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Ianus

07-25-2013 12:32 PM

Boehner calls out Rep. King on immigration insult

http://www.kmph.com/story/22931606/b...gration-insult

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WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker John Boehner says it was "deeply offensive and wrong" for fellow Republican Rep. Steve King to suggest many younger unauthorized immigrants are drug runners.

Boehner already had issued a written statement earlier in the week condemning King's comments, but at his weekly news conference Thursday he elevated his criticism and took the unusual step of calling King out by name.

Boehner said the Iowa Republican's comments don't reflect the values of the American people or the GOP.

King told a conservative news website that with respect to immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. as kids, "for every one who's a valedictorian, there's another 100 out there that weigh 130 pounds and they've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert."

kabs	07-25-2013 12:36 PM

Re: Boehner calls out Rep. King on immigration insult

This is a good sign... Republicans are pushing back against the rhetoric instead of embracing it. I think hell just froze over.

tf2legend

07-25-2013 12:48 PM

Re: Boehner calls out Rep. King on immigration insult

Steve King will be the end of the Republican party. They need to disown him.

tf2legend

07-25-2013 12:49 PM

Re: Boehner calls out Rep. King on immigration insult

Him and Lamar Smith. The two cancers of the Republican party.

dado123

07-25-2013 12:54 PM

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King will win this for us, media will elevate it and the Republicans will pass some type of CIR, wishful thinking of course.

Pianoswithoutfaith

07-25-2013 01:51 PM

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this week has been all about these two guys. Whatever happened to that Marco guy

Cloudless

07-25-2013 02:05 PM

Re: Boehner calls out Rep. King on immigration insult

I tend to think that Republican politicians are slow to learn. Perhaps they need to be beaten in another presidential election before the lesson truly sinks in, that they can't politically afford to be viewed as hostile toward minorities and immigrants, at least not openly.

Happyman0607

07-25-2013 02:08 PM

Re: Boehner calls out Rep. King on immigration insult

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Originally Posted by tf2legend (Post 502347)

Steve King will be the end of the Republican party. They need to disown him.

They need to promote him.. It's good that the republicans are getting a bad name for themselves why would you want to stop it lmao

Pianoswithoutfaith

07-25-2013 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloudless (Post 502371)

People have been talking about republicans for a long time so no these people will never learn

The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.

P. J. O'Rourke

MadMan

07-26-2013 01:10 AM

Re: Boehner calls out Rep. King on immigration insult

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Originally Posted by Happyman0607 (Post 502376)

They need to promote him.. It's good that the republicans are getting a bad name for themselves why would you want to stop it lmao

This is a good idea. The democrats would love this.

Although, I do enjoy watching all the rats turn on each other.

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