Friday, October 24, 2014

Iowa's Not-So-Sharp Shooter


Wingnut Republican candidate for Iowa's open U.S. Senate seat Joni "The Castrator" Ernst has been trying to tamp down some of the insane statements she made while running for the Republican nomination and earlier as a state senator (statements which apparently don't "disqualify" her in the eyes of Beltway villager Chuck "Not My Job" Todd).

A 2012 appearance by The Castrator before the gun manufacturers' lobby National Rifle Association raises new questions about her grasp of reality.  At that meeting, she declared that
"...I believe in the right to defend myself and my family — whether it’s from an intruder, or whether it’s from the government, should they decide that my rights are no longer important.” (emphasis added)
Whether veering into Cliven Bundy/ Timothy McVeigh territory and threatening to shoot elected officials that she doesn't agree with will make a difference with Iowa voters remains to be seen.  However, her far-right radicalism is a matter of record (even though she's decided not to answer questions from Iowa's newspapers) and should be a matter of serious discussion.

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