Posted on 01/26/2019 9:17:34 AM PST by Olog-hai
Constituents applauded Republican Rep. Steve King at the first of 39 town hall meetings the Iowa congressman plans to hold following his nearly unanimous rebuke by the U.S. House over racist comments he made during a newspaper interview earlier this month.
King took questions from about 75 people who attended the Saturday morning meeting in the tiny northwestern Iowa city of Primghar.
He did not take questions from reporters. …
(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...
Exactly what drives me nuts when Republicans rush to the nearest microphone to make a comment.
"It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt"
Yes, this is very good. I plan to visit his DC office next week (I’m local) and offer my good wishes.
Didn’t ‘we’ grow up to believe you either CAUGHT or speared or netted a fish?
Their pie hole could be closed and still get netted or speared but they ‘have’ to ‘eat the hook’...<: <: <:
I remember very well this conversation Rush had with the FReshmen Republicans elected to Congress in 1994. His pep talk advice was so appreciated by them that they made him an honorary member of their class!
To all the advice for the new Republicans coming to Congress, add this from Rush Limbaugh: A hostile press corps lurks inside the Beltway.
"You will never ever be their friends," the talk-show host warned most of the 73 Republican freshmen at a dinner here tonight. "They don't want to be your friends. Some female reporter will come up to one of you and start batting her eyes and ask you to go to lunch. And you'll think, 'Wow! I'm only a freshman. Cokie Roberts wants to take me to lunch. I've really made it!' " The audience laughed.
"Seriously," he added. "Don't fall for this. This is not the time to get moderate. This is not the time to start trying to be liked."
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But he warned them that the press, which he called "willing accomplices to the liberal power base in Washington," was preparing to investigate the Republicans because the new majority "upset the apple cart."
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This article was written in December, 1994! My fellow FReepers!
Yes, I know it is the NY Slimes, but the article is most informative, and, best of all, is contains GREAT ADVICE!
STAY AWAY FROMT THE LIEBERAL MEDIA, CONSERVATIVES! THEY MEAN TO, AND WILL, DO YOU SERIOUS HARM!
I sent a donation, and encourage others to do also.
Folks spend your money NOW for freedom, because the libs are going to destroy your wealth.
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