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kentuck

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Mon Nov 3, 2014, 10:40 PM Nov 2014

Why Does Charlie Pierce Insist On Making Joni Ernst Look Stupid By Making Her Talk?


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Barack Obama: Is he apathetic or the world’s most insidious dictator? Black or white? Floor wax or dessert topping? Senate candidate and prominent hog de-baller Joni Ernst of Iowa isn’t sure. On the one hand he is cramming Obamacare, the greatest tyranny since Pharoah made the Jews build all those pyramids, down the throats of the helpless American people, an offense which Joni will resist with all her guns if need be.

On the other hand, he’s lazy and refuses to lead and doesn’t care if everyone catches Ebola, or something. Over the weekend, Esquire blogger and Wonkette boyfriend Charlie Pierce journeyed to that vast expanse of cornfields and derp to see Ernst in the flesh, and boy did he have a fun time trying to talk to her about reality. Let’s just cut and paste a shitload of this so you can all get the full crazy flavor.

“He is just standing back and letting things happen, he is reactive rather than proactive,” she said. “With Ebola, he’s been very hands off.”

“What should he have done about Ebola?” Esquire blogger Charlie Pierce asked her. “One person in America has Ebola.”

“OK, you’re the press, you’re giving me your opinion,” Ernst said.

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Why Does Charlie Pierce Insist On Making Joni Ernst Look Stupid By Making Her Talk? (Original Post) kentuck Nov 2014 OP
If Ernst and Walker win tomorrow I will be singing this song for a while... Kalidurga Nov 2014 #1
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