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Any way the wind blows …

Iowa Congressman Steve King has never been one who claims to be politically correct.

Not so long ago,  on TV talk shows he tested his theory that non-whites have contributed diddly to society.

The blues alone would be enough of a contribution for me, but there’s  no need go into what people of color have accomplished, created, achieved and contributed to our every day lives.

King also defended having a miniature Confederate Flag on his desk in DC. He appeared to be was pleased with citing First Amendment rights. Isn’t it amazing how important knowledge of the Constitution becomes when defending yourself for being a douche?

King Confederate flagThe list of King’s dumbassery is long. Just click here to have a look at some of it. It’s worth your time.

Here’s just a taste.

“For everyone who’s a valedictorian, there’s another 100 out there that weigh 130 pounds and they’ve got calves the size of cantaloupes because they’re hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert.”

But like most politicians, King is smart enough to wet a finger and stick it in the air from time to time to check which way the wind is blowing. He did that just recently and the wind told him that his boy, Comrade Trump, has just a 1-point lead over Hillary Clinton in a state that is normally colored Deep Red.

With that in mind and running for reelection, King spoke on the stump Thursday at the Iowa State Fair and said something very revealing. While he peppered the talk with praise for The Donald, King made a surprising remark about Hillary Clinton being someone he could work with.

We’ve sent in the clowns

 

Your snowball, good luck.
Your snowball, good luck.

Apologies to Judy Collins not simply for the bastardization of her song title, but also for the subject I’m applying it to today. Namely, one of the newly elected howler monkeys senators from the dumpster fire that is the Tea Party wing of God’s Own Party, the modern day GOP.

Here we meet noted hog botherer, Joni Ernst (R-Dumbfuckistan). That should have read Iowa, but really Iowa WTF?

Joni first attracted attention to her campaign when in an effort to explain to supporters her stand on government spending, she said, that because she had castrated hogs during her youth, she knew how to cut pork. One can only assume she choose to express herself in a language they would understand.

Anyway, Joni also opposes the debunked right wing myth of the UN’s agenda 21. She is soft on voter suppression. Feels strongly that raising the minimum wage will not improve the economy. Voted against Medicaid expansion in Iowa and she is open to privatizing social security.

There is more of course and most of it equally distressing. However, I did find one ray of sunshine and a possible explanation for that sordid pile of bullshit boiler plate GOP policy stands. Seems Joni did vote to legalize medical cannabis oil.

I’d like to think those other policy positions are the result of her being high and not handling her shit as well as she once handled hog testicles. Either way, I don’t see the public good being served by her any better than the hogs came out from their interaction.
image Don’t bother they’re here.