Posted on 08/14/2019 12:15:15 PM PDT by be-baw
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) on Wednesday questioned whether there would be "any population of the world left" if not for rape and incest throughout history, The Des Moines Register reported.
King was speaking in Urbandale, Iowa, where he defended anti-abortion legislation he sponsored in Congress that did not have exceptions for rape or incest.
"What if we went back through all the family trees and just pulled out anyone who was a product of rape or incest? Would there be any population of the world left if we did that?" King told the crowd at the Westside Conservative Club. “Considering all the wars and all the rapes and pillages that happened throughout all these different nations, I know that I can't say that I was not a part of a product of that."
The Catholic lawmaker argued that the circumstances of a baby’s conception does not negate their right to life.
"It's not the baby's fault for the sin of the father, or of the mother," he said.
The nine-term congressman has a history of making controversial comments.
King sparked bipartisan backlash in January for questioning during an interview with The New York Times how terms such as "white supremacist" and "white nationalist" became "offensive."
The comments were quickly denounced and House Republicans responded by removing King from his positions on the House Judiciary, Agriculture and Small Business committees.
The House also overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning white nationalism and white supremacy by a 424-1 vote. The embattled lawmaker voted in favor of the resolution.
The lawmaker denounced white supremacist ideologies at the time and reiterated his stance on Wednesday. He also told the crowd that he supports his defense of the West, calling the United States "the flagship for Western civilization."
King claimed that political insiders told him that the controversy surrounding his comments was part of a plot to remove him from office, the Register reported.
"People think it was an organic media feeding frenzy, but no, it was orchestrated from the beginning," he said. "They had told me, heads up before Christmas, they're going to try to drive you out of office and get you to resign. Within 24 hours, you had people saying 'resign, resign, resign.' Why? Because The New York Times misquoted me?"
Democrat J.D. Scholten, who is again challenging King, said in a statement on Wednesday that the incumbent is putting “his selfish, hateful ideology above the needs of the people of Iowa’s 4th district.”
“Excusing violence — in any way — is entirely unacceptable. Here in Iowa, we stand strong together in the face of violence, and strive to create a welcoming and safe community for all people,” Scholten said. “His comments are disrespectful to survivors and don’t reflect Iowan values.”
Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) and Cory Booker (N.J.) both called on King to resign after his latest remarks were reported.
"Every Iowa leader, regardless of party, should condemn Representative King’s comments, an exercise they should all be familiar with by now, and join us in asking for his resignation," Booker's campaign said in a statement.
Is he losing his mind? Seems like it.
No … pearl-clutching "FReepers" worried about "optics" will whine and cry and piss themselves …
But truth is truth, and it's long past time to quit apologizing for it. I don't have to look too far back in my known family tree to find some dubious circumstances of birth. If you were to go back in time and abort so-and-so, I and a whole lot of cousins wouldn't exist.
“He is probably statistically correct.”
I doubt that.
The population of the world depends on rape and incest?
Say that out loud to yourself. Don’t say it where anyone else can hear you, like Steve King did.
Wait... you kinda already did.
WELL... according to the Bible he is correct. NOAH’s daughters got him drunk so they could rape him and we are the results of that rape and incest.
Because they are pushing for any child conceived of rape to be aborted.
You are condemned to death because of what someone else did.
Not scriptural and not legal under US law. We certainly do not kill the already born children of criminals. We should not kill the pre-born either.
Depends on?
No. Nobody said that.
Is descended from?
Don't be so sure of your ancestry … You honestly think it's all pure Godly love all the way back to Adam and Eve?
Yeah … you just keep tellin' yourself that.
Some folks think there’s no bad argument to be made for some topics.
I don’t agree that it’s a great argument to make the claim that none of us would be here without rape or incest.
Yeah, we may not be here, both other children would have been born by other means.
He’s probably arguing against abortion, but taken another way it sounds as if we should be less objecting to the acts of rape and incest.
That would Lot, not Noah...
Well we just lost this seat.
Factually that is probably very likely.
Not nice but likely.
If we executed all those people there probably would not be many if any people left in the world.
This guy needs to retire or his seat’s going blue in 2020. Total Roy Moore/Todd Akin/Richard Mourdock at this point.
bttt
What Bible are you reading?
He makes sense, like lug nuts on a birthday cake.
King makes me so glad I don’t live in Iowa anymore. What a STUPID thing to say on his part and he’s an embarrassment to Conservatives.
Ping
I think he’s almost certainly correct. I also think that was a really dumb thing to say politically. Had he simply said the latter part that the circumstances of a baby’s conception are not the baby’s fault and as a human being their life was still sacred, it would’ve been much more difficult to take issue with.
Steve, you used to be a star player, but now you keep scoring points for the other team.
It's time for you to stop embarrassing Republicans.
“I’m assuming it’s surrounded by some sort of weird context.”
It was a very awkward attempt to take away the rape or incest argument for pro-abortionists.
Consider his enemies. They have a track record as liars.
Also, weep as you review Genesis 19 and Gensis 38.
History is.
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