In 2012, Iowa Senate candidate Joni Ernst told an audience that she carries a gun to protect her family and her rights should the government ever try to take them away.
Paul Begala (and others) are now framing Ernst’s quote to mean that she supports violent revolution against the U.S. government, including police and soldiers:
I bet I own more guns than @joniernst. Anyone who would use them against law enforcement or our military is a traitor http://t.co/2qZ5vu8Lzo
— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) October 23, 2014
That’s not what Ernst was talking about and Begala knows it, but hey, there’s an election coming up and Dem desperation is high.
“Exactly what circumstances would justify you shooting a police officer or a soldier in the head?” @ed_kilgore http://t.co/EKWDS783LG
— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) October 23, 2014
Others took that ball from Begala and ran with it:
@PaulBegala @joniernst Talk of violent revolution against our gov. from a U.S. senate candidate should be immediately disqualifying.
— Stop the Trump/Putin/GOP fascist cult (@we_are_toast) October 23, 2014
@PaulBegala @joniernst Please Iowa voters stop this crazy lady from going to our Senate. We already have a real gun problem.
— Gwen Lewis-Rouse (@lynrouse1) October 23, 2014
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@PaulBegala Exactly. Democrats are not against guns per se. We are against the way they are often used. I know many Democratic hunters.
— Kreg Hunter (@KregHunter) October 23, 2014
@valluga29 @lynrouse1 @PaulBegala @joniernst she an idiot! All women in the GOP ARE IDIOTS FOR BEING IN THE ALL MEN'S CLUB!
— GERARD DAVID JR (@gerardjrs) October 23, 2014
If Ernst were actually supporting violent revolution against the U.S. government she’d be kind of stupid for trying to get elected to the Senate, wouldn’t she?
https://twitter.com/jtinfo/status/525330196019564545
https://twitter.com/jtinfo/status/525340188806234112
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