Read this as, 'when King was denigrating Barrack Obama, we didn't care.
Read this as, 'when King was denigrating Barrack Obama, we didn't care. When he made racist remarks about Black Lives Matter, we didn't care. When he made xenophobic comments, we didn't care. Because we held both houses on Congress. Now, we only hold one and we are scared to lose another so we need to censure this behavior and show minority American we're not a bunch of old white racists.'
In previous years, racially charged statements by King were met with public denunciations and hand-wringing, but no formal action. Now, with Democrats in charge of the House, there is action from both parties, although minority lawmakers complain it is years too late.
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“He has become too comfortable with proudly insulting, disrespecting, and denigrating people of color,” Rush, a senior member of the Congressional Black Caucus, said in a statement. “As with any animal that is rabid, Steve King should be set aside and isolated.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/14/bobby-rush-censure-steve-king-racist-1099484
In previous years, racially charged statements by King were met with public denunciations and hand-wringing, but no formal action. Now, with Democrats in charge of the House, there is action from both parties, although minority lawmakers complain it is years too late.
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“He has become too comfortable with proudly insulting, disrespecting, and denigrating people of color,” Rush, a senior member of the Congressional Black Caucus, said in a statement. “As with any animal that is rabid, Steve King should be set aside and isolated.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/14/bobby-rush-censure-steve-king-racist-1099484
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