Kristi Nope

[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."