Kristi Nope

[Doctor Phibes]

@George-K said in Kristi Nope:

Noem book dogged by new claims of inaccuracies

“Through my tenure on the House Armed Services Committee,” Noem wrote, “I had the chance to travel to many countries to meet with world leaders. I remember when I met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. I’m sure he underestimated me, having no clue about my experience staring down little tyrants (I’d been a children’s pastor, after all).”

I wonder what they had for lunch

[George K]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Kristi Nope:

I wonder what they had for lunch

LOL

[Renauda]

@Doctor-Phibes

I wonder what they had for lunch

Probably puppy.

[taiwan_girl]

Dog meat is supposed to be a good winter food. I guess it depends on when she visited. LOL

[Mik]

@George-K said in Kristi Nope:

I’m sure he underestimated me, having no clue about my experience staring down little tyrants (I’d been a children’s pastor, after all).”

So I guess she has stared down nuclear families, if not countries.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Mik said in Kristi Nope:

@George-K said in Kristi Nope:

I’m sure he underestimated me, having no clue about my experience staring down little tyrants (I’d been a children’s pastor, after all).”

So I guess she has stared down nuclear families, if not countries.

She's probably terrorized a whole bunch of badly-behaved 8 years olds during her days at Sunday school. Maybe she is qualified to run as Trump's second after all. And we all know how much he likes his Biblical teachings.

[Jolly]

If I was your wife, I'd whack you with a rolling pin. Hard.

[jon-nyc]

[Jolly]

Eating a lemon pie and shooting a bad dog that bites people are two different things.

I don't approve of how she did things, but in the real world, country people can and do kill animals. I put two rounds of buckshot into one of my barn toms, because he whipped one of my favorite young cats.

The governor was an idiot for publicizing the incident. Until I know a bit more, I'm not going to say she was an idiot for shooting the dog.

[jon-nyc]

Best line yet about the political miscalculation:

Trust me: If there were any advantage to career advancement in the GOP by killing puppies, Elise Stefanik would have blown up a kennel long ago.

[bachophile]

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/03/us/politics/kristi-noem-book-kim-jong-un.html

“I remember when I met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. I’m sure he underestimated me, having no clue about my experience staring down little tyrants (I’d been a children’s pastor, after all). Dealing with foreign leaders takes resolve, preparation, and determination.”

enough about the dog...turns out she also described a meeting with kim jong un which apparently never took place. so how much of this book is her, and how much is ghost writing, where the ghost writer is giving a "situation" and sort of makes up dialogue, later to find out the "situation" didnt happen

[George K]

[jon-nyc]

@George-K

Hilarious

[George K]

"Kristi Noem is the Michael Vick of Sarah Palins."

[George K]

Sigh. She continues to double down. She said the Biden's dogs attacked 23 secret service agents, and perhaps they should have been put down.

And, I know I shouldn't but ... Isn't she looking a bit..."trampy" these days?

[Mik]

@George-K Yes, it's in her book that her first act as VP would be to shoot Biden's dog. How tone deaf can you be.

[George K]

Of course she did...

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/06/kristi-noem-south-dakota-nra-lapierre

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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) pitched herself for a top NRA job as early as last fall, two sources told Axios.

Why it matters: Noem offered to step down early as governor for the role, according to a person familiar with her conversation with former NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre.

• Late last fall, Noem called LaPierre to advocate to be the next executive vice president or CEO of the gun lobby.
• Noem is now in a heated PR cycle over passages in her book about shooting her dog and meeting with Kim Jong Un.

The big picture: Noem has long been aligned with the NRA, signing an executive order during its annual conference last year.

• Her name came up in very senior NRA circles immediately after LaPierre resigned in January, according to a source familiar.
• LaPierre has little official control over who will be tapped as his successor, but the 76-person board, stocked with many people he nominated, will vote to determine who obtains the position.

Zoom in: Noem was previously seen as a potential contender to be Trump's running mate. She has vehemently defended her decision to shoot her dog, Cricket, arguing the 14-month-old animal was dangerous and untrainable.

• When pressed on the supposed Kim Jong Un meeting, Noem refused to provide a definitive answer but said the book would be changed.

The other side: A spokesperson for Noem "unequivocally" denied that the governor had a conversation with LaPierre.

• "She loves her job as Governor of South Dakota," Ian Fury told Axios.
• LaPierre, through his lawyer Kent Correll, declined to comment.

[Doctor Phibes]

@George-K said in Kristi Nope:

Of course she did...

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/06/kristi-noem-south-dakota-nra-lapierre

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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) pitched herself for a top NRA job as early as last fall, two sources told Axios.

Who needs the Babylon Bee, or even SNL, when we have "reality"?

[George K]

Trey Gowdy: "The loser of the week is the Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota whose chances for becoming Governor have fallen deep into a gravel pit."