Posted: 12/4/2024 7:04:58 PM EDT
| Just heard on Fox that Joni is not endorsing Hegseth for SecDef. Of course it's Fox so who knows what the truth is but perhaps Ernst needs to hear from Iowans the truth? |
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Originally Posted By JesB: Just heard on Fox that Joni is not endorsing Hegseth for SecDef. Of course it's Fox so who knows what the truth is but perhaps Ernst needs to hear from Iowans the truth? Several sources reporting since earlier today saying she is leading the NO movement against Pete. Send her an email to support him, I did. As I have said many times before, she is absolute model of the human flith scumbag politician. I guess being the 3rd Senator for Kentucky clouds your judgment, or she is just trying to protect those sweet sweet Ukraine/Military Industry kickbacks. |
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Originally Posted By NorthFork: Several sources reporting since earlier today saying she is leading the NO movement against Pete. Send her an email to support him, I did. As I have said many times before, she is absolute model of the human flith scumbag politician. I guess being the 3rd Senator for Kentucky clouds your judgment, or she is just trying to protect those sweet sweet Ukraine/Military Industry kickbacks. Fucking Fox also was bitching about her being a rape victim and that could be a reason why she's being a bitch. Sure miss the days where people understood the difference between "he said ,she said" accusations by anonymous sources versus court convictions. |
| Hegseth is an odd choice and was always going to have difficulty. Trump is good at many things but picking cabinet members isn't one of them. I would also note most incoming presidents lose a few of their early nominations. Sometimes deliberately. They throw a few curve balls out there to appease certain constituencies knowing full well they won't go anywhere. "Hey, I tried". |
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Originally Posted By Ameshawki: Hegseth is an odd choice and was always going to have difficulty. Trump is good at many things but picking cabinet members isn't one of them. I would also note most incoming presidents lose a few of their early nominations. Sometimes deliberately. They throw a few curve balls out there to appease certain constituencies knowing full well they won't go anywhere. "Hey, I tried". If you have read his books it is without question he is a terrific choice to do the needful. That's if he follows through on what he has written and said in the past. |
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Originally Posted By NorthFork: If you have read his books it is without question he is a terrific choice to do the needful. That's if he follows through on what he has written and said in the past. He's an excellent choice. Not educated on his other choices but I honestly don't care as long as they can get their clearances, etc. Just heard that Ernst is heading the DOGE committee or whatever it's called in the Senate. Fucking it up from the start. |
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Breaking!! Plot twist......just reported on WMAL radio out of DC, source confirms Ernst had been lobbying Trumps transition team to get the SEC DEF appointment prior to the Hegseth announcement. Heck, give it to her, fire her a week after her replacement has been sworn in and we will all be better off. |
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Never underestimate how much they hate us and don't represent us. Joni supporting Trans in the military Politics Trump World Sources: Joni Ernst Is Waging ‘Aggressive’ Personal Jihad Against Hegseth |
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Originally Posted By NorthFork: Never underestimate how much they hate us and don't represent us. Joni supporting Trans in the military Politics Trump World Sources: Joni Ernst Is Waging ‘Aggressive’ Personal Jihad Against Hegseth I had no idea she was that fucking stupid. Sounds like she now has a bill regarding DOGE stuff. She is proposing a ton of shit that will literally do nothing per Fox other than add productivity counters to feds work computers and require more reports that no one will read. I find it amusing that these fucktards are introducing bills, etc now for literally no reason other than virtue signaling since there is less than a month left for the current congress. |
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Let's not forget the failed boarder bill just earlier this year she proposed that would have let Biden and the democrats block Trump or any future President, without congress over ride, to stop the illegals coming in. She mad Edit: Almost forgot to point out the bill had 9 billion tucked away in it to be given to the murderous death cult in Gaza. |
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Iowa RNC will stack the deck against anyone in my opinion. But she is getting so much negative national attention it could draw in the money needed to primary her successfully. They did over an hour on her and all the terrible things she has been behind or championed on the Mark Levin show tonight. She is being outed. The one other option if the primary fails, is hope the Rs have a majority going into the election and not vote for her knowing we will have to get after the Dem the next cycle. Risky but leaving her in forever it not a winner either. |
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Originally Posted By NorthFork: Iowa RNC will stack the deck against anyone in my opinion. But she is getting so much negative national attention it could draw in the money needed to primary her successfully. They did over an hour on her and all the terrible things she has been behind or championed on the Mark Levin show tonight. She is being outed. The one other option if the primary fails, is hope the Rs have a majority going into the election and not vote for her knowing we will have to get after the Dem the next cycle. Risky but leaving her in forever it not a winner either. Sounds like the Iowa RNC is "old guard" stupid? |
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Another full day of more reminders of the numerous skeletons Ernst has to hide. The move to get her out of office at the national level is building. They are starting to look nationally for replacements to Ernst |
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Joni may have bet the farm on the wrong team..."Donald Trump Jr. posted, “If you’re a GOP Senator who voted for Lloyd Austin but criticize Pete Hegseth then maybe you’re in the wrong political party!”" If she actually lobbied for the SecDef position and is going to fight against the Trump team on Hegseth, she might as well retire before the next election. There are lot's of better choices. From The Iowa Standard: " Friday, Dec. 6 Good morning! Made it to another Friday! If you are an Iowa Republican on social media you’ve seen the criticisms of Sen. Joni Ernst this week. Ernst has refused to say whether she supports Pete Hegseth’s nomination for Secretary of Defense. In fact, it is alleged that Ernst is orchestrating the GOP opposition to his nomination. I’m not so sure that is accurate, but it’s out there. We thought today would be a good day to review the many frustrations Ernst has created for conservatives during her time in the U.S. Senate. Let’s start at the beginning. In 2014, when Ernst was running for her first term, she promised to only serve two terms — 12 years — in the U.S. Senate. Will she keep that promise? Who knows. But this video shows her promising just two terms, 12 years. Of course, years later she endorsed Chuck Grassley for his eighth term in the Senate. 2020 ELECTION Let’s fast forward to the 2020 Election. We know Ernst, like every member of Iowa’s Republican delegation, voted to certify the 2020 election. Ernst said: “Let’s move on. Let’s get President Biden into place. Let’s get the new administration going and let’s start healing our nation.” Ernst said history would “not look kindly” at senators who “abdicated their constitutional authority” and voted against certifying Biden’s supposed win. Ernst called Jan. 6 “anarchy” and said people who resorted to violence should be “punished to the fullest extent of the law.” As for Trump, Ernst said Trump exhibited “poor leadership” on Jan. 6. Trump, she added, holds “some responsibility for the anarchy.” We believed Ernst would be the perfect D.C. Republican to defend Ashli Babbitt after the unarmed Air Force veteran was killed inside the Capitol on Jan. 6 by a cop who previously left his service weapon in a restroom. But Ernst has remained silent. When Tucker Carlson released video from Jan. 6 that was previously unseen, Ernst stood right behind Sen. Mitch McConnell when he blasted Tucker for airing the video. IOWA GOP COUNTY COMMITTEES CENSURE ERNST Ernst created a huge controversy when she supported the DisRespect for Marriage Act despite what family advocacy groups and congressional conservatives were saying — not to mention what the Iowa GOP Platform stated about marriage. Pastor Brad Cranston took her to task for the vote. Ernst was censured or condemned by at least 17 GOP county central committees. In the midst of the controversy, Ernst played the victim. The Marion County GOP even called for Ernst’s resignation. How did Ernst respond to the outrage from Iowans? She served as a “special guest” for the LGBTQ GOP group in Washington D.C. at a “closed press” event. Log Cabin Republicans (the group) advocates for a national ban on counseling for minors as it relates to confusing regarding sexual orientation or gender identity. Unless, of course, the counseling affirms feelings of homosexuality. We know that David Kochel was a top strategist for Ernst and took a lot of credit for getting her elected in 2014. We know Kochel has been anti-Trump for years. We know Kochel was one of the reasons the establishment took out Congressman Steve King. And it was Kochel, Ernst’s top strategist, calling for passage of the DisRespect for Marriage Act. This summer Ernst reiterated her support transgender inclusion in the military. And Ernst wants to require females to register for the draft. Curiously, Ernst called reparations for slavery a “complex and complicated issue.” Ernst also implored Iowans to welcome Afghan refugees, saying they are “wonderful.” SPENDING PROBLEM Ernst has been one of Ukraine’s biggest champions in the U.S. Senate. She even voted to fund the salaries of Ukrainian government employees and civil service pensions! Ernst also joined every Senate Democrat to send $12 billion to Ukraine in emergency military funding. Ernst was one of 14 Republicans who vote d to allow Democrats to close debate on the debt ceiling deal with just 50 votes instead of 60. That went against what President Trump was advocating. Ernst sided with John Barrasso, Roger Wicker, Shelley Moore Capito, Susan Collins, Roy Blunt, Thom Tillis, Lisa Murkowski, Richard Burr, John Cornyn, Mitt Romney, Rob Portman, John Thune and Mitch McConnell. Ernst voted in favor of the $1.5 trillion Biden spending bill that, according to Congressman Chip Roy, funds tyranny. That bill was also criticized by Iowa Firearms Coalition for its anti-Second Amendment language. Interestingly, Ernst entered the U.S. Senate in 2015. At the end of 2014, America’s debt was $17.8 trillion. Today it is more than $36.1 trillion. The national debt has more than doubled in the last decade. Makes you wonder who has squealed exactly. PRO-LIFE, PRO-2A MOVEMENTS DISAPPOINTED Ernst joined Democrats to sabotage Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville who refused to fast-track promotions in the military over the Biden Administration’s pro-abortion policies. Tuberville was specifically taking aim at the Biden Administration’s travel policy for troops seeking an abortion. Ernst blasted Tuberville, saying his strategy was “injecting politics into the military” and was “dishonorable and abhorrent.” Biden was “glad” to see the Ernst-backed gun control measure advance. Trump, on the other hand, said the deal would “go down in history as the first step in movement to TAKE YOUR GUNS AWAY.” Congresswoman Ashley Hinson even said she couldn’t support such a bill. While the state party urges activists to remain neutral during primaries, Ernst endorsed State Rep. Jane Bloomingdale despite her pro-abortion record. Ernst went so far as to call Bloomingdale a “strong, proven and conservative leader and winner.” Bloomingdale at the time was an opponent to school choice as well. Bloomingdale voted against the Heartbeat Bill and against the abortion neutrality amendment to the Iowa Constitution. She was facing a primary challenge primarily based on her support for abortion. Ernst voted for the Violence Against Women Act, which had anti-Second Amendment measures as well as expanded gender ideology. STRANGE COMPANY Ernst has received thousands in donations from Pfizer. We know Melinda Gates is a big Ernst donor. Ernst also received donations from Sam Bankman-Fried. Ernst recommended District Court Judge Stephen Locher, who blocked Iowa from enforcing provisions related to a law that prohibited Iowa school libraries from having books that depict sex acts as well as restrictions on sexual orientation and/or gender identity instruction to elementary students. Ernst was quick to defend Liz Cheney and claimed Cheney was being “canceled” by the Republican Party. Ernst never defended Congressman Steve King as he was being “canceled.” Ernst also refused to call COVID the “China Virus,” instead saying it should be called the Coronavirus. Ernst voted in favor of the Kigali Amendment, a global climate deal. Sen. Chuck Schumer called it a “win-win.” John Kerry said it was a “profound victory for the climate and the American economy.” While 27 Republican senators voted against it, Ernst joined Republicans like Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and every Senate Democrat in support. Ernst joined “The View” to tout her bipartisanship and declare that Joe Biden won the presidency in 2020. TRUMP ROADBLOCK When Trump went after Democrat representatives and tweeted they should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places from which they came,” Ernst called President Trump’s tweet racist. When Trump endorsed Mo Brooks for U.S. Senate, and Katie Britt got in the race two months later, Ernst was one of five Republican senators to donate to Britt’s campaign. Trump called Britt a “RINO,” a “close friend of Old Crow Mitch McConnell” and said Britt is “not in any way qualified” to be in the U.S. Senate. We should not forget Ernst was listed as one of nine Republican senators The Hill suggested may be a roadblock to the confirmation of Trump nominees. Finally, during the caucus season, take a look at what Ernst said about Nikki Haley. Well, spoiler…watch Ernst call Nikki Haley the “total package.” DO NOT TAKE IT FROM US Here is a great fact — you don’t have to just take it from The Iowa Standard. There are other conservative organizations that score these politicians all of the time. Conservative Review’s Liberty Score: 62% Hertiage Action: 42% TP USA Action: 68.75% CPAC: 73% Republican Liberty Caucus: 40% Freedom Index: 55% All of those ratings are based on votes. You can click on each organization’s name and it will take you to the ranking for Ernst in each system. Here are some of the votes in particular she was docked for: 4/23/24 - HR 815 - Foreign Aid Package. “Recklessly spends US tax dollars without a strategy, plan or end goal.” Ernst voted yes. 4/20/24 - HR 7888 - FISA Reauthorization. Ernst voted yes. 4/20/24 - Amendment prohibiting warrantless queries of Section 702. Ernst voted no. 3/23/24 - HR 2882 - Consolidated Appropriations, more funding for Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Hamas conflicts, increases national debt. Ernst voted yes. 6/1/23 - HR 3746 - Bipartisan debt-limit deal. Enabled Congress to generate an estimated $4 trillion in new federal debt. Ernst voted yes. 3/28/23 - Hawley amendment created special inspector general for Ukraine aid. Ernst voted no. 11/29/22 - Respect for Marriage Act, forcing states to redefine marriage and threatening religious liberty. Ernst voted yes. 6/23/22 - Gun control measure. Ernst voted yes. 6/21/22 - Advance gun control legislation closer to passage without reading the bill. Ernst voted yes. 5/19/22 - Fund the Ukraine war through the end of Biden’s first term with $40 billion aid package. Ernst voted yes. 3/10/22 - $1.5 trillion omnibus bill funding Biden’s vaccine mandates. Ernst voted yes. 3/9/21 - Voted yes on Merrick Garland’s confirmation as Attorney General. 12/19/19 - Voted yes on $555 billion Christmas minibus spending bill 8/1/19 - Voted yes on suspending the debt ceiling, canceling the budget caps and increasing spending. 5/23/19 - Voted yes on $19 billion spending bill without funding for border crisis. 8/23/18 - Voted yes on $854 billion spending bill that funds Planned Parenthood. It’s great that so many people are paying attention to Ernst now due to this Hegseth nomination. But it shouldn’t have taken this to wake so many up to reality. We will see what happens in 2026. I think it will be a more exciting election year in Iowa than I anticipated. JOIN US IN THE FIGHT! The Iowa Standard NEEDS financial support! You can sign up HERE to be a financial supporter. We’re also on Venmo at Iowa-Standard-2018 and PayPal at [email protected]. Checks can be sent to: PO Box 112 Sioux Center, IA 51250" |
Dave Funk
Past President and now a Board of Directors member Iowa Firearms Coalition.
Past President and now a Board of Directors member Iowa Firearms Coalition.
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I see Rep. Hinson is now jumping in the deep end of the stupid pool. Quad-City Times - Hinson defends Ernst over senator’s hesitancy to back Trump’s defense secretary pick Sorry behind a paywall or I would have linked it and copied and paste the article. Democrats win, all of their appointments pass with 90+ to single digit no votes with Republicans talking about elections have consequences and "they" get to have who they pick. When a republican wins, then all of sudden the fake and over top moral dilemmas come out of the wood work on why we cant do anything. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory at all cost. |
| Why the hell can't republicans have a fucking spine? When did "anonymous sources" start dictating stuff? I'm so sick and tired of how fucking stupid 99.9% of society including our reps are. Hegseth has not even gone to court in any of this nonsense so why the blue fuck does "he said, she said" even matter? |
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Originally Posted By JesB: Why the hell can't republicans have a fucking spine? When did "anonymous sources" start dictating stuff? I'm so sick and tired of how fucking stupid 99.9% of society including our reps are. Hegseth has not even gone to court in any of this nonsense so why the blue fuck does "he said, she said" even matter? You are going to completely ruin the whole pearl clutching industry with this kind of attitude. What will the RINOs and lobbyists do!?!? |
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Originally Posted By JesB: Heard on Fox today that the pearl clutchers are worried about Ernst being primaried due to her Hegseth debacle. Of course Fox didn't mention that she voted for the tranny shit as well. One can hope...... Maybe she can then retire and go live at the Blank Park Zoo with the other RINO's. |
Its ok to own firearms solely for the purposes of fun and enjoyment.
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Originally Posted By Kalahnikid: One can hope...... Maybe she can then retire and go live at the Blank Park Zoo with the other RINO's. Please let someone worthy primary her |
Originally Posted By nickforney
This subforum has filled up with a bunch of worthless fudds and I feel less and less that this is any kind of community I want to be a part of.
This subforum has filled up with a bunch of worthless fudds and I feel less and less that this is any kind of community I want to be a part of.
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It's a ProPublica story so keep that in mind but Ernst is in the news again. This is probably the start of the 2026 election cycle attacks. Even the DNC knows she is vulnerable due to all of the dirty work she did for Mitch the Bitch to get and keep a leadership spot. I hope they find someone good to primary her. I am so sick and tired of holding my nose to vote saving these RINO scum who hate us, even though it is just a little less than the alternative Dem hates us. They do allude in the article how the "alleged" relationship was some of the push for the Hegseth opposition. Although most of their articles are wrong or very slanted there is a few nuggets of truth hidden in them. Iowa Sen. Ernst implicated in ethically concerning relationships with military officials |
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Originally Posted By NorthFork: It's a ProPublica story so keep that in mind but Ernst is in the news again. This is probably the start of the 2026 election cycle attacks. Even the DNC knows she is vulnerable due to all of the dirty work she did for Mitch the Bitch to get and keep a leadership spot. I hope they find someone good to primary her. I am so sick and tired of holding my nose to vote saving these RINO scum who hate us, even though it is just a little less than the alternative Dem hates us. They do allude in the article how the "alleged" relationship was some of the push for the Hegseth opposition. Although most of their articles are wrong or very slanted there is a few nuggets of truth hidden in them. Iowa Sen. Ernst implicated in ethically concerning relationships with military officials I'm sure her "pretending" to be a true R is on. Anyone know of anyone that can step up? Seems like the R's here in Iowa need a swift kick in the ass. Dumbshits here in BH County refuse to run against D's apparently. There were many D's running unopposed here. |
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It's up to County Republican Central Committees to find, fund, and run good candidates. Sometimes it's best to let them run unopposed in heavily blue districts to prevent the left from putting on a major get out the vote effort that hurts the Republican candidates in other races. When I was co-chair of the Polk County Republican Party, the chair and I were told by GOP statewide leadership to stay out of the City of Des Moines. He choose to ignore the directive and wasted a lot of money and volunteer time in the inner city State House and Senate races. That lead to John Forbes winning in a solidly Republican suburban district. He thought we had done a lot of good, but his "reach out to the other side" was a complete failure. Yet I got dressed down by "Mittins" consultants for rocking the boat. |
Dave Funk
Past President and now a Board of Directors member Iowa Firearms Coalition.
Past President and now a Board of Directors member Iowa Firearms Coalition.
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Originally Posted By F224: It's up to County Republican Central Committees to find, fund, and run good candidates. Sometimes it's best to let them run unopposed in heavily blue districts to prevent the left from putting on a major get out the vote effort that hurts the Republican candidates in other races. When I was co-chair of the Polk County Republican Party, the chair and I were told by GOP statewide leadership to stay out of the City of Des Moines. He choose to ignore the directive and wasted a lot of money and volunteer time in the inner city State House and Senate races. That lead to John Forbes winning in a solidly Republican suburban district. He thought we had done a lot of good, but his "reach out to the other side" was a complete failure. Yet I got dressed down by "Mittins" consultants for rocking the boat. Unfortunately BH County is solid blue so that makes sense unfortunately. Too many dumbshits live here and make it miserable for those of us who have brain cells. The city council and school board are all retardedly stupid and no one has enough brain cells to vote differently. |