Rep. King Stands by Prediction That Obama Presidency Would Be Welcomed by Terrorists
U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa Republican congressman on Monday defended his prediction that terrorists would celebrate if Democrat Barack Obama were elected president, despite a rebuke from aides to John McCain, the GOP’s apparent presidential nominee.
“(Obama will) certainly be viewed as a savior for them,” Rep. Steve King told The Associated Press. “That’s why you will see them supporting him, encouraging him.”
King said his offices have been bombarded with calls — positive and negative — since he said Friday that Al Qaeda “would be dancing in the streets in greater numbers than they did on September 11 because they would declare victory in this war on terror.”
King cited Obama’s pledge to pull U.S. troops from Iraq, his father’s Muslim roots in Kenya and his middle name, Hussein, which King said has a meaning to terrorists.
Asked about the remarks as he campaigned in Mississippi, Obama said, “I think that Mr. King has it backwards. The fact that the continuation of a presence in Iraq as Senator McCain has suggested is exactly what, I think, will fan the flames of anti-American sentiment and make it more difficult for us to create a long-term and sustainable peace in the world.
“But I have to say that Mr. King and individuals like him thrive on offensive or controversial statements as a way to get in the papers, so I don’t take it too seriously. I would hope Senator McCain would want to distance himself from that kind of inflammatory and offensive remarks,” Obama said.
Aides to McCain also disavowed King’s comments.
“John McCain rejects the type of politics that degrades our civics … and obviously that extends to Congressman King’s statement,” spokesman Brian Rogers told The Associated Press.
Last month, McCain also denounced his introduction in Cincinnati by talk-show host Bill Cunningham, who referred to Obama three times as “Barack Hussein Obama.”
Obama supporters have claimed such tactics are being used to imply that he is a Muslim.
The Illinois senator, born in Hawaii to a white Kansas woman and a Kenyan man, is a Christian and has said he has little connection to the Islamic religion, though he acknowledges spending part of his childhood in largely Muslim Indonesia.
Dear Mr. King,
If you stand by your comments, then perhaps there will be “dancing in the streets” if Hillary is the next president based upon her plans to pull troops with a short period of her possible inauguration. You may have been attempting to make a statement, but I think it is safe to say that 2,974 people will NOT be killed in the name of Radical Islam the day that Obama would become president. A serious lack of discretion here.
And now sitting here watching Hanity & Colmes and listen to Rev. A Sharpton a racist from long ago and many people don’t remember about what he did. But to sit there and do a run around about Obama , Farakon, and the church obama goes to who is great friends with Farakon and says racist remarks at his church is this what we want to lead this country. I think not. Would you want someone who is great friends with Bin Ladin in the white house? Oopppss i think that happened with Bill Clinton and 9/11 happened. These liberal Democrats do not like this country and are going to do everything in there power to bring us down. As farakon and Bin Ladin has said when a Muslim gets elected to run America only then will we take over. They have already got into the CIA and other government jobs to spie but have been caught.
Support the troops. With out them we are nothing.
This is exactly why HILLARY needs to end up as the NOMINEE. The other way is tooooo risky, not just for the Republicans but for the country. Get the vote out for HILLARY in Pennsylvania, it is a MUST WIN. It is a closed primary and the deadline to register is approaching.
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F*** You, you racist SOB… I use to vote republican, but this anti Black view of the conservative right wing has made me sick and I’ll vote for either Hillary or Obama, before I vote for another close minded republican bigot.
I do believe if Obama became President of the United States it would be a victory for supporters of terror.
If Obama stands by his claim to be Christian, why did he use the coran to be swarn into office in the past? I think that says everything that true American voters on the red and blue side need to know as to where Obama’s religious and social allegiance lies. Why is it that the press hides these kind of facts under a bushel rather that revealing them so the American voters can form an opinion based on ALL the facts?
Congressman King’s comments are worth serious consideration.
Fix the headline. It’s ‘by’ not ‘but’.
It’s just the truth; terrorists celebrated when the Democrats won in 2006 as well.
Why does Barack Hussein Obama find his name “offensive” ?
Why does Barack Hussein Obama call his Mother “a White woman”?
Does Barack Hussein Obama , NOT like to “get in the papers”
Does “Whispering Jhonnie “McCain find Barack Hussein Obama name “offensive” also ?
love and kisses to all….DJR