Yes We Can! Long Island 2012Peter King, the Long Island (CD 3) congressman, said that in terms of social issues, the raging controversy over the Arizona border laws is providing more than enough ammunition for Republicans in key districts.
“The Arizona immigration law is there, there’s no reason to be raising an issue of gay rights” as a wedge, he said.
This quote from Peter King in a Politico piece on the Republicans ignoring the Prop 8 ruling is shockingly blunt:
King, the Long Island congressman, said that in terms of social issues, the raging controversy over the Arizona border laws is providing more than enough ammunition for Republicans in key districts.”
The Arizona immigration law is there, there’s no reason to be raising an issue of gay rights” as a wedge, he said.
No need to do the election year gay bashing, because the GOP is getting their hate on for brown people. Charming.
You don’t catch them openly admitting to stuff like this very often.
See the full article @ Politico.
Why did Congressman Peter King vote against yesterday’s emergency Federal funding to support our police and teachers? Doesn’t he care about how much we will pay in school and local taxes?
It was probably a safe politically play . When class size grows to 34 students per class because of laid off educators, or when it takes 40 minutes for a patrol car to answer a call because diminished ranks—I don’t think anyone thinks of calling their Congressman to complain.
Howard Kudler
KUDLER for CONGRESS