Lawmaker: Terrorists to Cheer Obama Win

[Pirate Smile]

Source: Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa -- An Iowa Republican congressman said Friday that terrorists would be "dancing in the streets" if Democratic candidate Barack Obama were to win the presidency.
Rep. Steve King based his prediction on Obama's pledge to pull troops out of Iraq, his Kenyan heritage and his middle name, Hussein.

"The radical Islamists, the al-Qaida ... would be dancing in the streets in greater numbers than they did on Sept. 11 because they would declare victory in this war on terror," King said in an interview with the Daily Reporter in Spencer.

King said his comments were not meant to demean Obama but to warn how an Obama presidency would look to the world.

"His middle name does matter," King said. "It matters because they read a meaning into that."

The Illinois senator, born in Hawaii to a white Kansas woman and a Kenyan man, is a Christian and has said he has little connection to the Islamic religion, though he acknowledges he spent part of his childhood in largely Muslim Indonesia.



Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/07/AR2008030703475.html

[citygal]

1. Didn't they also say that about Kerry?

Wrong election. Move on. The people are not scared anymore like thay were in 2004.

[TwilightGardener]

2. I'm sure the Monster will be at a presser tomorrow to agree with Rep. King.

[Posteritatis]

3. His Kenyan heritage?

Has this guy looked at an almanac? Kenya's something like 80% Christian.

[SKKY]

5. It's people like this that give "Stupid White Men" their names....

:eyes:

[gtar100]

23. Exactly! Can we disown them? Can't they just go away?

They are truly an embarrassment to humanity.

Selfishness breeds stupidity and justification of selfishness is what conservatism is all about. And SWM bought into it hook, line, and sinker.

[Solly Mack]

4. speaking of reading meaning into something

[bleowheels]

6. The oldest claim in the books. At least since 2001. These people are...

insufferable.

[Hawkeye-X]

7. King is Harkin's opponent

And Harkin will destroy Steve Fucking King.

Hawkeye-X

[struggle4progress]

33. No, King is running for re-election in Iowa 5: likely D opposing seems to be Ron Hubler

Congressman King won't challenge Harkin for Senate seat
Friday, March 7, 2008, 11:04 AM
By Darwin Danielson

Iowa Fifth District Congressman Steve King, a Republican from Kiron, ended speculation today that he might run against Democrat Senator Tom Harkin. King announced this morning that he will seek another term ...

http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=8A363522-BD86-A990-1105B2BB63418702


King, Braley to announce re-election bids
THE DES MOINES REGISTER • March 7, 2008

... Democrat Rob Hubler of Council Bluffs is challenging King, and Joyce Schulte of Creston has said she's considering a run but has so far raised little money ...

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080307/NEWS09/803070375/-1/BUSINESS04

[struggle4progress]

34. del - wrong loc

[bluestateguy]

8. All right, now everybody watch, he will not apologize

because Republicans know that apologies are signs of weakness. When they make dumbass remarks like this they never back down. They weather a storm of public criticisms, and demands for apologies, but after no apology is offered, it all fades away.

Just watch.

[madmom]

9. And so it begins.. it doesn't matter if he apoligizes or not the sound bite is out there.

[Zynx]

10. Listening to Steve King talk is worse than having a case of hemorrhoids.

[ConcernedCanuk]

11. Terrorists love BUSH! - Junior is the one who opened up the whole Middle East for terrorists.

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Barack and/or Hillary wouldn't make it worse IMO.

McCain?

probably.

[nebenaube]

12. Rep King is an asshat! n/t

[Berry Cool]

13. Rep. King is obviously disappointed

that Keith Olbermann hasn't named him Worst Person in the World yet.

This should do it.

[hifalutin]

14. Here we go

AGAIN!!!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

15. What is it with terrorists and dancing on the street? What the fuck are we

on West Side story or something?

[truthisfreedom]

16. Like they danced in the streets when bush let it happen on purpose?

9-11 invigorated them. The illegal Iraq invasion created more. EVERYTHING THIS ADMINISTRATION DOES CREATES MORE TERRORISM.

[blackspade]

17. Run this dude...

out of town on a rail.
What a fucking disgrace.

[ngant17]

18. The terrorist cells of Miami were overjoyed

everytime a conservative Rethug was put into office, Raygun, _Bush , et. al.

They are literally dancing in the streets everytime a terrorist attack against Cuba is financed and carried out from the USA.

They will be overjoyed with a McCain victory, who has promised "other wars".

They call themselves 'freedom fighters', BTW. Repackaged terrorism.

[Justitia]

19. Damn, this guy sounds like he's running for Grand Wizard in the Klan - WTF??? -eom

[saigon68]

24. Yikes

[Orsino]

20. They're funny that way, preferring that their countries *not* be bombed.

I think the world will celebrate the departure of *, particularly when a democrat supplants him.

[Thor_MN]

21. If Steve King is elected, you will be live out horror stories

After all, someone with such close connections in name to horror author Steven King would result in real life horror stories!!! Vampires, dead pets coming back from the grave, hotels that possess you... The Horror!!! :eyes:


What a maroon.

[ohio2007]

22. this is a shameless plug for shillary nt

[fascisthunter]

25. Politics of Fear or Better Known as Terrorism from a Republican

gee... we haven't seen this before. Hey Republicans, what won't you do or say?

[LynnTheDem]

26. Sure am tired of this sick bullshit. Ya gotta be deeply stupid

to believe such absolute crap.

And that's why rightwingnuts believe such absolute crap.

[AlphaCentauri]

27. what a pig

[bemildred]

28. I certainly will, does that make me a terrorist? nt

[jcla]

29. Hey, people, this fool (Rep. Steve King) is a rethuglacan

What do you exspect? Bush to stop waterboarding.... Fools to shut up? It is as if you asked the rain to stop falling and send rose petals instead. This guy probably makes white bread look brown... Just lock up your sheets Iowans.

[bunkerbuster1]

30. Shouldn't Pelosi have this fucker censured?

Where does he get off condemning someone for having the wrong kind of middle name?

And why aren't members of his own party condemning him for this? Isn't anything beyond the pale for Republicans? Are they really that explicitly bigoted? (I know, stupid questions, but I still want to believe there are some in the GOP who, at least, aren't religious bigots).

[minnesota_liberal]

31. What an idiot!

Fortunately, the fearmongering representative is up for election in 2008.

His opponent, Rob Hubler has a campaign website:
http://www.hublercongress.com/

I sent him a donation through his Act Blue page. In case anyone else is so inclined:
https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/17951

[Arkana]

32. This seems to be a generic Republican talking point.

Why are we giving it our time?

[struggle4progress]

35. Is that rabies -- or syphilis?