What an embarrassment: Congressman Steve King of Iowa

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http://dmregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040515/OPINION03/405150311/1035/OPINION

Congressman Steve King of Kiron said the abuse of prisoners in Iraq amounts to "hazing."

Hazing? Like making a pledging fraternity kid run down the street in boxer shorts? The term conjures images from the movie "Animal House" - as if the Iraqi prisoners were going to emerge from the humiliation and abuse and be initiated as "one of the group."

It was a sad choice of words. Worse, King wasn't just making some off-the-cuff remark. The words were printed in a press release. He and his staff had time to actually think about the comments and still didn't reconsider them.

[SharonAnn]

1. He and Rush must have received the same RNC "talking points"

Since they're both using the same expression.

What a loser!

[Desperadoe]

2. Why don't we ask

Steve if he was sodomized as part of his fraternity initiation and, if so, did he like it?

[Skittles]

3. is Mr King unaware that college kids willingly participate in hazing?

it sounds like someone needs to explain it to him.