and patting me on the back. And a surprising number have said that they pray for me. And, meaning they support me and they agree with me, a surprising number," King said.

"I don't often have members come up and say at the end of the day, 'I prayed for you this morning.' So they must think I've got a lot of arrows in my back."

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[Orrex]

1. Of course they are.

He's only stating what they've been thinking but have lacked the political security to say out loud.

[ananda]

5. Yes, isn't that special?

Comrades in racism.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Quelle surprise. He's just saying the things they're thinking.

[LongTomH]

3. Fuck 'em all!!!!!

[IronLionZion]

4. Cut social programs that help the elderly and make abortion illegal

and see how quickly whites become a minority. Diversity is unstoppable. Republicans are only making it happen faster.

More minorities are being born, turning 18, and registering to vote every day. They can't keep pretending that we're immigrants for much longer. America is way more diverse than Germany was in the 1930s.

I pray that Steve King lives long enough to see whites become a minority in the US.

[Blue Idaho]

6. I guess they all plan on attending

The next cross burning...

[Leith]

7. Very Strange Thing for Them to Say

The only - and I mean only - time anyone ever says that they will pray for me is when I am sick or facing some imminent trouble. Maybe it's a regional or rethug thing. For example, in the south, saying "bless your heart" means "fuck you," but in Michigan it is often used to express real happiness with someone (like if you gave them an unexpected and very nice gift).

[Fast Walker 52]

9. yeah-- it's a little weird. I assume they are trying to support him in this hard time

because they know he's "a good guy, a good Christian" of course.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. THIS

The "well bless your heart" was the first thing I thought about as an analogy to "pray for" him.

It's like telling him- "Well have a good day" while you watch him not looking where he's going as he walks off a cliff.

[Mrs. Ted Nancy]

24. If his Democratic colleagues said

that they will pray for him, then I think it means:

1) they think he is contemptible; and
2) thanks for the gift of his assholery so that they can hold it against him and all republicans.

Or it could be a Matthew 5:44 type of thing where Jesus told his followers to pray for their enemies.

Just a guess.

[Fast Walker 52]

8. So gross-- fuck the GOP

[Skittles]

10. the fact that some of your collegues are racist too does not suprise us, asshole

by the way, FUCK YOU KING, YOU RACIST PIECE OF SHIT

[Kingofalldems]

11. I believe him.

[salin]

12. King: Yes the GOP *is* the party of white supremacy, they endorse my comments.

At least a few GOP members of Congress cringe.

[Marthe48]

14. turds stick together

n/t

[procon]

15. Sure, cause if Baby Jeebus stood for anything it was racism and bigotry. nt

[Javaman]

16. psychopath king thinks everyone is his friend, remind you of anyone? nt

[Crash2Parties]

17. Unless they (House Republicans) start loudly refuting this, we can probably assume it's true.

[TomCADem]

18. This Probably Makes King A Future GOP Presidential Front Runner

nt

[jack69]

19. No, they're just installing GPS devices on him.

[MurrayDelph]

20. And in related news

Steve Kings personal assistant has petitioned the Guinness Book of Records organization for what he says is the largest number of individually-sourced "Kick Me" signs ever amassed in a 24-hour period.

[Solly Mack]

21. Perhaps you can all get together for a white sheet washing party.

POS

[MrScorpio]

22. Let's try "Racist Republican Scumbagery" for 300, Alex

[whistler162]

23. Best way to put a I R Stupd sign on

a person's back!

[Vinca]

25. They're patting him on the back and assuring him it will be okay as they signal the guys

with the straitjacket.

[Mc Mike]

26. He's a repug 'christian', so naturally he's lying. SOP

If his 'friends' really had his back, they'd be saying so publicly themselves. Or he'd by dropping their names, instead of leaving them all anonymous and unassuming.

And none of those freaks are friends with each other, or have friends, or know how to have friends. They all size each other up to see how they can use each other, or cannibalize the other repug when he or she becomes useless.

Sure, almost all of them are reich loving racists, but they all look out for themselves and their political viability first.