King Knows Knationalism

We’ve long known Iowa Rep. Steve King is an epic gasbag. The Friend of the Teabagger had this to say in defense of his protesting brethren who directed insults of “nigger” and “faggot” at certain Democratic congressmen on the Hill yesterday.

“I just don’t think it’s anything,” King said, emphasizing that the incidents were isolated. “There are a lot of places in this country that I couldn’t walk through. I wouldn’t live to get to the other end of it.”

Teaparty.org operator Dale Robertson, who also happened to be runner-up in Scripps' 1st Annual Teabagger Spelling Bee. Better luck next year, Dale! So close!

See that? No big deal. Just some isolated incidents. It doesn’t matter that this “movement” overtly (or at least passively) condones and supports such inflammatory and hateful rhetoric.  Lead on, Mr. King! And he did…later on when speaking to his minions:

“I just came down here,” said King, “so I could say to you, God bless you.”

“God bless you!” shouted one activist.

“We’re here whenever you need us!” said another activist, patting King on the back.

“You are the awesome American people,” said King. “If I could start a country with a bunch of people, they’d be the folks who were standing with us the last few days. Let’s hope we don’t have to do that! Let’s beat that other side to a pulp! Let’s chase them down. There’s going to be a reckoning!” One by one, the people gathered outside the Capitol, who’d spent the day cheering and singing whenever Republicans appeared and egged them on, came to the realization that they’d been beaten in this round. They’d have to redouble their efforts.

“Real” America to the reckon.

Kids…as passive-aggressive calls for violence continue to spew forth, and selfish assholes (like the dude who killed a VietnamVet because he didn’t want to pay his taxes) are revered by idiots with false interpretations of “patriotism,” don’t forget the rules:

When democratically elected Republicans are in power, public opposition to their policies (such as peaceful protests over preemptive invasion of a foreign country), are labeled undermining and treasonous. When democratically elected Democrats pass legislation with which the GOP disagrees, veiled calls for insurrection + secession suddenly become patriotic displays of democratic opposition.  Them’s the rules.