Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) delivered a characteristically colorful speech at the Nebraska Steak Fry on Sunday, telling an audience of roughly 800 Republicans at the Cass County Fairgrounds that he loves Nebraska “better than sex.”
Kennedy, 74, a second-term senator, was in the state to campaign for Sen. Pete Ricketts ahead of November’s midterm elections. The event, held annually, featured steak, potatoes, cornbread and peach cobbler for the crowd.
The senator opened with comparisons between his home state and Nebraska, focusing on food and local wildlife.
“Now, there are differences between Louisiana and Nebraska. We eat things that you would call an exterminator for to get out of your backyard,” Kennedy said. “When you pass a ditch here in Nebraska, you look at it and go, ‘Oh, there’s a ditch.’ In Louisiana, we see dinner. So I want you to come visit my state. We have the best food in the world, so long as you don’t ask too many questions.”
He then turned his humor toward his hosts.
“I’m here for one reason aside from the fact that I love Nebraska. I shouldn’t say this, but I love Nebraska better than sex,” Kennedy said, drawing laughter from the crowd. “Not really, OK, but I love Nebraska. But that’s not why I’m here. I’m here for Pete Ricketts. I’m not here to be against something, even though I’ll talk about it in a minute. I’m here for something. I’m here for Pete Ricketts.”
After the jokes, Kennedy shifted to a more serious message about the stakes of the upcoming election.
“All of the good work we’re doing in DC is at risk because the DC Democrats have lost their minds,” he said, according to the Omaha World-Herald.
Kennedy warned of what he called the “truly radical ideology” of Democratic Socialists and argued that Ricketts’ opponent, registered nonpartisan candidate Dan Osborn, would effectively govern as a far-left Democrat if elected.
The senator also predicted that President Trump would get the United States out of Iran within six months, which he said would lead to lower gas prices and reduced inflation for Americans.
Kennedy closed with praise for Nebraska’s agricultural sector, telling the crowd, “Without farmers, you’d be hungry. You’d be naked. You’d be sober.”
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