King won't attend Sioux City debate

[Peacetrain]

In 2004 and 2006 King ran against Joyce Shulte and refused to debate.

Well here we go again http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2008/08/01/news/local/c743c812a49ad7a586257497007b1fcd.txt

Now you have to realize the Journal is about as conservative a newspaper as will be found. And we all know how biased the League of Women Voters are :crazy:

King won't attend Sioux City debate
Congressman criticizes Journal's news coverage
By John Quinlan, Journal staff writer

SIOUX CITY -- Citing what he considers unfavorable news coverage by the Sioux City Journal, Iowa 5th District Congressman Steve King has declined to participate in a 5th District Congressional Forum sponsored by the Journal and the League of Women Voters of Sioux City.

In a letter to Journal Editor Mitch Pugh dated Thursday, the Republican congressman wrote that his interest in participating in events sponsored by the Journal "diminishes in proportion to the increasing number of attacks on my character which can be found in the Journal and on staff blogs."

[Debi]

1. He's still debating a poster of Nancy Pelosi in DC

http://iowaindependent.com/3497/king-stays-in-dc-for-drilling-protest

:crazy:

[Peacetrain]

2. Is this the same group of congresscritters

that worked a 3 or 4 day week for 6 years. Suddenly they have seen the light and now are staying in DC during the recess to promote a program they 25 years to promote but did not? ~whew~

I loved this comment in the article:
This is the same Steve King who previously voted against halting the filling of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; against releasing some light crude from the SPR; against tax incentives for renewable energy research and development; against stronger vehicle efficiency standards; against repealing subsidies for oil companies reaping record profits; against requiring oil companies to develop or relinquish their existing oil leases before getting new ones; and against excessive energy–futures speculation. (From a column by Josh Richman, ContraCostaTimes.com)

[progressoid]

3. Gee, now that makes me feel really well represented.

When I get time next week, it may be time for another angry email to Mr. King.

[progressoid]

4. Good Grief.

Maybe he would attend a debate sponsored by the Kiron paper?

[Peacetrain]

5. Unbelievable isn't it!

I have to say I am from NW Iowa sheepishly someitmes..I can't believe people here keep reelecting King. I mean we are a good people out here. I think they stuff the ballot box :). I have to admit, I would almost, just almost be just as happy to see King go as I will to see Obama elected.

[progressoid]

6. NW Iowa eh?

I too am reluctant to admit it (born and raised up in the corner). Technically, I'm in western IA now but King is still my Rep. I'm reluctant to admit that too!

Have you had the joy of having him call you for one of his telephone town hall meetings? Ho boy is that scary. I listened in once and apparently he has called our house two more times. Fortunately I was out of town so I didn't get to hear more of his wit and wisdom. :sarcasm:


Edited to add. here was my post on his tele-town hall meeting:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=152&topic_id=22911#22929

[Peacetrain]

7. Yep NW Iowa

And yes I have had a couple of those calls where they want you to stay on line for the "Phone Town Hall". I haven't a clue how he got my number either, since I am a registered democrat. I get all kinds of mail from the John McCain campaign also. Go figure.

I was going to sit in on one of those phone town halls just to hear what people had to say, but after reading your posts on your experience, I am glad I didn't.

Scary is a good description.

Well hopefully we can send Mr King out to pasture!

[Bluzmann57]

8. The people of Sioux City should consider themselves lucky

For at least one day, king will be gone from that fine city. Wish he'd leave Iowa altogether.

[Counciltucky]

9. At least this reason isn't as ridiculous as the reason he gave in '04.

(Granted, "unfair media coverage" my ass. He's just a crybaby. He's built his own coffin as far as that goes.)

Joyce Schulte told me this just shortly after it happened: In '04, there was going to be a meet-and-greet with both candidates, followed by the debate at KTIV's studio in Sioux City. During the meet-and-greet, apparently King was standing to Schulte's left, and Schulte made the quip: "This is the only time that he'll be to the left of me on anything." Innocent joke and true statement, but enough to piss King off to the point that he stormed off, never to return.

Granted, at least that was ever-so-slightly more tactful than in '02, when he walked up to a black guy during a function in Council Bluffs and said, "I must be at the back of the bus!"

[Peacetrain]

10. I don't know what we did in NW Iowa

to get saddled with King, but trust me, we will never do it again :). Seriously it will be hard to to unseat him. Incumbency just has such a strong pull on people. Its the devil they know.

He is a touchy son of a gun. That is for sure.

[47of74]

11. The day King leaves Congress all of us will celebrate

Even those of us who aren't in his district. Because his words and deeds reflect poorly on the people of Iowa.