Letter: "Stop Calling Steve King Names!"

To the Editor:

I am disgusted with the name calling in today's political world.

In particular, I think the bullying and teasing currently being directed against Congressman Steve King is disgraceful.

Things got out of hand recently when an invitation to debate was posted on the Interweb. Congressman King replied succinctly and directly to the request.

(I am told that "meh" is young people code for "maybe eventually, homey".)

In the last day, I have heard Steve King called "The Cowardly Lyin'", "Chicken ala King", and "The Pale, Pasty Face of Evil."  I have even heard Congressman King referred to as a "White Somnambulist."

I ask the people of Northwest Iowa to have some sympathy for the man.  Imagine you were thrust into a job for which you are in no way qualified.  Imagine the frustration when, year after year, you fail to get your legislative ideas passed into law.

Imagine waking up every day, knowing that you are only one Gohmert away from being rated as the dumbest member of the House of Representatives.

Have a heart.

Leroy Stevens
Kiron, Iowa

King: "Only Women Should be Supreme Court Justices"

This is the latest analysis from the "Congressman Steve King Interpretation Project." - Editor

At the "Faith and Freedom" dinner Saturday evening, September 22, 2018 in Des Moines, Congressman Steve King delivered the following thoughts about the Senate hearings on Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court.

From the Des Moines Register:

“I’m thinking, is there any man in this room that wouldn’t be subjected to such an allegation? A false allegation?” King said. “How can you disprove something like that? Which means, if that’s the new standard, no man will ever qualify for the Supreme Court again.”

Once again, King's comments have lead to confusion and anger.  Some interpreted King as dismissing the allegations out-of-hand without investigation, excusing sexual violence, or a near-admission to his own misdeeds as a youth.

We believe these are incorrect interpretations.

Further, we believe that Congressman Steve King is saying that, since men have no control over their impulses (regardless of age), it would be far safer to appoint only women to the United States Supreme Court.

For more information on the "Congressman Steve King Interpretation Project, see this link.

Steve King Staffer Pens Anonymous Op-Ed

Mahlon Fleppmann (2016 Photo)

by Flain Douglas, Factotum


A senior member of Congressman Steve King's staff has submitted an anonymous editorial to the Sioux City Pre-Intelligencer.

Mahlon Fleppmann, of rural Kiron, Iowa, writes of the challenges he faces in his role as social media coordinator for the King campaign.

To protect his privacy, his family, and his home (on C Avenue in Kiron, midway between Highway 35 and 290th Street), we are withholding publication of his editorial. (Which is really too bad, because it is a "barn burner." - ed)

In the opinion piece, Fleppmann talks of how Congressman King would fly into rages shouting "Fake News!" when reading The Onion.  Staff are forced to take turns reading King's email to him, given his inability to remember his Gmail password ("StevieK1$".)

After returning from a visit with Neo-Nazis recently in Austria, King returned home bitter that he had not been able to see a kangaroo first-hand.

"We've fought for hours with the Congressman trying to convince him to debate his Democratic opponent this fall," Fleppmann says.  "After giving one excuse after another, King admitted that he was afraid the audience would laugh at him."

"We had to agree."

Update:  In the original piece, we neglected to mention that Mahlon Fleppmann drives a 1993 Beige Toyota Camry with vanity plates "KLMENW."

Few Injuries, Only Two Missing During Successful Bicycle Event

Riders at the starting line for SUXPIALDBRATB.

by Flain Douglas, Factotum



Neither threatening skies, bone fractures, nor pitiable ignorance could dampen the spirits of the twenty-thousand cyclists who were on hand for this year's Sioux City Pre-Intelligencer Annual Labor Day Bicycle Ride Around the Block.

The 2018 SUXPIALDBRATB was hosted by the city of Onawa, Iowa and  attracted cyclists from as far away as Pisgah and Smithland.

The "Farthest Traveled" award went to a D. Daniel from Longmont, Colorado, who rode in the Seniors Group.

This year's route began at the corner of Marble and 11th Streets, proceeding clockwise to 12th Street and North to Diamond.  Riders then went East to 11th, then back to Marble.

At this writing, only two riders are unaccounted for, and police believe they are missing.

Only one major mishap was recorded, when three hundred of the riders collided head-on with the pack on Diamond Street between 12th and 11th.  Officials attributed the accident to confusion about the concepts of "clock-wise" and "counter clock-wise."

Injuries were minor, limited to minor road rash and hurt feelings.  Most injuries were treated with Neosporin.

Plans are already being formed for next year's ride, to be hosted by Turin.

UPDATE:  Police report that the missing riders have been found.  The two members of Team KYBO mistakenly made a turn down the alley between 11th and 12th Streets and spent most of the afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Fard watching television.

UPDATE 2:  It was earlier reported that D. Daniel from Longmont, Colorado rode in the Seniors Group.  In fact, he was entered in the "Late Middle-Age" Group.