The Republican 2016 field visited Iowa this weekend to court the king — Steve King that is. The cantaloupe-conspiracy theorist, and right wing svengali of today’s Republican Party, was in fine form — jabbing Jeb Bush on immigration and comparing immigrants to Santa Ana’s army.
Picking up where King left off were the GOP’s White House aspirants. From Bobby Jindal’s defense of discriminatory RFRA laws to Scott Walker touting his anti-worker agenda as a qualification for the presidency, the day was chock-full of red meat.
It’s official, the race to the right is on.
Jeb Bush
Said answer to Megyn Kelly on Iraq was “a great answer”: YouTube
Struggling with Common Core: YouTube
Would let Renewable Fuel Standard expire: YouTube
Proud of failed president and brother George W.: YouTube
Opposed to DACA and DAPA: YouTube
Wants…more mercury in the air (?): YouTube
Scott Walker
Listing his “accomplishments”: YouTube
Rand Paul
Taking a shot at Jeb Bush on the Iraq war: YouTube
Bobby Jindal
Defending RFRA and comparing ISIS to threats against religious liberty: YouTube
Rick Santorum
Supporting 10,000 ground troops to fight ISIS: YouTube
Lindsey Graham
Calling for residual troops in Afghanistan: YouTube
Ben Carson
Talking about EMPs: YouTube
Steve King
Taking shot at Jeb Bush: YouTube
Comparing immigrants to Santa Ana’s army: YouTube
Wanting the rule of law, not Sharia Law: YouTube
“You cannot rebuild your culture with somebody else’s children”: YouTube
Chuck Grassley
Earth to Jeb: stating the importance of the Iowa straw poll: YouTube
Published: May 18, 2015