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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 07:25 PM Jan 2019

Pelosi says there's 'interest' in taking action on Steve King

Source: The Hill



BY MIKE LILLIS - 01/11/19 05:51 PM EST

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested Friday that the House will take some punitive action against Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), who’s under fire from both parties for recent comments defending the “white supremacist” label.

“We’ll see what we do about Steve King, but nonetheless, nothing is shocking anymore, right? The new normal around here is to praise white supremacists and nationalism as something that shouldn’t be shunned,” Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol.

Pressed about what specific action the House might take, Pelosi declined to get into details.

“I’m not prepared to make any announcement about that right now,” she said. “But needless to say, there’s interest in doing something.”


Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/425001-pelosi-says-theres-interest-in-taking-action-on-steve-king

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Pelosi says there's 'interest' in taking action on Steve King (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2019 OP
This has got to be causing spasms at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. marble falls Jan 2019 #1
I think this comment by Pelosi was directed to Trump........ riversedge Jan 2019 #2
No doubt. She's going after all of them. She's sending a message. marble falls Jan 2019 #3
Someone will have to tell Trump it is for him. te he riversedge Jan 2019 #4
I'd be glad to do it for free. But it'd have to be face to face. Know where I can get a deal on ... marble falls Jan 2019 #5
maybe find one in the garbage behind a eating place. Don't waste a good one. riversedge Jan 2019 #8
Right. Maybe a McD's hot "apple" "pie"? A McD's St Patric's day green shake ... marble falls Jan 2019 #9
A sternly written letter should do the trick. progressoid Jan 2019 #6
This clown gets reelected by talking like this. Mr.Bill Jan 2019 #7
I read Iowa farmers crying over lack of labor because of immigration crack down. Cry me a river.... Pepsidog Jan 2019 #10
Trump solved that problem for them recentevents Jan 2019 #13
True. Dirty little secret I read about I think in Esquire Magazine about how all these dairy farmers Pepsidog Jan 2019 #14
Ok. I am out on a limb here for being to hard on even our opponents GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #16
the "just like family" argument drray23 Jan 2019 #17
Let's hope the he gets censured. Power 2 the People Jan 2019 #11
Censure seems to be the most appropriate action Jose Garcia Jan 2019 #12
Good. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #15
People, there's a train a'commin'. Nitram Jan 2019 #18
If they have the power to do something they should. CrispyQ Jan 2019 #19
Now, if only there was interest about doing something about the other 200+ racist, homophobic... clementine613 Jan 2019 #20

riversedge

(70,218 posts)
2. I think this comment by Pelosi was directed to Trump........
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 07:41 PM
Jan 2019

IMHO


.....The new normal around here is to praise white supremacists and nationalism as something that shouldn’t be shunned,” Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol.

marble falls

(57,083 posts)
5. I'd be glad to do it for free. But it'd have to be face to face. Know where I can get a deal on ...
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 07:49 PM
Jan 2019

on a cream pie in DC? The flavor is unimportant.

marble falls

(57,083 posts)
9. Right. Maybe a McD's hot "apple" "pie"? A McD's St Patric's day green shake ...
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 07:59 PM
Jan 2019

it'll make a great contrast with all the orange.

 

recentevents

(93 posts)
13. Trump solved that problem for them
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 09:36 PM
Jan 2019

high tariffs on their customers, now they don't need the extra farm hands

Pepsidog

(6,254 posts)
14. True. Dirty little secret I read about I think in Esquire Magazine about how all these dairy farmers
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 09:47 PM
Jan 2019

couldn’t snurvuve without undocumented immigrant labor. The immigrants become like family members to the farmers yet they vote repeatedly for anti immigrant politicians like Steve King. It’s the damnest thing I have ever read. Republicans cultist.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
16. Ok. I am out on a limb here for being to hard on even our opponents
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 10:51 PM
Jan 2019

But I know these guys who use migrants and they become ‘just like family’ while paying them shit wages and such. Not the dairy industry but veggies and citrus in Florida.

Many of them would be very happy if they could make them slaves. Hell, on many aspects they already are. Don’t make the Boss man happy and there is the risk of them having you deported. They have one legal guy paid to harvest their crops and when whole family’s show up to do the work they ignore it.

I run in the Agriculture circles. Not all by any means are like this. But a shit ton are.

On several occasions I have seen owner demeaning/threatening men who were holding shovels. They would never talk that way to a man with rights. After one episode I finally snapped and told the guy if he talked to me that way I would go across his head with a shovel. His response?

“Of course you would. You’re an American “.

I was 28 at the time. I’m 53 now. It taught me a lot about how power dynamics.

drray23

(7,629 posts)
17. the "just like family" argument
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 10:58 PM
Jan 2019

is what we used to hear in the south regarding slaves. Heck, I still hear racist people making this argument
to this day. It goes like " well, we cared for them, they were just like family, etc...".

CrispyQ

(36,464 posts)
19. If they have the power to do something they should.
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 02:01 PM
Jan 2019

We need to send a message that you can't bring your hate into the public sphere, & this man, a representative of The People, spewing that crap in Our Government, should definitely know better & be held accountable.

clementine613

(561 posts)
20. Now, if only there was interest about doing something about the other 200+ racist, homophobic...
Sun Jan 13, 2019, 03:31 PM
Jan 2019

... bigots in the House. And the 53 in the Senate. And the two at the top.

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