Current Events > Racist congressman Steve King calls immigrants 'dirt,' lies about report of it

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Antifar
11/10/18 10:09:10 PM
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https://www.weeklystandard.com/stephen-f-hayes/a-note-on-steve-king
Last week, Adam Rubenstein visited Iowa to report on Steve Kings re-election effort. He filed several pieces from there, including one that reported on comments King made before a small meeting with voters in Webster City. The headline of that article was: Did Steve King Just Refer to Immigrants as Dirt? In the story, Adam reported on a jocular exchange King had with a supporter, in which King says that if he wants to grow spicy jalapenos, hell have to import dirt from Mexico. When King laughs at his comment, an attendee interjects, saying the dirt from Mexico is already on the way. King agrees, saying, theres plenty of dirt" coming from Mexico, the West Coast and other places, too. This is the most dirt weve ever seen. Adam transcribed and printed the entire exchange as part of his article.

King wasnt happy. His son, Jeff, who also serves as his campaign manager, called and insisted that his father had been misquoted, and accused Adam of fabrication. I told him that his father was quoted accurately and explained that while we would not be emailing him the recording, we reserved the right to post the audio.

On Friday and Saturday, Congressman King sent several tweets criticizing THE WEEKLY STANDARD, claiming we knowingly posted false information and suggesting we werent releasing the audio because it doesnt exist. You heard it directly from Jeff King and chose to defend your junk yard dog. You refused to release the tape, he wrote. He later added: Just release the full tape. Leftists lies exist without original sources because they are false and manufactured accusations. Weekly Standard is transitioning into Antifa News.

King's claims are false.

Here is the audio. The exchange, as transcribed, starts at about the 20-second mark. King is quoted accurately throughout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnmRL4q12Wk" data-time="


So, King claimed our reporter lied. He didnt. He claimed we didnt have a recording. We do. He insisted we refused to release the audio. Untrue. Its worth remembering these things as you evaluate the credibility of the claim from Kinga man with a history of bigoted comments and a recent obsession with the caravan of immigrants traveling through Mexico to the United Statesthat he wasnt talking about immigrants when he joked about dirt on its way to the U.S. from Mexico.

One final note. I spoke with Adam immediately after the meeting adjournedbefore he wrote his story. In our conversation, Adam told me that when King realized a journalist might have heard the dirt exchange he became nervous and abruptly changed the subject. I left to Adam the decision whether to include that detail in his original report. He decided to leave it out and wrote a largely straightforward account. Weve included that audio here, above. Immediately after King comments that this is the most dirt that weve ever seen, he says: This is actually not supposed to start for another six minutes, is it? But, so were just kind of chatting here informally here until things get rolling.

We stand by the story.

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Bananana
11/10/18 10:14:09 PM
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When King laughs at his comment, an attendee interjects, saying the dirt from Mexico is already on the way. King agrees, saying, theres plenty of dirt" coming from Mexico, the West Coast and other places, too. This is the most dirt weve ever seen.


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Solar_Crimson
11/10/18 10:24:22 PM
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Disgusting that he was reelected, too.
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UnholyMudcrab
11/10/18 10:24:59 PM
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Steve King is a piece of shit, to be sure, but don't forget the 157,275 people who elected him to another congressional term on Tuesday.
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Bio1590
11/10/18 10:25:50 PM
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Solar_Crimson posted...
Disgusting that he was reelected, too.

Yep.

Only district in Iowa that's even close to 50/50 urban/rural, only district that went Republican.
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King_Hellebuyck
11/10/18 10:27:37 PM
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King is a literal white supremacist and figurative sack of shit.
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CADE FOSTER
11/10/18 10:55:45 PM
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King_Hellebuyck posted...
King is a literal white supremacist and figurative sack of shit.

True
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MrMallard
11/10/18 11:01:53 PM
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Damn, someone call an ambulance for the journalists responsible for the original article and this current article. I think they contracted a severe case of Engorged Nuts Syndrome.

This is what journalism is all about, recording the hard facts and bringing it to people's attention. No soft-ball shit, no nebulous rumours used to a political effect - the truth as it happens, relayed to the public.
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RoastedCapuccin
11/10/18 11:09:07 PM
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Solar_Crimson posted...
Disgusting that he was reelected, too.


It means that most people in his district are literally Nazis :(
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RoastedCapuccin
11/11/18 12:43:05 AM
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Why is he mad this got out? He already won his election and his electorate is a bunch of Nazis too (literally)
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The Great Muta 22
11/11/18 12:46:57 AM
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Iowa is on its way to booting this jackass. I know he won this last election but I honestly feel he's fucked come 2020
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CADE FOSTER
11/11/18 12:48:40 AM
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The Great Muta 22 posted...
Iowa is on its way to booting this jackass. I know he won this last election but I honestly feel he's fucked come 2020

Gerrymandering still works i dont think he will lose
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Bio1590
11/11/18 12:57:11 AM
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CADE FOSTER posted...
The Great Muta 22 posted...
Iowa is on its way to booting this jackass. I know he won this last election but I honestly feel he's fucked come 2020

Gerrymandering still works i dont think he will lose

He might, I don't think Iowa's state government would have gerrymandered itself into a spot where 3 of its 4 districts have a ~65% urban population.

This was Scholten's first stab at it and it ended up with by far King's worst showing.
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Doom_Art
11/11/18 1:05:11 AM
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One of the most pleasant parts of midterms was seeing Iowa turn mostly blue again

Except for this asshat's district for some reason
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Bio1590
11/11/18 1:11:43 AM
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Doom_Art posted...
One of the most pleasant parts of midterms was seeing Iowa turn mostly blue again

Except for this asshat's district for some reason

1st congressional district: 66.35% urban
2nd: 66.06% urban
3rd: 73.07% urban
4th: 50.58% urban

Guess which one Steve King represents
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Bio1590
11/11/18 1:14:27 AM
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Also it gets even better lol

1st: 93.1% white
2nd: 93.7%
3rd: 91.6%
4th: 95.8%

1st: 49% Trump
2nd: 49% Trump
3rd: 48% Trump
4th: 61% Trump

4th district also has a PVI of R+11 while the 1st/2nd/3rd are D+1, D+1, and R+1 respectively.
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