Don't look now, but Sen. Joni Ernst already topped Obama's SOTU with THIS kick-ass move [photo]

What is loved? Well, as Twitchy readers know, Sen. Joni Ernst was tapped to give the GOP response to President Obama’s State of the Union address tonight. She topped said address before it even started with this awesome move:

Check out the shoes Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is wearing tonight for her State of the Union rebuttal. #sotu pic.twitter.com/rMCzcg4mxO

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) January 21, 2015

Tonight's choice of shoes for Sen. Joni Ernst, first female combat veteran in Senate who's giving GOP rebuttal pic.twitter.com/Fv7r2HWtcn

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) January 21, 2015

So, so awesome.

Nice! MT @JenniferJJacobs: Check out the shoes Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is wearing tonight for her #SOTU rebuttal. pic.twitter.com/9DzbQgo7dB

— Katherine Cresto (@kcresto) January 21, 2015

Here comes a buzzkill:

@seungminkim @errollouis Completely irrelevant. Do we ever see the shoes the men are wearing??? I want to hear what she says. #radio

— Bonnie J Preston (@antipandemonium) January 21, 2015

Sigh. Maybe she should have a chat with the actually jackass-y Luke Russert.

Tan suit meets tan shoes @seungminkim: Tonight's choice of shoes for Sen. Ernst, 1st female combat veteran in Senate pic.twitter.com/G0b13yUwIf”

— Steve Goldstein (@MKTWgoldstein) January 21, 2015

No contest. Ernst: 1, Obama: 0

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