Joni Ernst To Deliver GOP Response To 2015 State Of The Union Address

[Miles Archer]

Source: Huffington Post

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will deliver the GOP response to President Barack Obama's 2015 State of the Union address on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced at the House and Senate GOP retreat in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

"Sen. Ernst brings a unique perspective to the Senate. She is a mother, a soldier and an independent leader who serves in Washington because Americans voted for change in the last election, and Joni understands that middle-class Americans want Congress to get back to work and that they want Washington to get refocused on their concerns, instead of those of the political class,” McConnell said in a statement Thursday.

House Speaker John Boehner praised Ernst after the announcement Thursday.

"She knows that our federal government is too big, our spending is too high, and our tax code is broken," Boehner said. And, she knows first-hand the sacrifices our men and women in uniform make to keep us all safe in a dangerous world."

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/15/joni-ernst-state-of-the-union_n_6481026.html

[COLGATE4]

1. And, for an encore, she will demonstrate to the

TV audience what a hog sounds like when it's being castrated! Prime Time TV

[CurtEastPoint]

2. Lindsey Baby has given her the tools to do it!

[COLGATE4]

3. And here I thought she would do it with her teeth! Damn!

[CurtEastPoint]

4. You simply cannot make this stuff up.

[COLGATE4]

8. I wish she'd stop bragging about her husband... nt

[CurtEastPoint]

9. See photo here of dental deballing!

[BlueEye]

33. "Simple hog castrating girl"

With access to state-of-the-art orthodonture and professional enamel whitening services.

[DallasNE]

14. That "Tool" Is For Cattle, Not Hogs

I Presume they still use a sharp knife with hogs. I used to have to hold the hogs down while my dad did the cutting, which means you have to have a firm grip on the hind leg so the porker can't kick and disrupt the "surgery". Hogs with any size are strong animals.

[SmittynMo]

16. What does this represent?

Some idiot paying big bucks for a castration machine? Boy I'm impressed that a high paying politician has a silver plated castration machine. How sick is this? What is this suppose to represent? Yes I saw her ad to castrate pigs, representing cutting pork. A simple "I'm going to Washington to cut pork" would have done fine. Plain and simple. Is this some kind of intimidation? These people are totally warped and sick. Look at the smirk on her face. And Graham is just as proud as can be. Total sickos!!! Every damn one of them. Just look at them. I find no humor in this at all.

[randys1]

5. One of the dumbest, meanest people in America...is it a coincidence she is white?

never mind, forget I said it

[vlyons]

11. Is it a coincidence that she's a Republican?

Choosing her shows me the complete contempt with which the GOP has for working Americans. What I want to know is how much money her farm has gotten in farm subsidies for the last 10 years.

[randys1]

13. I cant help myself, these people make me very very sick, and angry, very angry

[vlyons]

29. I try not to harbor anger

but it's not easy. My struggle is more with the stupidity that I see all around me, everywhere. But especially in RW politics. I'm a Buddhist, and stupidity has a special meaning in that context. It doesn't mean low IQ. It means the stupid belief that the concept of "self" is a solid, permanent thing that must be defended above everything else. And that "my self" in particular is the center of the universe and more important than you and your needs. Selfishness = stupidity. These extreme RWers, like Ernst, are just incredibly selfish, self-righteous, greedy, condescending, racist, and bloody ignorant, and proudly so. They cannot be embarrassed ever, because they have no shame. So as a Buddhist, I'm supposed to have equal compassion for them. But how?

[YarnAddict]

18. Why not say,

"Is it a coincidence she is a woman?"

Generalizations suck, regardless of which demographic the target represents.

[randys1]

19. Nope, that she is a Woman has nothing to do with the point I was making...

Women arent known for causing all kinds of trouble the way white americans are

[Nye Bevan]

41. Wow. You should really try to judge people by the content of their character,

as opposed to the color of their skin.

[Dreamer Tatum]

45. randys1 feels entitled to hate white people because he hates himself for being white. nt

[Frustratedlady]

6. This should be interesting. She said the other day that she won't

give interviews to anyone but the Iowa newspapers or TV/radio stations. Here she is on the big screen. Sheesh!


Looks like she is now the sweetheart of the Republicans in DC. Either that or they're afraid she brought her tools.

[Thinkingabout]

7. Perhaps her castrations will be complete by then.

[pangaia]

10. Mitch says...

"Sen. Ernst brings a unique perspective to the Senate. She is a mother, a soldier and an independent leader who serves in Washington because Americans voted for change in the last election, and Joni understands that middle-class Americans want Congress to get back to work and that they want Washington to get refocused on their concerns, instead of those of the political class,” McConnell said in a statement Thursday."

What in the world is this man talking about?

[emulatorloo]

20. Basically, Mitch is regurgitating Karl Rove's "Joni Ernst 2014" ad campaign.

[Orsino]

47. McConnell has called for a less-scary GOP.

There weren't many to call on for the SOTU response who aren't old white men, and fewer still who aren't white men. When they praise Ernst's qualifications, they're really just tacitly admitting that she possesses a vagina.

[DallasNE]

12. No Surprise Here

She may be the only Republican not running for President in 2016 and they didn't want to give anyone else a foot up.

[vlyons]

30. point well taken

[BumRushDaShow]

15. So we won't be able to see this again?

[KeepItReal]

17. Or this??

[genwah]

21. In related news, Jon Stewart expects ratings bump on Wednessday, Jan. 21 n/t

[muntrv]

22. Ernst's response: "Derp, derp, derp, derp!"

[DFW]

23. I think even Republicans are capable of learning from their mistakes

I'm betting she will NOT reach for a glass of water until the camera is off.

Anyone with me on that?

[EEO]

24. Ugh.

[Stephen Retired]

25. Thank you for the warning

I expect she'll be making several cutting remarks.

[immoderate]

26. Republican replies to the SOTU address us as idiots. Joni will break this pattern...

--imm

[BlueEye]

32. No, it's just that they're doing the opposite now.

Idiots address us.

Or have they always being doing that?

[question everything]

27. They want to show that they have a woman in their midst

but how long before they will tire of the "castrator?"

[Blue Owl]

28. A castration sensation, across the nation...

n/t

[Marie Marie]

31. Oh this is going to be good!

[DallasNE]

43. Set Her Up With A Bottle Of Water n/t

[PatrynXX]

34. hand the response to the lowest voted member in the senate

do'h. jobs jobs job..... wait whats a job?? smh only reason she one was stupid Bruce figured to run far from Obama. Stupid!! he kept acting like a Republican.. I damn near didn't vote for him. But since Joni isn't the one running things (her husband is) didn't have much choice.

[chillfactor]

35. well one thing is for certain .....

she will show off how really crazy she is....good show!

[workinclasszero]

36. Move over Palin

There's a new sheriff in town!

[CBHagman]

37. I expect it will be boilerplate.

You know the thing: that the GOP wants families to keep more of their own money, that we should have market-based health care, yadda, yadda, yadda.

Ernst is perfectly telegenic, but her stances on the issues are the sort of things that make the blood run cold. Thus far I haven't tracked her activities since being sworn in, but something tells me she will eventually run afoul of controversy.

[JusticeForAll]

42. Telegenic?

The only speech I have ever seen her give was on election night. It was phenomenally bad and she has a totally grating, annoying, abrasive laugh. I am still haunted by that night, but she stood out among the horrors.

I think America is going to see the trainwreck she really is....but that means that America would have to be watching...

I hope this post is not taken as an argument...I just have only seen her once and she was awful! Thanks!

[Thespian2]

38. The only thing I would watch

Ernst do is pull her head out of her ass.

[3catwoman3]

39. IIRC, another former RWNJ darling selected to give a SOTU response...

...after being in office for about 10 minutes was none other than soon-to-be-jailbird ex-governor Bob McDonnell. Dare we hope Ernst will have a similar fall from grace?

[KinMd]

40. How much do you think Palin hates Ernst?

[Demeter]

44. So, they're bringing back the Gong Show! Will it be weekly?

[harrose]

46. Why do we even allow the Rethugs to have a rebuttal on national television?

If they want to spread their lies, let them buy advertising time on TV. Why are we giving it to them for free?

[blackcrow]

48. mother

Why are female politicians always called out as wonderful mothers. You don't see people saying male politicians are wonderful fathers.

Hey Joe, who are we considering for manager of that division? George, he's a wonderful father.