Whereas in a quote attributed to him by the New York Times, Congressman King is alleged to have wondered when the phrases White nationalist, white supremacist, Western Civilization became offensive, suggesting to some that he does not view the first two terms as pejorative; Whereas Congressman King has consistently disputed this interpretation, maintaining that he was simply trying to ask when the phrase Western Civilization had gained a pejorative connotation, an assertion that is supported by the remaining section of the Times quote; Whereas Congressman King says the conversation in which this quote is alleged to happen was about the left’s use of weaponized language: we discussed the changing use of language in political discourse. We discussed the worn out label racist and my observation that other slanderous labels have been increasingly assigned to Conservatives by the Left, who injected into our current political dialog such terms as Nazi, Fascist, White Nationalist, White Supremacist,—Western Civilization, how did THAT language become offensive? Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization? … just to watch Western Civilization become a derogatory term in political discourse today. ; Whereas notably, none of the context of the discussion which spawned the quote was included in the New York Times story. This context would have added greater clarity to King’s reported remarks, revealing that his intention was to question the inclusion of WESTERN CIVILIZATION alone as a pejorative; Whereas no tape of the interview with the New York Times exists and the paper refuses to release the reporter’s notes of the conversation