Steve King would repeat slavery era of American History; nothing he would change

[RyanPsych]

Tea Party Rep. Steve King (R-IA) fired up the socially conservative crowd at the Values Voters summit today, telling them that God controlled the Founding Fathers “like men on a chess board.” But the arch-conservative congressman seemed to forget his grade-school history when he told the crowd that there was not a single thing he would change in America’s history to make it better:

KING: Could you reverse engineer the United States of America and come up with a better result that what we have here? Could you go back through history and turn us in history in any way where our mortal wisdom could supersede the actual history that we’ve experienced as a country? I say not.

I believe that the Bible was written with divine inspiration. I believe that the declaration was written with divine guidance. I believe that God moved the Founding Fathers around this country and the globe like men on a chess board

King’s affirmation of the entirety of U.S. history ignores, of course, the country’s dark chapter of legalized slavery. Many of the Founding Fathers, who King believes God micromanaged, were slave owners themselves and enshrined protections for slavery in the original Constitution. Would King really want to repeat this history?

more at: http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/10/07/339241/rep-steve-king-would-repeat-slavery-era-says-there%e2%80%99s-nothing-he-would-change-about-american-history/

[libinnyandia]

1. King's ignorance

The state of Iowa has long been proud of it's educational system. I would love to believe that Steve King was home schooled but unfortunately I'm sure he is a product of Iowa schools. He is ignorant about more than history. And unfortunately too many of his constituents share the same ignorance. It makes me ashamed to live in his district, surrounded by so many clueless voters.

[MedicalAdmin]

2. Slavery,

Trail of tears, genocide, illegal wars, manifest destiny.


Yes, he wants all of that and more. If he had it his way then he would bring back primae noche as well (that was where the lord of the land had first rights with any woman getting married).

[Dogtown]

3. Well stated.

:hi:

[MedicalAdmin]

7. Thanks.

Gird your loins.

http://movieclips.com/AZBX3-the-devil-wears-prada-movie-gird-your-loins/

[rurallib]

4. no, no, no - God wanted it - King says so

lord I hate that he and I share the same state.

[MedicalAdmin]

6. It could be worse...

Michelle Bachmann is my rep.

But yah, I feel for ya, pal.

[libinnyandia]

5. King's god

I just realized that according to King, God valued blacks as worth 3/5 of a white. Do he and michele Bachmann have bible study sessions together? We have to get him out of the House.

[libinnyandia]

8. King's stupidity

I also just realized that according to King we should never have amended the Constitution. It was already perfect. I could go on forever about his stupidity, but you all know it already.I wich his constituents would get a clue. I'll do my part. Vilsach in 2012!

[Scuba]

9. King is a small blob of santorum.