Fightin' words from King

[Mizmoon]

WASHINGTON -- A lifelong boxing fan who himself trains in the ring twice a week, Rep. Peter King is not one to run away when it comes to confrontation -- even when it comes in the form of a letter from a constituent.

"I understand that you recently contacted my office requesting that I vote to censure President Bush," King, a Republican from Seaford, recently wrote Bellmore resident Harry Halikias. "I disagree with you in every respect. You are morally, intellectually and politically wrong. President Bush is an outstanding leader of outstanding integrity. Like Ed Koch, I thank God every night that he is our president. You should do the same."

Halikias, 28, a computer systems analyst, was taken aback by King's missive, which he said was an unwarranted response to his initial letter.

"I was somewhere between shocked and disappointed that someone elected to represent us would use that kind of language," said Halikias, a Democrat who says he may have once voted for King. "I think he took it personally when he didn't have to. I didn't question his morality or intellect."

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-usking0630,0,4527924.story?coll=ny-linews-headlines

[Maestro]

1. Things are crumbling.

Obviously, this idiot will support the great leader until the bitter end but he feels the heat so he is extremely defensive. It's good sign. The lack of a capability to rationally support * is showing through with these repukes! They must respond with ad hominem attacks.

[Deja Q]

2. Well, now it IS time to question their morality and intellect...

they're strongly lacking in both.

[Botany]

3. This Peter King?

And certainly not Republican Congressional Representative Peter King, who made an equally notable video statement on the afternoon of November 2nd, long before the polls closed, in the course of a White House function that seemed to have put him into a celebratory mood. "It's already over," he told the interviewer. "The election's over. We won." Asked how he knew at that early hour, King replied: "It's all over but the counting. And we'll take care of the counting."

[Renew Deal]

4. I am the guy in the article.

This came up a year ago. Someone remembered it and contacted me. I gave them my letter and the info. Here is a thread from last year.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=1237342

[OKNancy]

8. I was thinking I needed to lock this

thread because I knew I had read this some time ago. :-)

[Roland99]

11. Hello, Mr. Immoral Citizen!

:hi:

[Renew Deal]

12. He defends a war based on lies

and I am the immoral one. :crazy:

[Roland99]

16. Maybe it has to do with your goats and your Michael Jackson albums

;)

[tsuki]

5. Is it the water on the beltway? I am really at a loss here.

"President Bush is an outstanding leader of outstanding integrity."

Maybe we should rename the place, Stepford D. C.

[meganmonkey]

6. God, and he did it on purpose! What a jackass

even worse then the NY state rep who (accidentally) sent out an email to 300 people calling his constituents 'idiots'.

:rofl:

[Renew Deal]

7. He called us "Wacky Malcontents"

for wanting to have a town hall meeting on social security. Yep, he listens. :eyes:

[LeftCoast]

9. What's the likelihood of defeating this jerk?

I'd chip in some cash to his opponent!

[Renew Deal]

10. It's tough.

The district has a 70,000 republican voter edge. Incumbents are rarely beaten, but anything is possible with the right candidate.

[LeftCoast]

13. Hmm...too bad

I'll keep my fingers crossed though! :hi:

[lateo]

14. Maybe run another Repub against him...

Or is it possible to pull a stunt like they did with Cynthia McKinney on him?

[kwolf68]

15. "I thank God every night that he is our president."

Excuse me while I go eat my own face.

[Mizmoon]

17. Kick

:kick:

[DinahMoeHum]

18. Just nominated him for "Top 10 Conservative Idiots"

:popcorn: