Rep. Steve King says media, GOP leaders owe him an apology after his comments on rape and incest

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

Rep. Steve King says media, GOP leaders owe him an apology after his comments on rape and incest

By Felicia Sonmez August 19 at 9:07 AM

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) is demanding an apology from the media and Republican leaders after he remarked last week that humanity might not exist if not for rape and incest.

At a town hall in Buena Vista County, Iowa, on Saturday, King blamed the controversy on a misquote. He took aim at the Des Moines Register, which broke the news of King’s remarks, as well as the Associated Press, which also reported on them.

“Iowans are significantly more positive than they are negative, and they know it’s a misquote, and they know that the AP has, I’ll say, retracted the quote that they initially used because they relied on the Des Moines Register, who did the same,” King said, according to Des Moines-based station WHO-TV.

“And so, when we have a national, viral attack that comes out on a misquote, and it’s absolutely proven, all the folks that did that attack, I think they owe me an apology, including my own leadership,” King added.

The Des Moines Register did correct another quote it ran on King’s remarks. But the part about rape and incest was reported accurately. The newspaper also published video of King’s remarks, which he made last week at an event at the Westside Conservative Club in Urbandale, Iowa.

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[Bettie]

1. Boo Hoo...

He said it and context doesn't make it any better. I read the entire statement, context doesn't help him here.

But, he's a typical right wing whiner.

[Caliman73]

2. Steve King is vile and stupid.

He was trying to justify restricting a woman's right to choose what happens within her own body, even in the extreme instances of rape and incest, by saying that rape and incest, on the whole, helped to propagate the human species. With no proof and not the sense that a maggot has, he said what he said for a stated purpose that is as vile as the statement he made.

He is definitely using the Trump/GOP playbook on this one. He is all in, asking for an apology because he knows that it might appeal to some part of the GOP base who sees acting like a human being as "weakness".

[smirkymonkey]

3. Hey Steve!

[magicarpet]

4. Give him a Swastika,...

.... and then tell him to go get fucked.

[world wide wally]

5. Nice try, asshole