Republican Congressman Steve King jumped into the controversy over a rodeo clown who performed at the Missouri State Fair wearing a mask resembling President Obama Friday with a tweet urging the president to “relax” and invite the performer for a beer summit at the White House.
Mr. President: Invite the rodeo clown 2 the White House 4 a beer summit. Take the temperature down, have a laugh, relax. It’s not about race— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) August 16, 2013
King joins a chorus of conservatives who have complained that the issue has been taken too seriously by critics. Republican Congressman Steve Stockman called the incident a “harmless gag” and announced this week that he was inviting the rodeo clown to perform in his district.“The idea to create a state of fear and make people afraid to trivialize Obama. No one tried to personally destroy the rodeo clown who wore a George H.W. Bush mask,” Stockman said.The conversation surrounding the event became race-focused in part because of how it was described by the witness who provided video of it to news outlets.Perry Beam complained to NBC’s KSHB News that he found the depiction of Obama as a rodeo clown as well as the crowd’s reaction to the event “disturbing.”









