A GOP Congressman Just Made An Argument For White Supremacy On Live TV

[Rob L 3,811]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-white-voters-minorities_us_578c0fede4b08608d334f697

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) made an outrageous statement about the contributions of Western civilization ― i.e., the one crafted primarily by white people ― over “any other subgroup” during an appearance Monday on MSNBC.

Another guest, Esquire editor-at-large Charlie Pierce, noted that the Republican National Convention was likely to be “wired by loud, unhappy, dissatisfied white people” who wouldn’t tolerate any sign of party rebellion. Chaos had erupted earlier in the day after opponents of Donald Trump attempted to derail his nomination.

King retorted that he was tired of efforts to blame “white people.” And then he took it a step further, as is the congressman’s wont: He suggested that white people are actually responsible for most of the good in the world.

King: “I’d ask you to go back through history and figure out where are these contributions that have been made by these other categories of people that you’re talking about. Where did any other subgroup of people contribute more to civilization?”

Host Chris Hayes: “Than white people?”

King: “Than Western civilization itself. It’s rooted in western Europe, eastern Europe and the United States of America and every place where the footprint of Christianity settled the world. That’s all of Western civilization.”

[smilesammich 10,727]

hey where is errybody????

"cricket cricket"

"cricket cricket"

anybody? a wholesome fbi crime stats deflection would complement this thread splendidly..

[Rob L 3,811]

hey where is errybody????

"cricket cricket"

"cricket cricket"

anybody? a wholesome fbi crime stats deflection would complement this thread splendidly..

Nothing,

must all be glued to the convention

[smilesammich 10,727]

Nothing,

must all be glued to the convention

yeah, i don't think that's it.

but i don't think it's a coincidence he doesn't want harriet tubman on the 20$ bill.

[Rob L 3,811]

yeah, i don't think that's it.

but i don't think it's a coincidence he doesn't want harriet tubman on the 20$ bill.

A lot of material on this buffoon

"Rep. Steve King, Republican of Iowa, falls into the latter category. In July he made the ridiculous, now notorious claim that for every child of illegal immigrants “who’s a valedictorian, there’s another 100 out there who weigh 130 pounds and they’ve got calves the size of cantaloupes because they’re hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert.”

House Speaker John Boehner reprimanded Mr. King, calling his comments “deeply offensive and wrong.” But Mr. King still stands by his 100-to-1 claim. On Meet the Press on Sunday he said: “My numbers have not been debunked. I said valedictorians compared to people who would be legalized under the act that are drug smugglers coming across the border.”

Edited July 19, 2016 by Rob L