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Rep. Steve King: Valerie Jarrett Has Connections To Ayers And 'Nefarious Characters'
Darius Tahir | November 12, 2009, 12:46PM
Rep. Steve King (R-IA)
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In an interview with Washington News Observer, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) had some rather explosive allegations: he claimed that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett are part of a "Chicago machine" that has connections with "William Ayers, and other nefarious characters."
"Someone called it a gangster government" he said, and "that tells us what we've got in the White House itself."
Rep. King has a history of incendiary remarks directed at the administration. During Rep. Michele Bachman's Capitol Tea Party rally in early November, he signed a poster that asked "Ken-Ya Trust Obama?". And in April, he compared Obama's economic policies to Hugo Chavez's.
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Andreams
November 12, 2009 1:59 PM
Jarrett doesn't associate with nefarious characters unless she deals with people like this. I hesitate to call all repus nuts but this guy is a nut. He, and those like him, are evil and have no respect for this country.
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madmatt
November 12, 2009 2:18 PM
And King is in the pocket of big corn...somebody should pop him!
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pakaal
November 12, 2009 3:01 PM
Well, what does anyone expect from a guy who just a few years ago said Senator Joseph McCarthy was "a hero for America"?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/09/28/MNGF8EV3UB1.DTL
When will folks stop electing Fascists like King to Congress?
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ericf
November 12, 2009 5:44 PM
Tell you what Iowa, you can claim to have the craziest congressman south of Minnesota if you want, but our Michele won't give up the title of craziest member of Congress* without a bigger fight than that!
*this boast may not apply after election day 2010
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