Discourse Blog

Discourse Blog

Share this post

Discourse Blog
Discourse Blog
What's Up With Chuck Grassley's Big Corn
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

What's Up With Chuck Grassley's Big Corn

I have some questions.

Rafi Schwartz's avatar
Rafi Schwartz
Jul 05, 2022
∙ Paid
18

Share this post

Discourse Blog
Discourse Blog
What's Up With Chuck Grassley's Big Corn
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
12
Share

Having spent much of my Midwestern childhood driving through — and occasionally, unfortunately, stopping in — Iowa, I know firsthand how seriously the Hawkeye state takes its corn. It is, I would venture to say, Iowa’s defining characteristic. And, frankly, good for them. Who doesn’t love a good ear of corn now and again?

What baffles me, however, is this series of tweets from Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, boasting about his big tall mutant stalks. Here’s Tweet one, posted on July 3rd, featuring the octogenarian lawmaker posing triumphantly in his own personal field of dreams.

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Discourse Blog to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Discourse Blog Inc.
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More