(Rep. Steve) King’s ‘favors the black person’ backlash; fundraiser canceled

[Ed Barrow]

Source: Des Moines Register

Iowa’s Steve King is apparently receiving backlash about comments he made Monday that President Obama “favors the black person.”

Republican congressional candidate Cory Gardner has canceled a $100-per-plate fundraiser where King was to speak that was set for Saturday, according to the Coloradoan.com. A campaign official for Gardner declined to elaborate on the reasons for the cancellation. The campaign had sent an e-mail to supporters reminding them of the fundraiser, according to the article.

Gardner is a state representative who is challenging first-term Democratic incumbent Betsy Markey for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District seat.

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PoliticalCorrection.com, a liberal-leaning Web site that hat publicized King’s quote, used unfair punctuation to emphasize the race issue, said King spokesman John Kennedy.


Read more: http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2010/06/15/king%e2%80%99s-favors-the-black-person-backlash-fundraiser-canceled/

[realisticphish]

1. how would puncuation

change "favors the black person?"

favors? the; black... person!

Don't see a way to alter that phrase

[tanyev]

2. GOP is on a roll!

They no longer care about the Hispanic vote, they don't seem to care about black voters, they certainly don't care about voters who are Muslim--just how the hell do they think they are going to win with that strategy?

[jazzelle]

4. Yeah but they got the STORMFRONT vote all wrapped up.

[Ikonoklast]

5. Nah, most of those wankers want Palin.

Mainstream racist Republicans aren't crazy enough.

[Xipe Totec]

6. Like a lobster at McDonald's nt

[Bluebear]

3. Waah! Unfair punctuation! try "Favor the? Black; person:"....better?

[McCamy Taylor]

7. ROFLMAO. You mean all those Black bank executives and CEOs?

The Obama DOJ has stopped the senseless persecution of Blacks folks which the Bush DOJ started (see my various journals called "The War Against Black Folks") but other than that he is about the same as Bill Clinton when it comes to most minorities. Regarding Muslims, he has room for improvement.

[muntrv]

8. So Stevie! What kind of wood do you prefer for cross burnings? Pine or cedar?

[provis99]

9. what type of wood? Ebony, of course.

[cory777]

10. Iowa Republican: Obama favors blacks over whites

Source: AP

WASHINGTON – Democrats on Tuesday denounced an Iowa Republican congressman who says President Barack Obama favors blacks over whites, and a GOP candidate from Colorado canceled a fundraiser the Iowan was to keynote.

Rep. Steve King, known for sometimes incendiary remarks about immigration, Abu Ghraib and other issues, criticized Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder, who also is black, in an interview Monday on G. Gordon Liddy's nationally syndicated radio talk show.

"I'm offended by Eric Holder and the president also, their posture," said King, 61. "It looks like Eric Holder said that white people in America are cowards when it comes to race."

King continued: "The president has demonstrated that he has a default mechanism in him that breaks down the side of race on the side that favors the black person in the case of professor Gates and officer Crowley."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100615/ap_on_go_co/us_iowa_congressman_obama

[provis99]

11. sounds like King is about ready for his yearly Klan hood fitting.

[Historic NY]

12. You just can't fix stupid!!! But you can spay & neuter them.

[UpInArms]

13. project much?

stick a sock in it, freak.

(king, not the poster)

[classysassy]

14. The King brothers

Steve and Peter,are a couple of screw balls.

[classysassy]

15. I know they are not related

not blood brothers just a couple of hateful republicans.

[0rganism]

16. Unfair punctuation? as in, "the president favors commas"?

Maybe the goal is to get us so confused about what the staffer meant by "unfair punctuation" that we forget about Steve King's race baiting.

[struggle4progress]

17. What? No GOPer concern Obama "favors the haole"?

After all, he was raised by pale-faces in Hawaii

:D