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Palin praises Ernst as ‘pistol packin’ Harley rider’ who’ll shake up status quo (AUDIO)

April 27, 2014 By O. Kay Henderson

Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was in Iowa this afternoon to deliver her endorsement of U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst in person.

“She’s going to set ’em straight,” Palin said. “She’s a soldier. She’s a hard-working farmer. She’s a pistol-packin’ Harley rider.”

Ernst is one of five Republicans vying for the GOP’s U.S. Senate nomination and Palin announced a month ago that Ernst was her choice. Palin told the crowd gathered in West Des Moines that Ernst would not be “co-opted” by the special interests in D.C. and she urged Ernst supporters to go out and “brag her up.”

“Time is short. We don’t need a whole lot of touchy-feely, compassionate, ‘kumbayah’ singing around the campfire when it comes to these campaigns,” Palin said. “We need the fighters. We need you all to fight for the right folks that we need in D.C.”

Joni Ernst and Sarah Palin. (L-R)

Joni Ernst and Sarah Palin. (L-R)

The newly-decorated Ernst campaign vehicle was parked outside the building where today’s event was held. It features the phrase: “Honk if you want to make D-C squeal,” continuing the theme of a campaign ad in which Ernst talks about castrating pigs as a farm girl.

“Coolest campaign bus in the nation. I think it’s gorgeous and it says it all, about castrating those hogs, you know…That ad that she put out, right. That right there,” Palin said, snapping her fingers. “I mean, it got people’s attention because it’s like: ‘Whoa! Nobody’s going to push her around.'”

Ernst thanked Palin for the endorsement, saying she’d be honored to be the first woman Iowa elected to the U.S. congress.

Sunday’s event was organized by ShePAC, a political action committee formed in 2012 to help elect conservative Republican women.

AUDIO of Palin & Ernst, 33:00

Photos courtesy of the Ernst campaign.

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