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At Ernst's 'Roast and Ride' rally, DeSantis signs Bible, Pence hops on motorcycle and more
We Are Iowa ^

Posted on 06/04/2023 5:25:48 AM PDT by FarCenter

The “Roast and Ride” kicks off a busy summer campaign season heading into the state's first-in-the-nation caucuses early next year.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Amid plates of sliced pork, statement-making leather ensembles and piles of political T-shirts, eight Republican presidential hopefuls descended on Iowa to pitch themselves to voters and, in Mike Pence's case, hop on a motorcycle.

The former vice president and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis were among the White House contenders appearing at a rally at the state fairgrounds near Des Moines hosted by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst. Her annual political event, the “Roast and Ride” — a combination barbecue-rally and motorcycle ride — kicks off a busy summer campaign season heading into the state's first-in-the-nation caucuses early next year.

Former President Donald Trump, the leading GOP presidential candidate, was notably absent after spending two days in the state this past week. He has largely avoided any events that have him sharing the stage with his 2024 rivals.

(Excerpt) Read more at weareiowa.com ...


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1 posted on 06/04/2023 5:25:48 AM PDT by FarCenter
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To: FarCenter

Pence? Really? That fraud?


2 posted on 06/04/2023 5:28:22 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: Vaquero

He looked like a complete idiot in that black leather jacket...


3 posted on 06/04/2023 5:30:56 AM PDT by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
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To: FarCenter

Roast and RINO

Deep State Roasted Pork Slices

Joni castrated the wrong hawgs.


4 posted on 06/04/2023 5:35:59 AM PDT by dforest
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To: dforest

Trump believes he doesn’t have to earn your vote, so he will not show up anywhere except at rallies that feed his RINO ego.


5 posted on 06/04/2023 5:43:52 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (This is the end of the Republic....because we could not keep it.)
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To: sauropod

Are you implying Pence is not ANGELS material? Maybe you’re right, I seem to recall a Loyalty and Silence standard. Mikey might have an issue.


6 posted on 06/04/2023 5:47:26 AM PDT by Equine1952
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To: FarCenter
...DeSantis signs Bible...

Illusions of grandeur?

7 posted on 06/04/2023 5:48:54 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: Erik Latranyi

He doesn’t. He already has


8 posted on 06/04/2023 5:51:23 AM PDT by dfwright (The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left (Eccl. 10:2, NIV))
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To: FarCenter
Joni Ernst's "Roast & Ride" is apparently the GOPe/TeamRomney equivalent of Tom Harkin's "Steak Fry" that used to attract the worst of the DNC to Iowa.

Republican'ts are not known for their originality, and Iowa Republican'ts are particularly afflicted.

9 posted on 06/04/2023 5:52:10 AM PDT by niteowl77
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To: sauropod

Aw, you beat me to it.

WHY are there no pictures in the article? We busted out laughing when we saw him.


10 posted on 06/04/2023 5:53:13 AM PDT by hellinahandcart
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To: hellinahandcart

Pictures

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/picture-gallery/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2023/06/03/photos-sen-joni-ernst-roast-and-ride-fundraiser/12025984002/


11 posted on 06/04/2023 6:00:17 AM PDT by FarCenter
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To: dforest

Ha! Sounds like a real RINO-PALOOSA.


12 posted on 06/04/2023 6:04:58 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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To: hellinahandcart
WHY are there no pictures in the article?

This pic should capture the essence of his appearance.


Dukakis and the Tank

13 posted on 06/04/2023 6:06:36 AM PDT by Bounced2X (Boomer - I survived childhood with no bike helmet.)
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To: FarCenter

sounds like a GOP circus ... literally ...


14 posted on 06/04/2023 6:09:47 AM PDT by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: FarCenter

Meanwhile, Chris Crusty was trying to eat the butter cow at the Iowa State Fairgrounds…


15 posted on 06/04/2023 6:09:51 AM PDT by Skybird
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To: Erik Latranyi
Trump believes he doesn’t have to earn your vote, so he will not show up anywhere except at rallies that feed his RINO ego.

Trump has already earned my vote. Your ratpublican toads can do nothing to earn my vote. Never again.

16 posted on 06/04/2023 6:10:12 AM PDT by BlackbirdSST (Trump or Bust! Long live the Republic.)
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To: Jane Long
Ha! Sounds like a real RINO-PALOOSA.

I looked through all of the pics @ the link posted above. The crowd for the RINO-PALOOSA may have topped off at 100 or so.

17 posted on 06/04/2023 6:20:06 AM PDT by BlackbirdSST (Trump or Bust! Long live the Republic.)
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To: FarCenter

The Iowa caucuses are nothing more than a honey trap to perpetuate the ethanol industry. It has been very successful in that sense. As far as culling the Presidential field, not so much. Many of us tired decades ago of the incessant, stupid adverts we’re bombarded with for months on end. Worse, it all restarts almost as soon as an election is over. Besides corn growers the big winners are the media. The red-rag Des Moines Register wouldn’t exist without them. They’re so stupid they contributed to the demise of the democrat first in the nation caucus. Now they have to count on the GOP to keep them afloat. The world truly is wacky.


18 posted on 06/04/2023 6:22:49 AM PDT by Paraclete
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To: dfwright

Trump won’t get my vote.
I’m of course speaking for myself. I suggest you do the same.


19 posted on 06/04/2023 6:25:07 AM PDT by Artemis Webb (Be kind to each other, unless the other guy is a dumbass.)
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To: GingisK

The Trump organization is actually selling Bibles that have been modified to include documents that aren’t scripture. Talk a about “Illusions of grandeur” you must be outraged.

https://wethepeoplebible.com/


20 posted on 06/04/2023 6:31:03 AM PDT by Golden Eagle (Ultra Conservative)
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