Pathetic: Paul Begala twists Joni Ernst's 2nd Amendment statement into call for violent revolution

Doug P. | 2:12 PM on October 23, 2014

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