$460,000 will buy a fuckload of breadbags –>
https://t.co/2JIfwLKhr9
— Billmon (@billmon1) January 21, 2015
From the District Sentinel post:
Amid a fledgling primary campaign, rural Iowa state lawmaker Joni Ernst crafted a quirky hardscrabble persona that propelled her to both the forefront of the race and, eventually, the United States Senate. In a 30-second spot that gained attention for its employment of hog castration imagery, Sen. Ernst (R-Iowa) claimed that her farmer parents “taught us to live within our means” and said that “it’s time to force Washington to do the same.” …
The truth about her family’s farm roots and living within one’s means, however, is more complex. Relatives of Ernst (née: Culver), based in Red Oak, Iowa (population: 5,568) have received over $460,000 in farm subsidies between 1995 and 2009. Ernst’s father, Richard Culver, was given $14,705 in conservation payments and $23,690 in commodity subsidies by the federal government–with all but twelve dollars allocated for corn support. Richard’s brother, Dallas Culver, benefited from $367,141 in federal agricultural aid, with over $250,000 geared toward corn subsidies. And the brothers’ late grandfather Harold Culver received $57,479 from Washington—again, mostly corn subsidies—between 1995 and 2001…
Sen. Ernst’s family’s financial interest notably came up once during her campaign. In October, Salon reported that Richard’s construction company was awarded $215,665 in contracts from the Montgomery County government in 2009 and 2010, while Ernst was the body’s auditor. The bids won by Culver included Federal Emergency Management Agency projects worth $204,794…
Joni Ernst totally ripped off her bread bag anecdote from The Simpsons http://t.co/cSN1JXc3QU pic.twitter.com/IjYJdMlh8E
— Adam Blickstein (@AdamBlickstein) January 21, 2015
Skinner: People, these are all good ideas.
Marge: No they’re not, they’re TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE ideas.
Skinner: You’re right. It’s hopeless.
ETA: Via commentor LAMH36…
"Let me start over" https://t.co/nn6RMiD0ft
— Katherine Miller (@katherinemiller) January 21, 2015
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