Iowa state Sen. Joni Ernst (R), a candidate for U.S. Senate, said Thursday that the recent mass shooting near the University of California, Santa Barbara was an "unfortunate accident."
During a televised primary debate, a moderator asked Ernst about the shooting because of an ad she ran that shows her firing in a shooting range and promising to "unload" on Obamacare.
"Mrs. Ernst, a viewer wrote us saying in light of the shooting of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, the shootings at the Aurora, Colo., theater, and most recently at the UC Santa Barbara campus, 'we have a Joni Ernst in the television ad that is running continuously on all local television stations that contains violent imagery pointing a gun directly at the viewer and vowing to quote ‘shoot them down’ and hateful language directed toward their opponents. Is this really what politics has become in this country?'" the moderator said. "Mrs. Ernst, what do you say to this viewer?"
"Yes, I would say to this viewer that what happened in that shooting and that stabbing is an absolute tragedy," Ernst said. "However, I remain firm in my commitment to the Second Amendment. I have been endorsed by the NRA in this race, and again, just because of a horrible, horrible tragedy, I don’t believe we should be infringing upon people’s Second Amendment rights."
Ernst was then asked if she would go back and change her political advertisement cited above.
"I would not -- no. This unfortunate accident happened after the ad, but it does highlight that I want to get rid of, repeal, and replace Bruce Braley’s Obamacare," Ernst replied, referring to a Democratic Senate candidate. "And it also shows that I am a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. That is a fundamental right."
Yeah let's continue to protect the rights of people to murder our fellow citizens because they were cut off in traffic, hated their job, or could not lose their virginity.
Remember with the Right Wing our right to walk the streets safely always takes a back seat to their right to walk around with weaponry so that they can live out their childish Rambo fantasies.
No wonder Sarah Palin rushed to endorse her.
This woman is truly hateful! There does not seem to be a compassionate bone in her body. I fail to understand how these Second Amendment idiots don't understand that no one is asking to take away their guns; we only want to have some safeguards on who purchases them and how they are used. If she should get elected, then I fear for our country forever. I've never seen a woman so hard in her attitude before!
ReplyDeleteLast I heard, 1smart, she's in the lead. Accident, my arse, but this is Iowa. My sister and her family live there due to their jobs and HATE it. There's a good reason why they have the Iowa Caucuses....."rill America," you know.
DeleteFortunately, here in Oregon we're hanging in there. Wehby's a real piece of work, a neurosurgeon and only running to repeal the ACA. Don't expect a Palin endorsement or appearance, we'd laugh her out of the state and she knows it!
http://www.politicususa.com/2014/05/30/oregon-democrats-hold-commanding-double-digit-leads-senate-governor-races.html
3:21 if you count the number of good, smart, talented people who've left Iowa never to return, you'll understand why Iowa is just a freakshow now.
DeleteOh ,I hear you, 4:11 PM. I've heard enough stories where one just guffaws! I couldn't handle it.
DeleteThe Wehby chick here stalked her ex-boyfriend, records to prove it, yet people will vote it into office. There's a lot of rural Oregon, but fortunately we have the northwestern corner and Bend in central that keep this state blue.
No shit!
Deleteaccident? This shooting tirade was NO ACCIDENT!!!
ReplyDeleteunfortunate? Tell that to the grieving parents of the students who are now dead.
What a cold-hearted bitch!
I am sure she would say to the grieving parents something quite similar to what Joe the Asshole said... "my penis extenders or penis substitutes are more important than your dead kids"; or something to that effect.
DeleteCan't wait to hear what Sarah P. has to say. She won't be able to help herself.
ReplyDeleteGee, it'd be a rather "unfortunate accident" for Earnst to lose the race now, wouldn't it?
ReplyDeleteShe refers to the slaughter of other human beings as an accident?
ReplyDeleteHow on earth is it an "accident" when someone takes a gun and deliberately and "with malice aforethought" shoots people with it? The NRA stooges will say anything but the truth.
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Did this idiot also get the endorsement of Mitt Romney?
ReplyDeleteShe's received the kiss of death from Sarah Palin already...but, looks like she was in big trouble from lose lips and ill thought out words already! This woman sounds like a typical favorite of the quitter governor from Alaska.
Seems to me that the "unfortunate accident " was the conception of this total moron ,idiot whatever !
ReplyDeleteShe totally lacks any compassion for her fellow man .
She is in good company with the other dregs and low lifes like the palin's . Disgusting ! I am ashamed for us .
These creepy conservatives are completely lacking in human empathy. Imagine if that dried up old c--t was your mother...
ReplyDeletePalin and this idiot are without conscience. Somehow they make it through the day without giving one thought to others.
ReplyDeleteWatch: Armed Open Carry Groups In Texas harass Marine Veteran on Memorial Day, follow him for several blocks
ReplyDelete...What James witnessed was provocative behavior from the armed group. The gun activists intentionally gathered at a family friendly area of town, must as they do when they besiege restaurants with rifles strapped to their backs while families try to share a meal together.
The startling behavior from gun activists followed the shooting massacre in Southern California just three days before
The activists pursued James for several city blocks with cameras of their own, harassing him and later posting the footage online, in which they used homophobic slurs and violent threats against him.
Clearly, this is not what the Second Amendment was created for.
Watch:
http://freakoutnation.com/2014/05/30/watch-armed-open-carry-groups-in-texas-harass-marine-veteran-on-memorial-day-follow-him-for-several-blocks/
These gun freaks have not the least understanding of anything in the Constitution. Their ignorance is simply amazing. All of the rest of us have the right to live our lives without fear. What they are doing is patently un-Constitutional. I would love to see the ACLU or a governmental agency at any level come out and force them to stop. We are all entitled to "live, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." We should not be put in fear of our lives because a few ignorant men (mostly) have to show off their manliness with guns.
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Darrell Issa Throws a Temper Tantrum After Being Outsmarted By Obama’s White House
ReplyDeleteRep. Darrell Issa put out a seething statement that reeked of a temper tantrum after Sec. of State John Kerry and the Obama administration outsmarted him, and forced the Republican to back off of having Kerry testify on Benghazi.
Here is Issa’s statement announcing that he has released Sec. Kerry from his obligation to testify at the June 12 Benghazi hearing:
http://www.politicususa.com/2014/05/30/darrell-issa-throws-temper-tantrum-outsmarted-obamas-white-house.htm
An "unfortunate accident" would be if she shot herself in the foot!
ReplyDeleteAnd I suppose all those kids and the adults shot at Sandy Hook was an unfortunate accident.
I really hope her aim would be about 5.5 feet higher.
DeleteShe's in bed with the NRA-most likely accepting $$. Come on Iowa, you're smarter than this POS.
ReplyDeleteThe Right has a problem with murder only when it involves THEIR children........they have no problem sending the children of others off to war.......
ReplyDeleteSigh. I'm getting tired of articles like these. Not because the Teatard candidates continue to double down on the arrogance, insensitivity, tone deafness and stupidity at every possible opportunity, but because these things are being written as though we should be surprised about it.
ReplyDeleteOF COURSE she's not going to change her ad. OF COURSE she's going to double down on it. That's what every one of 'em ALWAYS does. Every. Single. Time. It's coded into their DNA. It is literally inevitable.
Who is still naive enough to think any other outcome was possible? The only potential for "surprise" here will be if she doesn't immediately make another one with even more guns in it.
Time to adopt the Republicans' ACA mantra: Repeal and replace...the 2nd Amendment.
ReplyDeleteHmm don't know much about her, and don't want to waste pixels to look things up, but does she have a child or children? Is she pro life/ anti abortion? Are her coffers filled by Wayne LaPierre? Or is her only talent cutting testicles off pigs?
ReplyDeleteNo Worries, Palin and Mitt endorsed her!
Same wig-maker as Sarah Palin?
ReplyDeleteShe has a bigger hook nose.
DeleteShe looks like a dude.
ReplyDeleteShe's right, of course, those people were stabbed completely by accident.
ReplyDeleteCheck this out.
ReplyDelete"Joni Ernst, an Iowa state senator running for the GOP nomination for U.S. senator, delivered a remarkable line in an interview with the Des Moines Register. Said Ernst: “I do have reason to believe there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.”
www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/susan-milligan/2014/05/13/jodi-ernsts-stunning-iraq-wmd-claim
No wonder Sarah likes her. She just makes sh*t up as she thinks she needs to.
It’s a rewriting of history that demands a new definition of the word “audacious.” Here is one of the most famous misstatements – decide on your own if you believe it was misinformation or an out-and-out lie – made in recent presidential history. "
she's as big of an instigating witch as sarah.
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