We're still passing the popcorn around while we watch House Majority Whip Steve Scalise's political career implode over the news that he spoke to a white supremacist group run by David Duke in 2002.
Precedent for King's "look at the heart" technique.
&quot;I looked the man in the eye. I found him to be very straight forward and trustworthy and we had a very good dialogue. I was able to get a sense of his soul.&quot; -- Dubya talking about Vladimir Putin. Of course, Putin is one of the top ten people <a href="http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/most-admired-obama-clinton-vladimir-putin-n276536" target="_blank">Americans admire</a> so perhaps Dubya was on to something.
I just love how the same people who have spent the last eight years foaming at the mouth about Bamz attending a dinner party with Bill Ayers are now twisting themselves in knots to excuse Scalise
<blockquote>&ldquo;Jesus dined with tax collectors and sinners,&rdquo; King said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not the healthy who need a doctor, it&rsquo;s the sick. Given that piece of Scripture, and understanding that Scalise probably wasn&rsquo;t staffed thoroughly, I could understand how something like this happened. But I know his heart, I&rsquo;ve painted houses with him post-Katrina, and I know he is a good man.&rdquo;</blockquote> Shorter Steve King: IOKIYAR
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not the healthy who need a doctor, it&rsquo;s the sick.&quot; They also need health insurance.
Then there was the time the League of Women Voters referred to male voters as &quot;thugs&quot; and suggested they were moochers, loafers, welfare frauds, lazy, degenerate, less intelligent than women by nature, more inclined to use drugs, be criminals, abandon their children ...
Precedent for King&#039;s &quot;look at the heart&quot; technique.
&quot;I looked the man in the eye. I found him to be very straight forward and trustworthy and we had a very good dialogue. I was able to get a sense of his soul.&quot; -- Dubya talking about Vladimir Putin. Of course, Putin is one of the top ten people <a href="http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/most-admired-obama-clinton-vladimir-putin-n276536" target="_blank">Americans admire</a> so perhaps Dubya was on to something.
Yes, but he is reportedly never seen during daylight hours.
Yeah, but Girl Scouts on the other hand are in a different league altogether.
I just love how the same people who have spent the last eight years foaming at the mouth about Bamz attending a dinner party with Bill Ayers are now twisting themselves in knots to excuse Scalise
David Duke, Steve King ... so who&#039;s the Queen and Prince of this Hate Group?
Painting?
Probably more like whitewashing...
Say, you know who <i>else</i> spoke to groups calling for ethnic ... ah fuck it. This story Godwins itself.
<i>&quot;...his budget-cutting fiscal responsibility message...&quot;</i>
We all know what that means to RepubliKKKans.
<blockquote>&ldquo;Jesus dined with tax collectors and sinners,&rdquo; King said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not the healthy who need a doctor, it&rsquo;s the sick. Given that piece of Scripture, and understanding that Scalise probably wasn&rsquo;t staffed thoroughly, I could understand how something like this happened. But I know his heart, I&rsquo;ve painted houses with him post-Katrina, and I know he is a good man.&rdquo;</blockquote> Shorter Steve King: IOKIYAR
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not the healthy who need a doctor, it&rsquo;s the sick.&quot; They also need health insurance.
You know who else was a painter?
Lots of Jokers.
Then there was the time the League of Women Voters referred to male voters as &quot;thugs&quot; and suggested they were moochers, loafers, welfare frauds, lazy, degenerate, less intelligent than women by nature, more inclined to use drugs, be criminals, abandon their children ...
2002, huh? Doesn&#039;t the Patriot Act cover folks who pal around with terrorists?
The NOLA.com website (Times-Picayune) has some wonderful comments from Louisianans who Just Do Not See What the Fuss Is About.