(Sen.) Harkin: (Rep.) King’s Obama comment shows he’s ripe for radio gig

[Ed Barrow]

Source: Sioux City Journal

The Monday comment by Iowa 5th District Congressman Steve King on the G. Gordon Liddy radio show that President Barack Obama has a “default mechanism” that causes him to favor blacks is still drawing attention. This morning in his weekly call with Iowa reporters, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, said Republican King is showing he must be tired of serving in the U.S. House and would welcome a conservative talk radio gig.

Harkin began with a bit of nomenclature, noting that King “didn’t even say ‘African-American,’ he said ‘black’ person.”

Said Harkin: “He’s had some other (controversial) statements here. I, you know, just wonder what will be next. What I read in all this, it just appears to me Representative King is tired of being a congressman. And really, what he wants to do is join Glenn Beck on the radio circuit. It seems to me that’s really what he would like to do — that’s sort of his genre, that’s sort of what he gets his kicks out off. And maybe that’s what he ought to do — join Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh and that crowd. And he can be on the radio, and he can just, he can just stir the pot every day.”

King’s comments that Obama favors blacks centered on the president supporting an African American Harvard professor when he was arrested by a white policeman, and in reference to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, who is black, saying Americans in too many ways have been “cowards” in discussing dicey race relations.


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[Raschel]

1. I always thought that if we elected a Black president the criticism and

never ending attacks would come from the voters. I didn't envision senators trying to bring him down.

Disgraceful.

[Angry Dragon]

2. Congress is the place it starts

The people see their elected officials spewing hate and then they figure it is okay for them to do it also.

[Raschel]

6. What I meant to say was I am surprised at how blatant the politicians are with their attacks.

I would expect the open racism and hatred from the crowd. It seems that the politicians have crossed a line that hasn't been crossed before, concerning the level of attacks against the President.

Politicians are usually sneakier and play dirty. Seems its just out in the open now.

[Angry Dragon]

7. Hate has just infected almost everyone in this country

No one in power is speaking up against it. It seems it is condoned by the powers that be.

[liberal N proud]

4. The right hates Obama, Senators are leaders of the GOP

The Right hates Obama:
They hate him because he is a Democrat
They hate him because he was elected with a clear majority
and They hate him because he is a minority.

Senators just happen to be the lead propagators of this hate.

[Iowa]

5. King isn't a senator. He's a rep.

[lunasun]

3. You go Harkin

Worked in IA 15 years ago still remember the 'your next comrade Harkin' bumperstickers I saw -sorta pre Palin crosshairs thing by the righties there.
Any time there is defense for a person of color it is someone favoring them or they are getting extra special tratment ..that is it appears King's" default mechanism" as he calls it.

Getting arrested in your own house as a senior citizen who had a driver's license on him with the home address for disorderly conduct is special tratment for sure