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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,489 posts)
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:35 PM Jun 2018

Steve King singles out Somali Muslims over pork

Source: Politico

Steve King singles out Somali Muslims over pork

The Iowa congressman says they shouldn’t work in his district’s meat-packing plants because they won’t eat pig products.

By KYLE CHENEY 06/22/2018 12:48 PM EDT

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) said Friday that he doesn’t want Somali Muslims working at meat-packing plants in his district because they want consumers of pork to be sent to hell.

In a Breitbart News radio interview, the eight-term congressman, known for his inflammatory anti-immigrant rhetoric, said his views were shaped by a conversation with Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), whom he called “the lead Muslim in Congress.”

King said Ellison told him that Muslims would require “a special dispensation” from an imam in order to be able to handle pork in one of his district’s meat-packing plants. “The rationale is that if infidels are eating this pork, [the Muslims] are not eating it,” King said. “So as long as they’re preparing this pork for infidels, it helps send them to hell and it must make Allah happy.” ... “I don’t want people doing my pork that won’t eat it, let alone hope I go to hell for eating pork chops,” he concluded.

Ellison’s office declined to comment on King’s interpretation of the Minnesota congressman’s remarks.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/22/steve-king-muslims-pork-664949



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Steve King is going to be flabbergasted when he finds out about kosher laws.




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Steve King singles out Somali Muslims over pork (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2018 OP
ARGH! The Stupid! It burns!!! Coventina Jun 2018 #1
Steve, you can kiss my Kosher ass. Still In Wisconsin Jun 2018 #2
Dude doesn't know shit shenmue Jun 2018 #3
👆👆👆this👆👆👆 irisblue Jun 2018 #4
But he slings it so much that, MurrayDelph Jun 2018 #10
Yep, yep, yep. ck4829 Jun 2018 #25
+1 ck4829 Jun 2018 #24
I believe they used to have Hispanic workers Vogon_Glory Jun 2018 #5
Steve King wants slavery economics. IADEMO2004 Jun 2018 #26
I don't know, wouldn't you WANT Muslims to handle pork? ck4829 Jun 2018 #6
So if I understand it Steve doesn't want to get porked by a Muslim? gibraltar72 Jun 2018 #7
And why, just now, did he find it necessary to bring this up?? n/t ginnyinWI Jun 2018 #8
And yet Iowans continue to vote for people like this. bdtrppr6 Jun 2018 #9
please help us get rid of him - donate to King;s opponent rurallib Jun 2018 #14
+1 ck4829 Jun 2018 #21
Look up POS in the dictionary Racerdog1 Jun 2018 #11
Indeed ck4829 Jun 2018 #22
For King, not being a stupid, racist piece of shit is just a bridge too far. MrScorpio Jun 2018 #12
I guess he doesn't want Jews working in his district either ThoughtCriminal Jun 2018 #13
*King checks notes* "Oh really, hmm..." ck4829 Jun 2018 #23
The Iowa farmers put out of work from Trump's tariffs could use the jobs? keithbvadu2 Jun 2018 #15
AssClown Award winner for Today! BadGimp Jun 2018 #16
The second largest group of Immigant Employees in all those Wellstone ruled Jun 2018 #17
Plenty of Jewish people in the Midwest IronLionZion Jun 2018 #18
The reason those meat-packing companies want to hire Muslim immigrants/refugees... Grins Jun 2018 #19
Boom! That's another reason... ck4829 Jun 2018 #20

MurrayDelph

(5,299 posts)
10. But he slings it so much that,
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 03:07 PM
Jun 2018

by his rules, he should be working in a manure factory.

Oh wait. He's a Republican in Congress. He does.

Vogon_Glory

(9,118 posts)
5. I believe they used to have Hispanic workers
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:56 PM
Jun 2018

Before immigration raids drove them out.

Say, Steve. If the slaughterhouses lack workers, there’s no pork. No pork, no profit. No profit, no slaughterhouses. No slaughterhouses, no jobs.

No jobs, less money and the ripple effects go through Iowa’s economy.

What a fool! And I remember when at least a few Repuds had a marginal grasp on economics. I guess those days are over!

ck4829

(35,077 posts)
6. I don't know, wouldn't you WANT Muslims to handle pork?
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:57 PM
Jun 2018

There’s more pork to sell abroad, they’re certainly not going to steal it if they’re not interested in consuming it, and they’re going to be more careful in handling it, so that’s a plus for both safety on the job (which is sorely needed in the meatpacking industry) and for the consumer.

And Steve, no place where you are at is Heaven, so you don’t have to worry about what Muslims think.

 

bdtrppr6

(796 posts)
9. And yet Iowans continue to vote for people like this.
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 03:06 PM
Jun 2018

Your pork and soybean economies can go straight to hell.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
17. The second largest group of Immigant Employees in all those
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 03:57 PM
Jun 2018

friggin Hog Plants in his district are Somali. Largest group are Hispanics,mostly from Guatemala and Honduras.

Grins

(7,218 posts)
19. The reason those meat-packing companies want to hire Muslim immigrants/refugees...
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 05:12 PM
Jun 2018

The reason those meat-packing companies want to hire Muslim immigrants/refugees is because they show up, work had - and can pass their company's standard drug tests. And any subsequent drug testing.

Americans fail the drug tests! The percentage of American workers testing positive is at its highest level in a decade with a whopping 20% of employees failing tests for marijuana, amphetamines, crystal meth, and heroin. That's why refugees are quickly snapping up jobs - every time they fire someone, they replace him with a refugee.

That's called, by a certain person we all know and hate: "Winning!"

ck4829

(35,077 posts)
20. Boom! That's another reason...
Fri Jun 22, 2018, 06:36 PM
Jun 2018

I know a couple of Muslims who admit to drinking alcohol and they do get finger-wagged at by other Muslims, I can't picture the reaction to anything 'harder' than that, it's never came up. Not even once.

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