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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDear USA: Please keep your old racist white dudes to yourself! -Canada
I know things are tough down there right now (indeed, it's hard not to get super focused on it all the time), but we've got our own problems up here in Canada, and we don't need your racist old dudes to get involved in our politics.
Rep. Steve King (R-Obviously) is endorsing an actual neo-nazi, Faith Goldy, in the Toronto Mayoral election:
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Brian Beutler
@brianbeutler
Unusual for a member of the United States Congress to endorse a mayoral candidate in Canada, unless the member of Congress is Steve King, and the mayoral candidate is a neo-Nazi.
@brianbeutler
Unusual for a member of the United States Congress to endorse a mayoral candidate in Canada, unless the member of Congress is Steve King, and the mayoral candidate is a neo-Nazi.
@SteveKingIA
US House candidate, IA-4
Faith Goldy, an excellent candidate for Toronto mayor, pro Rule of Law, pro Make Canada Safe Again, pro balanced budget, &...BEST of all, Pro Western Civilization and a fighter for our values. @FaithGoldy will not be silenced.
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Astead
?@AsteadWesley
Ppl like Ellison and Obama answered so many questions abt their relationship w/ Louis Farrakhan given his very real anti-semitism. Meanwhile Steve King is ENDORSING A CANDIDATE that, on her vlog, recommends books that call for eliminating the Jewish menace" and it's just Tuesday
?@AsteadWesley
Ppl like Ellison and Obama answered so many questions abt their relationship w/ Louis Farrakhan given his very real anti-semitism. Meanwhile Steve King is ENDORSING A CANDIDATE that, on her vlog, recommends books that call for eliminating the Jewish menace" and it's just Tuesday
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Dear USA: Please keep your old racist white dudes to yourself! -Canada (Original Post)
Saviolo
Oct 2018
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Saviolo
(3,283 posts)1. Also, a reminder that maybe you should kick fascist Steve King out of office:
https://splinternews.com/we-already-have-a-fascist-in-congress-1829809859
Here's the polling for IA 4th, King's district, from 538:
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/house/iowa/4/
GOTV!
The win of self-described Holocaust denier and former Nazi Arthur Jones in an unopposed GOP primary for an Illinois congressional seat earlier this year unsurprisingly shocked and angered everyone with a conscience. Even if Jones has no chance of winningand he does notwho wants a fascist running for Congress? I have some bad news: we already have one in Congress.
On Tuesday night, Iowa Rep. Steve King tweeted an endorsement of a white supremacist whos running for the mayor of Toronto. Yes, the one in Canada.
This is nothing new for King, who over the past several years has traveled that well-worn path from immigration hardliner to open white supremacist. And shockingly, the Republican leadership does not seem to give a shit. Over the summer, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan was asked about Kings support for white supremacists and fascists, and responded with this weak bullshit: AshLee Strong, Paul Ryans spokesperson, sent me the following statement on Steve King: The speaker has said many times that Nazis have no place in our politics, and clearly members should not engage with anyone promoting hate.
At this point, its hard to see what King could possibly do that would lose him the support of his fellow Republicans. But hopefully, given that hes facing his strongest challenger in years, former baseball player and paralegal J.D. Scholten, we wont have to find out.
On Tuesday night, Iowa Rep. Steve King tweeted an endorsement of a white supremacist whos running for the mayor of Toronto. Yes, the one in Canada.
This is nothing new for King, who over the past several years has traveled that well-worn path from immigration hardliner to open white supremacist. And shockingly, the Republican leadership does not seem to give a shit. Over the summer, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan was asked about Kings support for white supremacists and fascists, and responded with this weak bullshit: AshLee Strong, Paul Ryans spokesperson, sent me the following statement on Steve King: The speaker has said many times that Nazis have no place in our politics, and clearly members should not engage with anyone promoting hate.
At this point, its hard to see what King could possibly do that would lose him the support of his fellow Republicans. But hopefully, given that hes facing his strongest challenger in years, former baseball player and paralegal J.D. Scholten, we wont have to find out.
Here's the polling for IA 4th, King's district, from 538:
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/house/iowa/4/
GOTV!