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Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)
Tue Jan 20, 2015, 09:27 PM Jan 2015

Rep. Steve King decries ‘deportable’ in Michelle Obama’s balcony

Source: Politico



Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) railed against President Obama via Twitter only hours before this Tuesday’s State of the Union speech, referring to an undocumented immigrant scheduled to sit with the first lady during the speech as “a deportable.”

“#Obama perverts ‘prosecutorial discretion’ by inviting a deportable to sit in place of honor at #SOTU w/1st Lady,” King wrote. “I should sit with Alito.”

King’s Tweet likely refers to Ana Zamora, a 20-year-old student from Dallas, who was invited to sit with Michelle Obama during the speech. President Obama’s 2012 executive action granted Zamora and thousands of other so-called “dreamers” legal status, including the possibility of obtaining work permits and drivers’ licenses.

The president’s November 2014 executive action further granted legal status to Zamora’s undocumented parents — a construction worker and a small business owner. In response, Zamora wrote a thank you letter to the White House that led to her being




Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/state-of-the-union-2015-steve-king-114410.html#ixzz3PPl7k3ja



King the racist birther continues the GOP's efforts at minority outreach.

And don't forget the GOP primary field of Huckabee, Carson, Christie, Perry, Fiorina, Walker and Trump, along with guest loons DeMint, Newt and Palin, is lining up to kiss this bigot's ass at his Freedumb Summit in just four days:
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2015/01/18/iowa-freedom-summit-speakers/21934883/


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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
2. What the hell kind of people live in this guy's district?
Tue Jan 20, 2015, 09:31 PM
Jan 2015

He says this insane, hateful shit, and gets re-elected over and over and over.

What is wrong with those voters? How can they like being represented by someone like this?

elleng

(130,937 posts)
5. Damned if I know.
Tue Jan 20, 2015, 09:36 PM
Jan 2015

Iowa's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers the northwest part of the state. The district includes Sioux City, Ames, Mason City, Fort Dodge, and Boone.

rocktivity

(44,576 posts)
7. But Zamora HAS had legal status since 2012, and her parents got theirs last year
Tue Jan 20, 2015, 09:43 PM
Jan 2015

so they're not "deportables" at all -- he didn't even get THAT part of it right!


rocktivity

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
8. Maybe he wants to sit in Alito's lap so he can get a closer look at her legs to look for the
Tue Jan 20, 2015, 09:49 PM
Jan 2015

cantaloupe calves. Maybe we could check his IQ before he speaks again.

 

YOHABLO

(7,358 posts)
9. Ought to give Iowa a try?
Tue Jan 20, 2015, 09:52 PM
Jan 2015

Townspeople:
Oh, there's nothing halfway
About the Iowa way to treat you,
When we treat you
Which we may not do at all.
There's an Iowa kind of special
Chip-on-the-shoulder attitude.
We've never been without.
That we recall.
We can be cold
As our falling thermometers in December
If you ask about our weather in July.
And we're so by God stubborn
We could stand touchin' noses
For a week at a time
And never see eye-to-eye.
But what the heck, you're welcome,
Join us at the picnic.
You can eat your fill
Of all the food you bring yourself.
You really ought to give Iowa a try.
Provided you are contrary,
We can be cold
As our falling thermometer in December
If you ask about our weather in July.
And we're so by God stubborn
We can stand touchin' noses
For a week at a time
And never see eye-to-eye.
But we'll give you our shirt
And a back to go with it
If your crops should happen to die.

Farmer:
So, what the heck, you're welcome,
Glad to have you with us.

Farmer and Wife:
Even though we may not ever mention it again.

Townspeople:
You really ought to give Iowa
Hawkeye Iowa
Dubuque, Des
Moines, Davenport, Marshalltown,
Mason City, Keokuk, Ames,
Clear Lake
Ought to give Iowa a try!



Read more: Music Man - Iowa Stubborn Lyrics | MetroLyrics

niyad

(113,323 posts)
13. I officially need more cafffeine. when I saw the word "deportable", for some reason, I was thinking
Tue Jan 20, 2015, 10:59 PM
Jan 2015

of those big blue things at outdoor events, and wondering why there would be one on the balcony, and why king doesn't know how to speak.

kiranon

(1,727 posts)
15. Could Rep. King's remarks be viewed as a threat
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 12:18 AM
Jan 2015

made under color of law against Ms. Zamora? Perhaps Congress should consider disciplining Mr. King for his uncivil behavior. If the Republican had any sense at all, they would be embracing the dream kids.

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