so, about that white supremacist Steve King tweet

[Anonymous]

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/323629-iowa-gop-chairman-slams-steve-king-for-tweets-supporting-dutch-politician

Are there going to be repercussions? Will he have to give up his seat? Is this just life under Trump, that white supremacists can be openly white supremacist and there's no consequences?

[Anonymous]

Nope, he just doubled down on CNN. He went even further.

[jsteele]

He doubled down on the tweet today:

.@SteveKingIA: "I'd like to see an America that's so homogenous that we look a lot the same."

https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/841260841479610368

[Anonymous]

I hope Iowans don't support this crap.

[Anonymous]

I hope he is just getting senile with age and mis-tweeted.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:He doubled down on the tweet today:

.@SteveKingIA: "I'd like to see an America that's so homogenous that we look a lot the same."

https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/841260841479610368

OP again: I guess this isn't really a new line for him

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/us/politics/steve-king-nonwhite-subgroups.html?action=click&contentCollection=U.S.&module=RelatedCoverage®ion=Marginalia&pgtype=article

What the hell? I wish I had something more insightful to contribute, but I don't. Just, what the hell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope Iowans don't support this crap.

I grew up in that area and was there when he was elected. I am so very ashamed that he represents people from Iowa. On the other hand, that kind of naivete (lack of exposure to other cultures, ways) is 100% standard in western Iowa. I grew up in the 80's but it was like I grew up in the 50's (really). It's a pretty closed society. You don't stray far from what is expected.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:He doubled down on the tweet today:

.@SteveKingIA: "I'd like to see an America that's so homogenous that we look a lot the same."

https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/841260841479610368

When he was asked about being divisive, he said
'Listen to the language. 'Our' language is precise."


That is pretty telling. Makes it sound like there is a group that has coded language to use to promote a 'more western' aka a more homogeneous America.
Tell me again how this isn't racist? Anyone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope Iowans don't support this crap.

I believe that the Iowa GOP chair made a statement contradicting King and calling the US "A nation of immigrants." I appreciate that he spoke out.

[Anonymous]

This is not new. This is the "calves the size of cantaloupes" guy.

[Anonymous]

In case you want to donate to his opponent:

I'm willing and ready to take on @SteveKingIA again if I have sufficient support. No donation is too small.

https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/weaverforiowaexpresss

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope Iowans don't support this crap.

I believe that the Iowa GOP chair made a statement contradicting King and calling the US "A nation of immigrants." I appreciate that he spoke out.

it's cheap to speak out. we should relocate a million syrians to iowa - that'll be the best solution.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope Iowans don't support this crap.

I believe that the Iowa GOP chair made a statement contradicting King and calling the US "A nation of immigrants." I appreciate that he spoke out.

it's cheap to speak out. we should relocate a million syrians to iowa - that'll be the best solution.

It's true, talk is cheap. But at least it didn't several weeks and a lot of arm-twisting to get a statement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope Iowans don't support this crap.

I grew up in that area and was there when he was elected. I am so very ashamed that he represents people from Iowa. On the other hand, that kind of naivete (lack of exposure to other cultures, ways) is 100% standard in western Iowa. I grew up in the 80's but it was like I grew up in the 50's (really). It's a pretty closed society. You don't stray far from what is expected.

How is it that people who have never been exposed to diversity are so scared of it? I grew up in a pretty all white setting (semi rural California in the 70s - farmworkers were pretty segregated). But every little hint of a bigger world out there was fascinating to me, not threatening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope Iowans don't support this crap.

I believe that the Iowa GOP chair made a statement contradicting King and calling the US "A nation of immigrants." I appreciate that he spoke out.

it's cheap to speak out. we should relocate a million syrians to iowa - that'll be the best solution.

No, OMG, please. Haven't Syrian refugees suffered enough without being relocated to the epicenter of White Pride?

I admit this is why I'm mystified every time someone says we should meet Trump voters where they are. Eff that. I'm not meeting people who think like this guy "where they are" because "where they are" is vile.

-- Signed, grew up in a place remarkably similar to western Iowa and I am over it