Article snippet: Wednesday was a normal day for MORE until it wasn’t. The Under the Radar Magazine politics editor was going about his business when his Twitter mentions started to rise, with some people calling him a dolt and questioning whether he was part of the human population. “People call you, they’re like ‘oh, you’re a bigot. You’re a Nazi. You’re this. You’re that.’ It’s like, I’m just a dude,” King said. King was getting called out because the other Steve King — the Iowa GOP congressman kicked of his congressional panels by Republicans outraged over his controversial statements — had become embroiled in yet another firestorm, this time for suggesting most of humanity was the result of rape and incest. King – the magazine editor – had seen the comments and knew what was about to hit. “I was like, here it comes,” said King, who is frequently mistaken online for the congressman. One Twitter user accidentally tagging @steveking_ instead of @SteveKingIA asked whether the editor is “part of the human population.” Another, replying to a tweet from Sen. MORE (R-La.), said “Well @steveking_ was a bigger dolt today but you are second in line for sheer stupid today.” King the editor takes it all in stride but acknowledges it can be a bit much. “Sometimes I’ll be going about my day and you’ll start to get notifications,” said the editor, who tries to maintain a sense of humor and has made jokes about the vitriol he gets — by mistake — on Twitter. King isn’t the only one who has to... Link to the full article to read more
I'm not a Nazi, I'm just a dude: What it's like to be the other Steve King | TheHill
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