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.
“So Representative King, it’s our opinion that children are only born out of wedlock? Really?”
No. Read what he wrote and think about it. He is talking about one’s genealogy all way back to Adam and the probability that incest played a role somewhere along that genealogical chain.
It is kind of an academic argument as one has little info one way or the other what happened hundreds and thousands of years ago as it relates to their detailed genealogy.
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools...
Rudyard Kipling
Do you want a Democrat Congress? Because this is how you get a Democrat Congress.
Is what he is saying statistically accurate? Probably.
What he said is politically stupid.
What he said is something only an idiot would voice in public.
Almost certainly.
Truth is truth.
Here's another truth: Leftists in the 'Rat Party and the 'Rat Media will try to destroy us no matter what we say or do.
I'm tired of pusillanimous poltroons on supposed 'right' having the vapors and pissing their pants every time somebody on the right bluntly utters an inconvenient truth.
Act like you've got a pair.
I understand this point that several have made, but I do look at it a little differently.
If a woman intends to have “X” kids, she’ll have “X” kids.
If she was raped, there was incest, or she had kids out of wedlock, or she gets married, she’ll probably have those “X” number of kids.
Whether I was born or not, another kid would likely have been, and it really isn’t all that important that I specifically was born.
His point is that we shouldn’t abort. I think it’s a reasoned point. I don’t care for the rape incest inclusive argument.
Others do, and that’s fine.
“Whether I was born or not, another kid would likely have been, and it really isn’t all that important that I specifically was born.”
Interesting perspective. I would think most people would disagree with you. Each of us are unique souls.
Also many children born are not planned so I don’t agree with your premise that if a woman intends to have “x” kids, she’ll have “x” kids.
Have a nice evening.
Rape, pillage, plunder and murder.
From Ghengis Khan to the Russians (WW2)& Japanese (WW2) to ISIS to the criminals the Democrat Party defends via “redistributive justice”. Seems they all have a lot in common.
And you wonder why you never got that promotion, don’t you.
It because you never learned that just because something might be true, you don’t need to announce it to the world in a vulgar way...just to get attention.
Do try to avoid projecting your personal problems on those of us who don't have them.
Dude, I ran my own business and retired at 58. I don’t have your problem. People actually like me. And they always liked the fact that I worked with facts and not stupid emotions.
Have fun at work today. Greeter at Walmart, right? Don’t worry, there is always dignity in working well past your “expire” date.
Son, you’re at the bottom of a hole.
Stop digging.
This is moronic. Usually when I hear whining on TV about such things I figure we have another mountain out of a molehill by liberals.
But then I saw the film and heard it; this is truly moronic.
Okay, then I should have said “X” or more.
Thanks for the additional comments.
What a complete and total idiot!
(I mean ME, not you).
Man... did I pick a bad day to quit drinking Monsanto Roundup!
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