King on Esquire's 'worst' list
Congressman shrugs off magazine's assessment
By Bret Hayworth and Molly Montag Journal staff writers | Posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Iowa Congressman Steve King is on Esquire magazine's list.
The November issue names its preferences for each U.S. Senate and House race but also lists "The 10 Worst" lawmakers in Washington, D.C.
That's the list that includes Northwest Iowa's three-term Republican.
For his part, King said Monday that he's more frustrated than offended by being named among the "10 worst."
"It makes a difference in how close to home it is (whether it offends me). If it's somebody that knows me, then they know better and that is offensive," King said. "If it's nameless and faceless and remote, then it's political gamesmanship and it does affect, in a small way, our ability to make progress as a society."
In Esquire's assessment: "King believes himself to be clever, and his list of idiot declarations is probably the longest in Washington. Now he toes the fine line between idiocy and bigotry when he argues that Barack Hussein Obama's presence in the White House will aid Islamic terrorists. Iowa, please, we're begging you."
Although critics might blast King for making such statements, he said they can't say he isn't telling the truth.
Instead, he said, the hard-core left wing media is "busy just calling names, and they don't seem to get around to recognizing that the things I said that offend them are all factual and they were true the day I said them and they're true today."
Esquire endorses five incumbents in the Iowa races, all but King. The magazine picks Tom Harkin in the U.S. Senate race and for U.S. House, incumbents Bruce Braley, Dave Loebsack (a native Sioux Cityan), Leonard Boswell and Tom Latham, who used to represent Northwest Iowa.
That's five Democrats, when factoring in King's opponent Rob Hubler, and one Republican, Latham.
The 10 Worst List
Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa
Sen. Joe Liebermann, I-Conn.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga.
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas
Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif.
Rep. William Jefferson, D-La.
Rep. Joe Baca, D-Calif.
Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa.
Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska
The November issue names its preferences for each U.S. Senate and House race but also lists "The 10 Worst" lawmakers in Washington, D.C.
That's the list that includes Northwest Iowa's three-term Republican.
For his part, King said Monday that he's more frustrated than offended by being named among the "10 worst."
"It makes a difference in how close to home it is (whether it offends me). If it's somebody that knows me, then they know better and that is offensive," King said. "If it's nameless and faceless and remote, then it's political gamesmanship and it does affect, in a small way, our ability to make progress as a society."
In Esquire's assessment: "King believes himself to be clever, and his list of idiot declarations is probably the longest in Washington. Now he toes the fine line between idiocy and bigotry when he argues that Barack Hussein Obama's presence in the White House will aid Islamic terrorists. Iowa, please, we're begging you."
Although critics might blast King for making such statements, he said they can't say he isn't telling the truth.
Instead, he said, the hard-core left wing media is "busy just calling names, and they don't seem to get around to recognizing that the things I said that offend them are all factual and they were true the day I said them and they're true today."
Esquire endorses five incumbents in the Iowa races, all but King. The magazine picks Tom Harkin in the U.S. Senate race and for U.S. House, incumbents Bruce Braley, Dave Loebsack (a native Sioux Cityan), Leonard Boswell and Tom Latham, who used to represent Northwest Iowa.
That's five Democrats, when factoring in King's opponent Rob Hubler, and one Republican, Latham.
The 10 Worst List
Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa
Sen. Joe Liebermann, I-Conn.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga.
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas
Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif.
Rep. William Jefferson, D-La.
Rep. Joe Baca, D-Calif.
Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa.
Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska
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DB wrote on Oct 14, 2008 10:13 AM:
The same can't be said for King.
But if you really want to watch the Esquire-haters' heads steam, point out that they put King's friend and ultra-right wacko Mike Pence on their ten best list. "
hacknslash wrote on Oct 14, 2008 7:22 AM:
hacknslash wrote on Oct 14, 2008 7:20 AM:
Darwin believed in incest and had ten kids with his cousin. Most were retarded, and killed by starvation, which is the same as what OBMAMA did by denying the born alive bill.
You say that communism is not an issue. The 500,000,000 people in America with free health care is grave mistake my friend. Biden had nothing new to say and I will not vote for him, because he does not believe in issues other than money. He wants to create more issues. "
jon wrote on Oct 13, 2008 10:50 AM:
1. Capitalism is economic Darwinism. Allow the market to work, survival of the fittest, the weakest are allowed to fail...sounds great, but it also allows people to fall through the cracks.
2. THERE IS NO COMMUNIST CONSPIRACY. There is a huge difference between wanting to make sure that basic resources reach every citizen and actually wanting to have the government distribute the wealth.
3. I am not sure what thought process puts Jeremiah Wright and Darwin in the same sentence. Jeremiah Wright, an angry (and often rightfully so, though his words are inappropriate at times) preacher, and Darwin, a scientist, whose goal in his studies was not to systematically dismantle religious belief...that was not his agenda....in fact he was a Christian and struggled before releasing his book knowing some of the consequences his discoveries would have on faith. Remember that EVOLUTION does not undermine faith, unless it is weak and utterly dependent on literalism of the Biblical creation stories (yes, stories- one of which makes no distinction of days), that Darwin suddenly poses a threat. "
Sam Jackmans wrote on Oct 12, 2008 8:51 AM: