Steve King To Conservatives: 'Implode' IRS Offices

[Ardent15]

Rep. Steve King (R-IA) told a crowd at CPAC on Saturday that he could "empathize" with the suicide bomber who last week attacked an IRS office in Austin, and encouraged his listeners to "implode" other IRS offices, according to a witness.

King's comments weren't recorded, but a staffer for Media Matters, who heard the comments, provided TPMmuckraker with an account.

The staffer, who requested anonymity because she's not a communications specialist, said that King, an extreme right-winger with a reputation for eyebrow-raising rhetoric, appeared as a surprise guest speaker on an immigration panel at the conservative conference. During his closing remarks, King veered into a complaint about high taxes, and said he could "empathize" with the man who flew a plane into an IRS building last week.

During the question and answer session, the Media Matters staffer asked King to clarify his comment, reminding him of his sworn duty to protect the American people from all sworn enemies, foreign and domestic. In response, said the staffer, King gave a long and convoluted answer about having been personally audited by the IRS, and ended
by saying he intended to hold a fundraiser to help people "implode" their local IRS office.

We've told you about other inappropriate responses to the bombing, which was carried out by Austin software developer Joe Stack, and in which one other person has so far died. But King's may take the cake.

King's office did not immediately comment on the account.

http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/02/steve-king-to-conservatives-implode-irs-offices.php

Steve King, a US Congressman, is advocating violence against the federal government. He should be expelled from Congress at the least.

[heli]

1. Move him to a federal building that houses an IRS office

[JHB]

2. He's just balancing out all the lefty congressmen talking about guillotines...

...and sending bankers to gulags, giving the Forbes 400 a "Romanov send-off"...you know, the sort of thing that's been blaring 24-7 from our glorious Liberal Media in praise of our dear leader (may Allah bless him).

oh, wait...






( :sarcasm: tag for the terminally dense)

[Itchinjim]

3. On behalf of my fellow Iowans:

We are very sorry that our otherwise great state has produced this braying jackass. He in no way represents the vast majority of the fine people of Iowa.

[Ardent15]

4. No worries: my state of California produced Nixon and Reagan and Robert Dornan.

We all make mistakes.

[heli]

5. He's an outlier among Iowans

[Don Caballero]

6. How long are these people going to spew their hatred before something is done

The Department of Homeland Security was established for cases just like this. This guy is encouraging domestic terrorism.

[quiet.american]

7. Can you imagine if Schumer said something like this? nt

[Don Caballero]

Schumer would never say something so hateful and vile

This King fellow is advocating terrorism. What in the hell is going on in this country?

[quiet.american]

13. Exactly. But if a Dem had something like this during the nightmare years....

... they'd be ruined for life.

[KonaKane]

8. He needs to lose his job. Now.

That is a clear and obvious renunciation of his oath of office. If his constituents dont move to impeach and remove his ass, they are not worth representation.

[bullwinkle428]

17. The clowns that keep voting him into office will love him even more...

I feel embarrassed to share a state with these losers.

[marmar]

9. Michele Bachmann's status at the Queen of Congressional Crazy is threatened.....

:crazy:

[601Liberal]

15. He can be the "King" of Congressional Crazy

Bachmann is still the queen.

[Robeson]

10. Isn't that advocating terrorism?

[Cirque du So-What]

11. So...King can 'empathize,' eh?

Does he mean to say that he's harbored fantasies of setting his own house on fire with family members inside and flying a small plane into an office building full of US government workers with the intent of killing as many of them as possible? Congratulations, King. You've just inextricably tied your ideology of greed to a murderous sociopath. It's too late for buyer's remorse; may Stack become the carcass of a rotting albatross tied around your neck.

[Javaman]

12. Since the right wing is bankrupt on intelligence and logic...

the only thing they have left is to resort to violence.

They know they can't win when dealing with reality, so they choose instead to blow up reality.

They are devolving fast and that scares me.

[Don Caballero]

14. I would like an example made of this idiot

He should be arrested and charged with conspiracy charges. He is telling crowds that domestic terrorism is okay. DHS must act on this guy.

[loudsue]

16. Is anybody besides me being TERRORIZED by these assholes?

This, to me, is terrorism. We need to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine, and get some diversity in the press. The same people that bombed the World Trade Center on 9/11 are still terrorizing us through Fox News, and stirring up these assholes.

[ChicagoSuz219]

18. Is this guy in cuffs yet?

He should be!!

[hlthe2b]

19. I don't understand why we can't charge some of these most

blatant agitators with inciting violence... I really do not.

[damntexdem]

20. Impeachment is in order.

Then prosecution.

[katsy]

21. And don't forget an audit!

king needs to be audited.

[mike_c]

22. I am so tired of "gotcha" politics....

It's like a room full of whining children, all pointing fingers at one another and crying "He started it first! He called me names! She's mean to me! Make her say she's sorry!"

He said something inappropriate! We demand an apology!

Sheesh.

:nuke:

[live love laugh]

23. Where's the "gotcha"? Am I missing something? Who requested an apology? nt

[On the Road]

24. A Lot of That Goes on Around Here,

but a congressman taking up a collection for people to "implode" their local IRS office not a good example IMO. It's pretty close to directly inciting violence.

If there is another attack on an IRS office anywhere, let it be in his district. Then he will have to answer to his own constituents.