Post by Webster on Nov 5, 2018 14:05:59 GMT -5
(The Guardian) Stephen King lets Iowa know he's tired of being confused with Steve King
--Horror novelist Stephen King has revealed his own living nightmare: being confused with Republican Iowa congressman Steve King. The similarly named author tweeted Sunday: “Iowans, for personal reasons I hope you’ll vote Steve King out. I’m tired of being confused with this racist dumbbell.”
Rep. King has a history of making racist remarks and associating with white supremacists. He supported Faith Goldy, a white nationalist candidate for mayor of Toronto and has ties to the far-right Austria Freedom party. The Anti-Defamation League last week asked House speaker Paul Ryan to formally censure King over alleged anti-Semitic words and actions.
The race in King’s district has become surprisingly close, with recent polls showing he has just a one point lead over his Democratic opponent JD Scholten. Trump won the district by 27 points in 2016.
--Horror novelist Stephen King has revealed his own living nightmare: being confused with Republican Iowa congressman Steve King. The similarly named author tweeted Sunday: “Iowans, for personal reasons I hope you’ll vote Steve King out. I’m tired of being confused with this racist dumbbell.”
Rep. King has a history of making racist remarks and associating with white supremacists. He supported Faith Goldy, a white nationalist candidate for mayor of Toronto and has ties to the far-right Austria Freedom party. The Anti-Defamation League last week asked House speaker Paul Ryan to formally censure King over alleged anti-Semitic words and actions.
The race in King’s district has become surprisingly close, with recent polls showing he has just a one point lead over his Democratic opponent JD Scholten. Trump won the district by 27 points in 2016.