When Senate Majority Leader Harry
Reid recently remarked that he felt sorry for House Speaker John Boehner, I
think he was referring to moments like this.
Reid recently remarked that he felt sorry for House Speaker John Boehner, I
think he was referring to moments like this.
Boehner and other GOP leaders aredenouncing one of their own, Rep. Steven King, who said the other day that for
every undocumented Hispanic child in America who is a high school valedictorian,
there are 100 more who are drug runners.
At a time when the House GOP is
trying to take control of the immigration debate – and the national party is
attempting to woo Hispanic voters – Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric
Cantor wasted no time in denouncing the wayward King. Boehner even called the
remarks “hateful.”
trying to take control of the immigration debate – and the national party is
attempting to woo Hispanic voters – Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric
Cantor wasted no time in denouncing the wayward King. Boehner even called the
remarks “hateful.”
King was explaining his opposition to a path to citizenship for so-called DREAMer kids, those who were brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents at a young age.
Of course, the kooky King, a tea
party favorite, is best known for his off-the-wall comments that often
demonstrate a special brand of ignorance and bias.
party favorite, is best known for his off-the-wall comments that often
demonstrate a special brand of ignorance and bias.
His only competition comes
from another tin-foil-hat Republican, Rep. Michele Bachmann, who earned yet
another “pants on fire” rating from Politi-fact for falsely claiming that
President Obama, by executive order, could grant voting rights to the 11
million undocumented immigrants who would gain legal resident status under the
Senate immigration reform bill.
from another tin-foil-hat Republican, Rep. Michele Bachmann, who earned yet
another “pants on fire” rating from Politi-fact for falsely claiming that
President Obama, by executive order, could grant voting rights to the 11
million undocumented immigrants who would gain legal resident status under the
Senate immigration reform bill.
Here is the quote, from a Newsmax
interview, that got King into trouble once again:
interview, that got King into trouble once again:
“Some of them are
valedictorians, and their parents brought them in. It wasn’t their fault. It’s
true in some cases, but they aren’t all valedictorians. They weren’t all
brought in by their parents. For everyone 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.”
valedictorians, and their parents brought them in. It wasn’t their fault. It’s
true in some cases, but they aren’t all valedictorians. They weren’t all
brought in by their parents. For everyone 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.”
