Joni Ernst's Rebuttal to Obama Found Few Fans on Twitter

While milder headlines characterized freshman Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa as "folksy" and "affable" for her delivery of the GOP response to Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, social media like Twitter lit up with vitriolic criticisms on everything from her background to her looks.

Some contained profanity. Others were simply harsh.

One Twitter user, Sean Balkwill, wrote:

I saw the new trailer for the Stepford Wives remake. And then I realized, "Wait a minute, this is the Joni Ernst GOP response to the #SOTU."

— Sean Balkwill (@SeanBalkwill) January 21, 2015

Others described Ernst as a "demonic doll," or "dumb"  and those were mild.

@chaplinlives She's like a female version of the creepy Burger King king.

— Ginny Cox (@GinnyInPS) January 21, 2015

Even MSNBC host Ronan Farrow hit below the belt, saying Ernst’s delivery resembled an in-flight safety video.

Joni Ernst delivering response in the style of an in-flight safety video.

— Ronan Farrow (@RonanFarrow) January 21, 2015

Yahoo News offered a more polite review, noting that "from the outset of her remarks, Ernst’s message and tone conveyed moderation and affability, with a polite but firm challenge to the president to work with Republicans on issues such as tax reform, trade and job creation."

Watch the video here.

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