Dreamers deliver cantaloupes to Rep. Steve King's (R-Woo) office

[deminks]

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/dreamers-to-deliver-cantaloupes-to-rep-kings-office

[Cooley Hurd]

1. Nice thighs... err, I mean cantaloupes.

[AAO]

20. I believe it was "calves" not "thighs".

[Pretzel_Warrior]

2. K&r'ing. Who thought Peter King would not be the craziest King in congress?

There should be a special plan where if 75% of other representative districts vote the man or woman down, they have to leave congress.

This is bullshit that this guy can say all of this crap because he is in a safe
District where racism is fully acceptable.

[Wounded Bear]

3. There is a 'plan'...

Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behaviour, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member.

It's called Article One of the Constitution.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

4. I more meant at the grass roots constituent level

[Wounded Bear]

5. Yeah, I kind of got that....and I agree in principle...

It would be interesting if the rest of the nation had 'right of refusal' on reps.

Kind of unworkable, of course. But I get where you're coming from. It's the mindset of people everywhere, though. "They're all a bunch of bums.....except for my guy, of course."

[bullwinkle428]

14. I live in Iowa, and have ALWAYS known that Steve was the craziest

King of all!

[Scurrilous]

6. K & R

[TlalocW]

7. Some other rep needs to introduce

The King Illegal Immigration Bill where it will put forth that law enforcement can stop and detain people with cantaloupe-sized calves on suspicion of being here illegally. It won't pass of course...

TlalocW

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

8. Check out the aide.

Her posture and profile expression speaks volumes. Then there's the security. Is he touching his weapon or does he have a paring knife ready to slice those melons?

[Iwillnevergiveup]

9. That security guard

looks like a heavier version of the actor who played William Macy's father-in-law in "Fargo."

The young people look...well, just swell.

[Bohunk68]

16. Does every Congresscritter now have

a guard? The taxpayers are footing the bill for these fools to save them from their own folly. Let's save some money and get rid of the guards.

[oldandhappy]

10. Congratulations to the people delivering the cantaloupes.

They are brave folk to do this.

[heaven05]

11. good

for them! King's representative's body language is priceless.

[KamaAina]

12. Rotten ones, I hope.

Surrounded by fruit flies.

[louis-t]

13. Love it!

[deurbano]

15. K & R!!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

17. Is that a bust of Teddy Roosevelt up on the shelf?

Someone needs to tell Peter the war was before his time and was only three and a half months long.

Mainly because wars back then COST money, they weren't a way to MAKE money.

[watoos]

18. I swear that

Steve King and Louie Goehmert are twins.

[Plucketeer]

19. I'd like to mash half of one

in King's face. Racist is too intellectual a title for King. Ignorant buffoon is more appropriate!

[DallasNE]

21. Does The Officer In The Background Have His Hand On His Weapon?

And why the stern face on the young woman. It looks like some people need to lighten up, take the melons and thank the people for their concern - not put your hand on your gun. We have seen the George Zimmerman "solution" in action already.

[tclambert]

22. I don't think proper young ladies should present their melons to a Congressman.

[Historic NY]

23. Cop looks like he's ready to take out the cantaloupe...

a few well placed ripe ones would sure have lasting effects...

[bottomofthehill]

24. More likely radio, not gun

The office called the Capitol Police. Each office does not have a cop

[B Calm]

25. DREAMers have "calves the size of cantaloupes" from "hauling marijuana."

[pampango]

26. Takes courage. Thanks Dreamers.

Fact Check: Numbers don’t add up on King’s claim

We place the burden on politicians to provide evidence for incendiary claims. But King’s office has not responded to our queries - or to requests from our colleagues at PolitiFact and FactCheck.org, who have also tried to vet this claim.

King’s claim about valedictorians and smugglers is a nonsense fact, designed to suggest an aura of authenticity to an otherwise objectionable statement. It appears King heard something, from someone he has not named, and had blown it into “facts” for which he feels little need to provide evidence.

If a politician is going to say stuff like this, he or she has to be prepared to back it up with actual facts.

Otherwise the claim has as much authority as the number 57 in the classic movie, “The Manchurian Candidate.” For readers unfamiliar with the reference, that’s when the number of alleged “card-carrying communists” in the Defense Department was determined by the “57” on a Heinz Ketchup bottle.

http://amestrib.com/sections/news/ames-and-story-county/fact-check-numbers-don%E2%80%99t-add-on-king%E2%80%99s-claim.html