Iowa

rurallib

(62,420 posts) Fri Jun 22, 2018, 01:52 PM Jun 2018

Steve King singles out Somali Muslims over pork

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

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.

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Steve King singles out Somali Muslims over pork (Original Post) rurallib Jun 2018 OP

Steve King, you are a racist fool and a piece of shit. Still. (n/t) Moostache Jun 2018 #1

Honey, you're definitely going to hell , but it won't be on account of pork chops. sinkingfeeling Jun 2018 #2

Glad Steve feels free to let his racist flag fly out in the open Docreed2003 Jun 2018 #3

I sure hope Kim Reynolds gets some blowback for keeping this asshole rurallib Jun 2018 #4

Also not allowed to eat pork: VMA131Marine Jun 2018 #5

Religion is a protected class for employment in Iowa. Kittycow Jun 2018 #6

seems like a perfectly reasonable statement.... dhill926 Jun 2018 #7

I am confused - King's statement is reasonable? rurallib Jun 2018 #9

sarcasm.... dhill926 Jun 2018 #10

Sorry rurallib Jun 2018 #11

totally understand...been a rough week... dhill926 Jun 2018 #12

I just donated $25 to JD Scholten DBoon Jun 2018 #8

No Muslim workers no Mexican workers no union workers? Blonde Nordic Virgins OK? IADEMO2004 Jun 2018 #13

Moostache

(9,895 posts)

1. Steve King, you are a racist fool and a piece of shit. Still. (n/t)

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 01:58 PM

Jun 2018

sinkingfeeling

(51,457 posts)

2. Honey, you're definitely going to hell , but it won't be on account of pork chops.

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:01 PM

Jun 2018

Docreed2003

(16,862 posts)

3. Glad Steve feels free to let his racist flag fly out in the open

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:09 PM

Jun 2018

I seriously doubt that Congressman Elllison uttered the word "infidel", but whatever plays to your racist base Steve

rurallib

(62,420 posts)

4. I sure hope Kim Reynolds gets some blowback for keeping this asshole

Reply to Docreed2003 (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:12 PM

Jun 2018

on her campaign.

Unfortunately I think that keeping the racist asshole on may be good for her campaign in Iowa these days.

VMA131Marine

(4,139 posts)

5. Also not allowed to eat pork:

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:13 PM

Jun 2018

Jews,
Seventh Day Adventists
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church

Clearly Steve King is advocating a religious test for employment that would be illegal under the First Amendment. It's funny that he wants to do this, but is all in favour of religious exemptions for pharmacists who don't want to dispense birth control or people who don't want to serve gay people.

Kittycow

(2,396 posts)

6. Religion is a protected class for employment in Iowa.

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 02:21 PM

Jun 2018

So he's encouraging employers to break the law.

Anyway, doesn't Iowa have enough pork problems with the tariffs causing millions to the pork producers? Factor in the other ag products and it's even more.

I wonder if he's trying to distract from the tariffs taking hold starting July 6.