"I actually support microchipping them. I can micro-chip my dog so I can find it...."

[babylonsister]

:puke: These 'people' are repulsive.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_04/023548.php

ANOTHER SETBACK FOR GOP MINORITY OUTREACH.... In response to Arizona's draconian new immigration measure, Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) called for a boycott of his home state. Last night on Fox News, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) was asked if there's anything wrong with Grijalva's position. He replied:

"Well, it looks like the case is that, that he's trying to scare the businesses out of Arizona, or he's trying to get the businesses to change their position and press the legislature to reverse the law that was just signed by the governor the other day.

"I'm wondering if we look at the map of Congressman Grijalva's congressional district if we haven't already ceded that component of Arizona to Mexico judging by the voice that comes out of him, he's advocating for Mexico rather than the United States and against the rule of law, which is one of the central pillars of American exceptionalism." {emphasis added}

King could have been more direct and just called Grijalva a traitor.

And speaking of right-wing Iowans who hate immigrants, Pat Bertroche, a Republican congressional hopeful in Iowa's 3rd district, has his own unique approach to immigration.

"I think we should catch 'em, we should document 'em, make sure we know where they are and where they are going...I actually support microchipping them. I can micro-chip my dog so I can find it. Why can't I microchip an illegal? That's not a popular thing to say, but it's a lot cheaper than building a fence they can tunnel under."

I could have sworn far-right Republicans were against involuntary microchip implantation.

—Steve Benen

[Gormy Cuss]

1. How about microchipping members of Congress first, starting with you, Mr. King?

Didn't think so.

[dragonlady]

2. King didn't mention microchips, it was another Republican

What King said was offensive enough be itself.

[Gormy Cuss]

6. Thanks for the correction.

For the other idiot, the suggestion stands. How about chipping all state elected officials first?

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Too late. At least 3 states have passed laws making it illegal to microchip human beings. Georgia

was the latest and Wisconsin was first. I know the idea has come up in Virginia, Tenn., and Missouri, but don't know if they passed.

[YOY]

4. Well you just don't get more dehumanizing than that.

n/t

[slampoet]

5. OH? You mean the microchips that have been giving dogs cancer ?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/08/AR2007090800997_pf.html

[babylonsister]

7. KO: Pat Bertroche-Worst Person...In The World! nt