House Republicans Defend Russians For Jailing Pussy Riot

Rohrabacher disagreed, but King went further. King, who recently attempted to “prove” America was a Christian nation, celebrated Russia’s crackdown. “If anyone came into my church … and did that, it would be difficult for me to stand up and say they had a human right to do that,” King said. The lawmaker suggested that the church “had been desecrated by those riots,” perhaps being unaware that Pussy Riot is the name of the band, not the activity they were jailed for which was performing a song.

via House Republicans Defend Russians For Jailing Pussy Riot | ThinkProgress.

There’s no “perhaps”.   These folks work off a “just read the headline” understanding of the world.

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