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You can listen to his speech on the floor and decide for yourself.

“I made a freshman mistake.”

“One phrase in that long article has created an unnecessary controversy. That was my mistake,” King said.

He isn’t a white supremacist or a racist, but it was a gaffe to take the NYT interview and ask this question to the NYT even if he meant it in a different way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6e7LYSXQJ0

White I do believe he misspoke when he addressed the White contribution to Western Civilization, and global mankind in the process, he did none the less say it.

Now, do we accept he is not actually a White Supremacist as he has later clarified, or do we strip him bare in public?

I note the same people who had no problem whatsoever with allowing Senator Byrd to remain in the U. S. Senate until his death, are now in the forefront of those attacking King.

Byrd was of course a unit President of a Klu Klux Klan group in his youth. He was a recruiter and very active. If a White Supremacist like that can be forgiven for a long concerted effort on behalf of White Supremacy, it would seem King could be forgiven for using poor judgement in his choice of words.

He didn’t participate in any Klan type activities, and it hasn’t been proven at all that he ever acted in a way to block a member of a minority from a work, political, or other group appointment, or for advancement.

I wish Ted would have said something along these lines and asked for folks to calm down and accept King’s explanation and apology.

He stated that he thinks all forms of mankind were created in the image of God. He said he rejects the concept of White Supremacy, in fact and deed.

I don’t defend what he said, but I do defend his right to be heard and forgiven.

Thanks for that link. He admits that the "white supremacy" quote is accurate, and he more or less manages to put it into a broader context. He does not explain why an old pro politician would make what he calls a "freshman mistake."

He also admits to another freshman mistake: Participating in a 56 minute interview with the New York Times without taping it. Earth to Steve King: The New York Times is no friend to conservatives. Trust them at your peril.

Of course the racism charges against King are rubbish, but, sheesh. If King survives this politically, and he might not, what does he plan to do to avoid future freshman mistakes?