Shortly after Barack Obama finished up his State of the Union address (during which he delivered the best diss song of the year), Senator Joni Ernst delivered the official GOP response with a tone as unnatural as John Boehner's tan. And of course, Twitter was all over it. We compiled some of the best reactions in between fits of laughter that brought us to the ground.
We could probably send Joni Ernst into space for a year without any supplemental oxygen and she'd be fine.
— RUSS BENGT$ON (@russbengtson) January 21, 2015
Joni Ernst just explained to america how to use the directv dvr i think
— Desus Nice (@desusnice) January 21, 2015
I think Joni Ernst did a really good job of introducing the Republican Response. When does it go live?
— Jeb Lund (@Mobute) January 21, 2015
This is actually Joni Ernst's audition tape for the Home Shopping Network.
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) January 21, 2015
I keep waiting for Joni Ernst to tell me that the exit is coming up in 500 metres
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) January 21, 2015
Joni Ernst bout to ask me to enter my zip code then press pound
— netw3rk (@netw3rk) January 21, 2015
Joni Ernst talks like she thinks I am a potato. I can understand you, TV lady!
— Brian Ries (@moneyries) January 21, 2015
Joni Ernst reading this speech like a bedtime story
— joe mande (@JoeMande) January 21, 2015
I'm Joni Ernst and I recently learned how to read a TelePrompTer.
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) January 21, 2015
source 1: joni ernst takes AA batteries. source 2: joni ernst takes AAA batteries. will get to the bottom of this.
— Rembert Browne (@rembert) January 21, 2015
Someone may have told Joni Ernst that the rebuttal is only broadcast to first-graders?
— Nicholas Thompson (@nxthompson) January 21, 2015
"Siri, please deliver a response to the State of the Union."
— Andisheh Nouraee (@andishehnouraee) January 21, 2015
#JoniErnst uses auto-tune
— scott vener (@brokemogul) January 21, 2015
Yo someone tell my GPS' voice to shut the fuck up. OBAMACARE CHANGED MY STRUGGLELANCING LIFE
— Jon (@gblyss) January 21, 2015
I feel like Jodi Ernst is going to tell me how to put my seat belt on and where the nearest exits are.
— Anthony De Rosa (@AntDeRosa) January 21, 2015
this is the worst infomercial about your life ever pic.twitter.com/4uL4iCdc8b
— Justin Block (@JBlock49) January 21, 2015
"Rather than respond to a speech, I'd like to tell you about these limited edition, 50 karat gold Eagle Beak coins..."
— Foster Kamer (@weareyourfek) January 21, 2015