Rep Steve King Blows his TOP when confronted with his Justification of IRS Plane Attack

[Vyan]

Run time: 02:26 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-vc4qL6sTA   Posted on YouTube: April 15, 2010 By YouTube Member: ThinkProgress2 Views on YouTube: 8   Posted on DU: April 15, 2010 By DU Member: Vyan Views on DU: 2014

 
Confronted by a Thinkprogress Blogger today over his rationization and justification of the Suicide Plane Attack by Joseph Stack against IRS - Rep. Steve King blows his top.

Here's the transcript of what Rep King say when confronted with this...

TP: Do you think this attack, this terrorist attack, was motivated at all by a lot of the anti-tax rhetoric that’s popular in America right now?

KING: I think if we’d abolished the IRS back when I first advocated it, he wouldn’t have a target for his airplane. And I’m still for abolishing the IRS, I’ve been for it for thirty years and I’m for a national sales tax. <...> It’s sad the incident in Texas happened, but by the same token, it’s an agency that is unnecessary and when the day comes when that is over and we abolish the IRS, it’s going to be a happy day for America.

TP: So some of his grievances were legitimate?

KING: I don’t know if his grievances were legitimate, I’ve read part of the material. I can tell you I’ve been audited by the IRS and I’ve had the sense of ‘why is the IRS in my kitchen.’ Why do they have their thumb in the middle of my back. ... It is intrusive and we can do a better job without them entirely.

When asked directly if he thought the anti-tax rhetoric of groups like the Tea Party were responsible for the attack - he essentially said they were, and that the IRS needs to be abolished, clearly justifying the attack against them.

That's what he said, there's no denying it. His first thought at the time wasn't to be concerned with IRS workers and the lives which were at risk - it's was his own political anti-Tax Agenda!

Now he was confronted with his own words and his response was this...

TP: It is tax day and you justified the murder of American federal employees at CPAC.

KING: Are you accusing me of that? Are you accusing me of that? Turn that camera off. I’m not going to have those allegations. You accuse me of murder. That is despicable behavior.

TP: I’m sorry — I did not say that, I did not say that.

KING: That is despicable behavior for any American on this earth to do such a thing.

TP: The camera is off –

KING: We are done.

He didn't accuse you of murder Congressman King, he simply quoted you, and he did so accurately. You had a chance to denounce a murderer, you had a chance to make a statement against violence - you chose instead to come up with reasons for why that violence might be JUSTIFIED. Period. End of Story.

Y'know what's "despicable" Congressman King?

You are.

Vyan

Join the Democratic Non-Violence Project - where starting on Waco/Oklahoma City Day (April 19th) we put the question to members of Congress, do you unequivocally oppose All Forms of Domestic Political Violence or do you feel like Steve King that the IRS had it coming?

[Ian David]

1. Yes. I accuse Rep. King of murder, too. Contact Rep. Steve King

Washington D.C.
1131 Longworth Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
http://steveking.house.gov/

[dotymed]

2. America

has the the most unequal distribution of wealth in the world. If the IRS would enforce a a graduated income tax (on the wealthy too, no loopholes), America could prosper again and be debt free in no time. Let's see, America's wealthiest 5% owns more wealth than the other 95% COMBINED, and we should fix this with a sales tax?:wtf: this man(?) should be in a concentration camp, not the Congress.

[vanbean]

5. Horseshit. He did not say the murder was justified. Accussing him of murder is way over the top.

[1monster]

15. Who accused him of murder? Certainly not the young interviewer. His question was about

the Congressman's "justification" of the plane attack on the IRS.

It was a legitmate, if poorly worded question.

[Dr.Phool]

8. If you don't live in his district, call or fax him.

The House has an automatic e-mail routing system, that sends all e-mail to YOUR representative.

Either that, or fake a home address in his district.

[PDJane]

3. The reason for the national sales tax thing.....

is so that even more of the tax burden can be dumped on people who can't afford to pay it.

[gokira]

4. wow

Theres a cold place for these pigs

[D-Lee]

6. Thanks for the transcript! That was very considerate (NOT sarcastic)! nt

[M_A]

7. King is a douche

He makes me ashamed to be from the same state as he.

[theFrankFactor]

9. Let's Get a Grip... This Asshole Didn't Call For Murder or Anything Like it . Let's Not be Assholes

[asolarski]

10. Steve King is an idiot

The suggestion that we can abolish out tax collection bureaucracy by instituting a sales tax in lieu of income tax demonstrates either incredible stupidity, dishonesty or both. So with a sales tax what, we are all on the honor system and we only need a lock box address to which we mail our tax checks? Maybe one secretary to open the mail and bring the checks to the treasury? No auditors, no enforcement division no administrators, no bureaucracy? To collect taxes from 300+ million taxpayers?

So what, we abolish the IRS and start the STA (Sales Tax Administration) because it was just that specific acronym that was the issue? How funkin stupid are these people and those who vote for them?

The same goes for a flat tax. So simple just one rate. Because progressive tax brackets make it too hard for morons to do more than one long multiplication problem in a year? See with a flat tax there will be no more deductions, exemptions, credits, etc. Until the lobbyists implement deductions, exemptions and credits. The complexity of our tax code has nothing to do with whether the rate is flat or not. And most of us would agree that many deductions are perfectly legitimate, for elder care, charitable deductions, etc.

We should constantly work on improving the tax code period, but with an economy this size there is no simple fix only simple minded voters looking for one.

[tomm2thumbs]

11. if that reporter had grabbed him and held him, he'd be behind bars - King needs prison now

guilty is written all over his reaction - entirely guilty

[srf Rantz]

12. Wrong!

King didn't justify murder in his response. He basically changed the subject to the IRS and expressed his disdain for it. period.

the kid who put those words in his mouth deserved a punch in his.
for multiple reasons, including making liberals look like the jerks Limbaugh et al keep saying we are.

and I'm a card carrying life time Liberal and Pacifist.

its 2 days since I first read about this and I still want to shake that kid.

[wilt the stilt]

13. I don't believe that you are a liberal

King is a Representative. He has to hold his cool at all times

[johnlal]

14. This man is batshit insane.

There are a truckful of legislators who need to have a mental exam.

[Vocal Minority]

16. Nutty

He is an fing nut