Kristi Nope

[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."

[George K]

Confirmed. 59-34

[LuFins Dad]

Interesting…

[Horace]

Trump's batting 1000 so far. Nice. I don't really understand why Gabbard is so controversial, but I've heard she's got the longest shot.

[LuFins Dad]

The Democrats that voted yea were John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan, Jeanne Shaheen, Tim Kaine, Andy Kim, Gary Peters, and Elissa Slotkin.

[Renauda]

@Horace said in Kristi Nope:

Trump's batting 1000 so far. Nice. I don't really understand why Gabbard is so controversial, but I've heard she's got the longest shot.

You know my studied opinion on the matter.

Not that my opinion, or anyone else’s here, is of any consequence.

[LuFins Dad]

I see Fetterman and Peters breaking with the party stance. But I don’t see the rest. Kaine, especially. It will be interesting to see where some of these other votes land.

[LuFins Dad]

I think the Kennedy and Kash picks will be the toughest sell.

[Jolly]

Kennedy Noem is interesting. Has her mother's good looks, a polysci degree and worked on her mother's campaign.

Could have been a college athlete, but an old injury made her quit her freshman year...She had broken her back in high school playing basketball.

[Horace]

@Renauda said in Kristi Nope:

@Horace said in Kristi Nope:

Trump's batting 1000 so far. Nice. I don't really understand why Gabbard is so controversial, but I've heard she's got the longest shot.

You know my studied opinion on the matter.

Not that my opinion, or anyone else’s here, is of any consequence.

I may have forgotten, so feel free to reiterate if you'd like.

[Renauda]

@Horace

No, you are free to look it up. Not difficult to search.

[Horace]

@Renauda I did a search and gathered that you used to have some respect for her (considering her the most credible Dem presidential candidate in 2020), but more recently you've reconsidered over something about her opinions about Russia/Ukraine.

[Renauda]

@Horace

Good for you. And yes my opinion of Gabbard did change, in fact irretrievably so, and not only about that which you mention.