Sioux City Journal

Steve King comments: 'Foolish, ethnocentric and ignorant'

Posted: Tuesday, March 11, 2008

ORANGE CITY, Iowa -- For some time, I have been distressed by the foolish, ethnocentric and ignorant comments made by Steve King. His statistically challenged claims about undocumented workers stand out. As do his recent comments at a forum in Sioux Center when he implied that the AIDS crisis in Africa would have been solved by monogamy if allowed to run its course. Sadly, Mr. King’s xenophobic rants continue.

Earning national disdain, he recently stated that “Islamacists will dance in the streets” if Barack Obama becomes president because of Mr. Obama’s middle name and his heritage.

Ironically, Mr. King shares a name with a famous horror novelist. By his logic, lovers of "The Shining" will celebrate if our King again wins his upcoming congressional seat. I don’t think either analogy works, although both events work as horror stories.

Perhaps what saddens me the most is that Mr. King wears his Christianity so prominently. As a Christian, I find little in the Gospel that corresponds with the intolerance, racism and coldness illustrated in Mr. King’s recent outbursts. Jesus, the symbol of reconciliation and forgiveness, would most certainly want us to pray for Mr. King; as a flawed but sincere Christian, I will try. But nothing in the message of the Gospel suggests to me that Jesus would want members of any political party to vote for Mr. King. As a concerned Christian citizen, I will do the little that I can to discourage his re-election. Such is a democracy. -- Robert Hubbard

Story Comments

Dave wrote on Apr 7, 2008 4:06 PM:

" Why do the people of Western iowa still keep reelecting this idiot???? "

beyond embarassing wrote on Mar 12, 2008 7:50 AM:

" Oh Scott Hanson, you are so silly. If we followed your analogy of Hussein and Arnold Ziffel, that would mean cartoonishly buffoonish backwater hicks would dance in the street if Steve King were elected. That can't be right. "

Former NW Iowa resident wrote on Mar 12, 2008 2:37 AM:

" Northwest Iowa is a black hole on the State map and Steve King is her ambassador to the world. Sure makes me proud to be from Sioux City. "

Cecil wrote on Mar 12, 2008 2:33 AM:

" One would think after getting only negative attention that Mr. King would for once stop and think before opening his mouth. The only reason I can think of is that he is starved for attention. After being made fun of on a national level on both television and radio he still doesn't get it. "

Joe wrote on Mar 12, 2008 1:08 AM:

" Jose, Bush's best buddy ol pales are from Saudi Arabia. I don't remember any Arabs dancing when he got elected. "