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The media loves to make a big deal about political endorsements. Campaigns hype them up. The ones doing the endorsing love the attention. But how much impact do these endorsements really have? Some, but not nearly as much as we are led to believe....

Congressman Steve King says the suspected terrorist who tried to blow up a plane bound for Detroit should be taken to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. King, a Republican from western Iowa, says the man should be not be tried in the American court system. “We ought to be taking a look at taking people like this ‘Christmas Day Bomber’ and declaring them to be an ‘enemy combatant’ even if they have set foot in the United States. This plot took place in a foreign country and I don’t even know if he was over U.S. airspace when this actually happened. This...

An Iowa Republican congressman says he thinks former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will seek the GOP presidential nomination in 2012 and that she's among a few people who could win the state's leadoff caucuses. U.S. Rep. Steve King said Tuesday he initially thought Palin ended her political career when she resigned as governor last summer. But he said during a taping of an Iowa Public Television show that she's now in a far stronger position to succeed.

Iowa 5th District Congressman Steve King continues to be one of the most outspoken critics of the Obama administration. For the second time, King wrote a letter to the President, demanding he fire "safe schools" czar Kevin Jennings. Obama never responded to the first letter authored by King, and signed by 52 GOP House members.

There are very few brave politicians in the world. Most of them mince their words and tell you what they think you want to hear. Brave politicians are ones who speak their mind. They tell you exactly how they feel, consequences be damned. Iowa 5th District Congressman Steve King is among that rare breed.

The irony of the White House dishing out acorn-shaped chocolate cookies seemed a little, well, “nutty” to King. The Iowa Republican is one of the loudest voices calling for Congress to investigate of ACORN. “I didn’t expect to see such stark symbolism,” King said in an e-mail. King pocketed several of the acorn cookies at the White House soiree and even stowed a few at home in his freezer. King even delivered a real acorn to House Judiciary Committee John Conyers (D-MI) in an effort to launch a dialogue about the organization’s legal woes.

Here is video of Iowa Rep. Steve King speaking at a forum on ACORN, where he said he is convinced that any investigation of ACORN will reflect poorly on the Obama administration. "These roads will lead to the White House." King said "Obama has worked for ACORN," and he has been part and parcel of that - Project VOTE in particular." That entire network is something the Chicago Organization that now sits in the White House knows a lot about." King also pointed out that the new White House Counsel - Robert Bauer - sent a letter to the Attorney...

On December 18, 2007, then presidential candidate Barack Obama leveled the first of dozens of heavy criticisms against President George W. Bush. In a speech in Des Moines, Obama blasted President Bush for taking his “eye off the ball in Afghanistan." He continued: "It’s time to…increase our military, political, and economic commitment to Afghanistan. That’s what…I’ll do as president.” This was Barack Obama’s first “eye off the ball” speech. It was the beginning of a barrage of campaign speeches accusing the Bush administration of “taking our eye off of Osama bin Laden” (Denver, 1/30/08). On July 15, 2008 in Washington,...

Latham intends to formally introduce the "Keep Terrorists Out of the Midwest Act” on Thursday. He has sent a personal letter to each of his colleagues in the 11 states affected by the legislation. Latham hopes his fellow Midwest Congressmen will join him in taking the lead

Iowa's two Republican Congressmen, Steve King and Tom Latham, are fighting against an Obama administration proposal to transfer the Guantanamo Bay terrorist prison to the Iowa-Illinois border. But Democrat Bruce Braley supports the plan and believes Club Gitmo Midwest could have a "substantial economic impact" on the area.

King is trying to prevent the transfer of Guantanamo Bay terrorists to a prison near the Iowa-Illinois border. He has asked 1st District Congressman Bruce Braley, whose district is closest to the prison, to join his efforts.

Barack Obama's newly appointed White House Counsel claimed that the voter fraud investigation into ACORN was "an unholy alliance of law enforcement and the ugliest form of partisan politics." Bob Bauer was named Obama's top lawyer Friday, replacing Greg Craig. Craig is the scapegoat for Obama's failure to close the terrorist prison at Guantanamo Bay. Bauer worked for Obama on the 2008 campaign. During that time, he sent a letter to then-Attorney General Michael Mukasey arguing that ACORN should not be investigated for voter fraud. ACORN has admitted to more than 400,000 fraudulent voter registrations in 2008. The community organjizing...

A FUNNY thing happened in Ida Grove, Iowa, last Saturday. Funny and a bit sad. Steve King missed his son's wedding. The weather was perfect. The traffic was light. Steve really loves his son, Mick, and has no problem with his new wife, Stephanie. He wanted to be there and could have been, but instead he was in Washington voting against a healthcare reform bill in the House of Representatives. Despite his vote, the bill passed. What was King thinking? Did he miss the most important day in his son's life because he believes the Democrats are wrong to try...

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- When it came down to a choice between attending his son's wedding and staying in Washington to vote against health care reform Saturday, Steve King knew what he had to do. He skipped the wedding. Health care reform passed the House of Representatives anyway, 220-215, but King, Iowa 5th District congressman, said Monday he doesn't regret his decision. The Republican had been battling HR3962, pushed by the Democratic majority in Congress, for months. He'd known about his son Mick's plans to wed Stephanie Bettin on Nov. 7 for months, as well. On Nov. 1, during a trip...

The lawyer’s hiring, announced this morning shortly after Greg Craig officially resigned the post, was also an attempt by the White House to deflect any fallout that may arise from an ACORN investigation currently underway in Louisiana, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) added in a statement.

Bauer worked for Obama on the 2008 campaign. During that time, he sent a letter to then-Attorney General Michael Mukasey arguing that ACORN should not be investigated for voter fraud. ACORN has admitted to more than 400,000 fraudulent voter registrations in 2008.

Barack Obama's newly appointed White House Counsel claimed last month that the voter fraud investigation into ACORN was "an unholy alliance of law enforcement and the ugliest form of partisan politics." Bob Bauer was named Obama's top lawyer Friday, replacing Greg Craig. Craig is the scapegoat for Obama's failure to close the terrorist prison at Guantanamo Bay.

owa 5th District Congressman Steve King is an extremely rare politician. He tells you exactly what he thinks and how he feels, consequences be damned. Today, King made it very clear how he feels about the Obama administration.

"We need to rise up and stand against this legislation until it is mortally wounded with a stake driven through its liberal heart."

As freedom loving Americans from around Iowa headed to Des Moines this weekend, President Barack Obama was calling these same U.S. taxpayers "extremists", during an effort to rally the Democrats to pass PelosiCare. Iowa Congressmen Steve King and Tom Latham were on the front line on Capitol Hill, trying to thwart the attempted takeover of our healthcare industry.

For conservative political junkies in the Hawkeye State, Saturday is a great opportunity to get your fix. Three major events take place throughout the day and they are spread out enough that you can check out all them. The first is the Iowa Tea Party Statewide Convention...

Rep. Steve King calls for reinforcements at Capitol Fri. & Sat. to stop Obama/PelosiCare During the course of our House Calls at the Capitol yesterday afternoon, a group of us spotted Rep. Steve King at one of the entrances of the Cannon Building. He asked us to keep the pressure on by coming back to the Capitol today, Friday and tomorrow, Saturday until the vote occurs at 6:00 PM tomorrow evening. If you were not able to make it to the rally yesterday, or did so and can do more, PLEASE come back to give the representatives that are actually...

Thousands Rally To Protest Health Care Bill Obama praises AARP, AMA support; Hoyer predicts bill's passage Saturday WASHINGTON - Chanting "Kill the bill," thousands of conservatives rallied at the Capitol on Thursday against the Democrats' health care overhaul plan. The campaign-style event kicked off a daylong, Republican protest against the legislation. "This bill is the greatest threat to freedom that I have seen," House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio told the crowd gathered on the lawn near the West Front of the Capitol. Said Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa: "We're not going to leave this Hill until we kill this...

In an October 28, 2009 House Judiciary Committee hearing, Congressman Steve King questions NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on comments he made regarding Rush Limbaugh. VIDEO Rush's Response to Commissioner Goodell's Answer: Of course, Goodell's a total weasel. He had no answer about the Dolphins' owners so wouldn't even address the question, and he got on his high horse about how McNabb is a fine player and a fine person and it has nothing to do with the color of his skin, when I (a) never said he was not a fine person; (b) never said he was a bad QB...

Iowa's own 5th District Congressman Steve King absolutely demolished NFL commissioner Roger Goodell today

During Wednesday's Congressional hearing about head injuries in football, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) ripped NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell over the decision to not allow conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh to own a team when pop artists Fergie and Jennifer Lopez do. As NewsBusters reported on October 17, Fergie and J-Lo are part owners of the Miami Dolphins, and they have incidents in their respective pasts that are far more offensive than anything Limbaugh was accused of. With this obvious hypocrisy in mind, King gave Goodell quite a tongue-lashing.

The Sioux City Journal’s Bret Hayworth sat down with Minnesota’s controversial Republican Rep. Michelle Bachmann Tuesday, and when talk turned to the 2012 presidential campaign she offered up a name that hasn’t surfaced as a potential contender: Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron. From Hayworth’s blog: Additionally, I asked Bachmann if she is being prodded to seek the 2012 presidency, given her growing national profile. She said she has no doubts the GOP will produce a good crop of presidential candidates, and threw out King as a name of interest. “Steve King is mentioned as a potential nominee. I have a very...

Nice catch by The Minnesota Independent’s Andy Birkey. During an interview with the Sioux City [Iowa] Journal published Tuesday, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said she was not weighing a run for president — despite recent suggestions that she may hold ambitions for higher office — but she did offer an endorsement of her own: Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). From The Minnesota Independent: “Steve King is mentioned as a potential nominee,” Bachmann said. “I have a very high opinion of Steve King and his ability, so I would encourage him to consider any position for higher office.” Like Bachmann, King is...

Video: Rep. Steve King (R-IA) Calls For Obama Accountability On Kevin Jennings. "I think the main stream media are a group of liberals. I mean everybody knows that. They actually admit that when you poll them and find out how they vote and where they send their political contributions. And so they would like to see this go away. They want to see President Obama do well. I want to see America do well. And this is a radical agenda, and President Obama needs to be held accountable for this radical agenda." "He has spent a career promoting homosexuality, a...

Here is video of GOP Rep. Peter King of Iowa thanking Iowa GOP Senator Charles Grassley for being, what he called, "the single most important key factor that allowed for the debate in health care to be extended through the month of August and past Labor Day to get us to this point in September where we are." Grassley is one of the "Gang of 6" in the Senate that were negotiating to find a bi-partisan plan on Health Care. King credits Grassley for prolonging negotiations, rather than staying away or agreeing to something with President Obama being unable to...

King gives Conyers an acorn, literally By Jordan Fabian - 09/16/09 10:43 AM ET Well, this is certainly one way to start a conversation. Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) handed House Judiciary Committee chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) an actual acorn, hoping to discuss the embattled community activist group of the same name. King tweeted Wednesday: Just presented an acorn to chairman j conyers-who-with a smile and a handshake agreed to meet tomorrow to talk about an acorn investigation The Republican, who also sits on the Judiciary panel, has frequently called for investigations into ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now)...

Here is video of GOP Rep. Steve King today on MSNBC speaking up in behalf of GOP Rep. Joe Wilson, where he said there was no need for him to apologize again. Steve King told MSNBC's Davis Schuster that Joe Wilson is "an officer and a gentleman," and "everyone knows it." Steve King said he "stands with Joe Wilson on this," and that Wilson had "apologized at the right time and the right place." . . . . (VIDEO)

A Republican congressman who opposes illegal immigration says he disagrees with a recent comment by President Barack Obama that referred to those who oppose amnesty for illegal aliens as "demagogues." When President Obama was asked last week about passing an amnesty bill, he told reporters: "Am I going to be able to snap my fingers and get this done? No...There are going to be demagogues out there who try to suggest that any form of pathway for legalization for those who are already in the United States is unacceptable." Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa), the ranking member on the House Immigration...

Midlands lawmakers are back home listening to constituents this August, with health care expected to dominate the discussion. Here's a listing of scheduled events at which the public can tell hear from their elected representatives on the issue. NEBRASKA Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb. Saturday, Aug. 15, 8:30-10 a.m., Coffee with Lee, Homestyle Café, 8807 Maple Street Advertising Tuesday, Aug. 25, 6 p.m., Town Hall Meeting, Millard North High School Auditorium 144th and Pacific Streets Saturday, Aug. 29, 8-9:30 a.m., Coffee with Lee, Vidlacks Café, 156th and Bob Boozer Drive Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb. Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2:15 p.m. MDT, Meet...

The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. Hebrews 13:6

Staunch GOP conservative Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) doubts that Sarah Palin will be able to resurrect her political career after calling it quits as governor of Alaska. King says he was saddened by the news that Palin, "a star" of the party, gave up the job because he doesn't see how she can continue "her political career on the path ... it was going." "I don’t know of anyone who has successfully and voluntarily pulled themselves out of political office and been able to leverage that into more political success," King said in an interview with The Hill on Monday....

A Republican lawmaker accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and congressional Democrats of "shutting down the process" in the House of Representatives to block his effort to investigate the national community organizing group ACORN. Rep. Steve King, Iowa Republican, said in an interview on The Washington Times' morning radio show "America's Morning News" that Mrs. Pelosi and the Democratic majority had recently authorized an unprecedented change in House rules to curb the right of the minority to offer amendments to appropriations spending bills. The debate over the new rules governing how bills are dealt with sparked a bitter partisan clash in...

Abraham Lincoln once remarked that “nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.� This week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her liberal colleagues demonstrated once again that in matters where power may conflict with principle, these liberals will put power first every time. On Monday, I introduced two amendments to H.R. 2847, the Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Bill. One amendment would have kept the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) out of the 2010 Census, effectively barring taxpayer dollars in the bill provided to the Census Bureau from being disbursed...

Print this page May 7, 2009 Unnecessary Firearms Restrictions Would Be Rolled Back With King Legislation Congressman Introduces Bill to Correct Errors in Federal Firearms Laws, Regulations Congressman Steve King, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, today introduced H.R. 2296, the “Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Reform and Firearms Modernization Act of 2009.� King’s legislation would roll back unnecessary restrictions and correct errors in federal firearms laws and regulations. The bi-partisan bill is a vital step to modernize and improve Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives operations. The legislation completely rewrites the system of administrative...

Celebrity activist and new media pioneer Ashton Kutcher just beat CNN in a race for 1 million followers on the Internet social networking site Twitter. A suggested next challenge for the Iowa native: move back to your home state - the western side, say Council Bluffs - and run for the 5th Congressional District seat. As much as anyone in America Kutcher has brilliantly blended fame with substance to create an interactive organization that he’s trained on fighting malaria and child sex trafficking. An obvious new platform for the earnest Kutcher would be a run for political office. And the...

Iowa Congressman Steve King hosted a "Special Order" on the House floor on March 17 to discuss the FairTax. For an hour, Members of Congress discussed how our legislation can save the U.S. economy. Several H.R. 25 co-sponsors spoke about the FairTax during this historic session. Watch The Video Learn More

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SNIP Mr. HUNTER. So, Mr. Speaker, thanks for letting me take this time. It's always fun to come down and take a big bite out of somebody else's time, and I want to thank the gentleman from Iowa for letting me take some of his minutes here. I really appreciate it. And the gentleman from Iowa, incidentally, is a very wonderful friend and a great colleague and a guy who really has been working this energy issue with great energy and was a wonderful host to those of us who spent our time in Iowa in that Presidential race, including...

An Iowa district court ruling has changed the state's online voter registration forms. The decision upheld Iowa's English-only law that went into effect back in 2002. "The rule of law has been reaffirmed by the court," said United States Congressman Steve King. He spent years as an Iowa state senator spearheading the effort to pass the English Reaffirmation Act. It became law in 2002 and required official documents including voter registration forms to be in English-only. "Having a common language binds us together, the most powerful unifying force known throughout history," King said. King and other state leaders thought the...

Sunday, March 16, 2008 6:18 AM CDT Time for Rep. King to go BEN SORIANO CEDAR FALLS --- U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, is an embarrassment to our country, and his remarks on Obama are a reflection of a fear-mongering politician who should not be allowed through re-election to shame the values upon which our country was founded. Maybe those of us interested in turning away from divisive politics should start an online donation drive to oppose his re-election. These days, small donors are having a huge impact on election races. It wouldn't take much to ensure that he no...

Politics: Obama takes exception to a McCain supporter's suggestion that jihadists might welcome his victory. Considering Obama wants to withdraw from the central front in the war on terror, why would they do that?The statement by Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, that an Obama victory in the presidential race might be greeted with jubilation by al-Qaida in Iraq and other terrorists has been met with outrage in the Obama camp and discomfort in the McCain campaign. The question is why. We think it's right on target. During a stop at the studios of station KICD in Spencer, Iowa, announcing his bid...

Was Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King on the mark last week when he asserted Islamic terrorists would rejoice if Sen. Barack Obama becomes the next U.S. president? As a journalist and author who has conducted dozens of on-the-record interviews with Muslim terrorists, including with some of the most notorious Palestinian terror leaders, and who has documented many of those interviews in a recently released, 210-page book, "Schmoozing with Terrorists," I can answer the above question with a resounding "yes." Terrorists worldwide would indeed be emboldened by an Obama election victory not so much because of the senator's middle name –...

A spokeswoman for Sen. John McCain today condemned comments by Iowa Rep. Steve King (R), who on Friday said terrorists would be "dancing in the streets" if Barack Obama is elected president. "The Senator rejects the type of politics that degrades our civics and this campaign will be about the future of our country," Communications Director Jill Hazelbaker said. "[Sen.] McCain could not be clearer on how he views these types of comments and obviously that view extends to Congressman King's statement." King, a three-term Republican, made the remarks to a radio station Friday as he announced his bid for...

Republican Congressman Steve King says he stands by his assessment that terrorists will celebrate if Democratic candidate Barack Obama is elected president. "What is discouraging to me is to hear all the allegations that came out and all the name-calling that came my way because I pointed out something that has to do with the culture of the Middle East and how it will be viewed and how a declaration for defeat as a presidential candidate will be viewed by our enemies," King said during a telephone interview from Washington, D.C. "They'll see it as victory and that's really the...