Tale of two progressives, page-4

The former KKK grand wizard must have been delighted to see that 23 Republican congressmen voted against the anti-hate bill.


Steve King, their most renowned anti-Semitic house member and all around white supremist bigot took the cowardly option of voting "Present", which is to say he abstained.


Clearly, the vote put Rep. King in a tough spot, politically.
A portion of the resolution, after all, was devoted to denouncing white supremacy, including the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville and the deadly church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. “[W]hite supremacists in the United States have exploited and continue to exploit bigotry and weaponize hate for political gain, targeting traditionally persecuted peoples, including African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and other people of color, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, the LGBTQ community, immigrants, and others with verbal attacks, incitement, and violence,”



David Duke would doubtless approve, based on previous endorsements:

But King also has his supporters, including former KKK grand wizard David Duke, who tweeted "GOD BLESS STEVE KING!!!
https://www.npr.org/2017/03/13/519975423/rep-steve-king-stands-by-controversial-tweet-about-somebody-elses-babies

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