They aren't mutually exclusive. I'm pro life AND find shooting a dog even on a farm somewhat distasteful of a thought. I breed and train dogs and in my experience it seems kind of a lazy and unnecessary solution, but more that that, the political calculus to make that story public and lean on it shows bad political judgement.

MouthBQ98 said:

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They aren't mutually exclusive. I'm pro life AND find shooting a dog even on a farm somewhat distasteful of a thought. I breed and train dogs and in my experience it seems kind of a lazy and unnecessary solution, but more that that, the political calculus to make that story public and lean on it shows bad political judgement.

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I find breeding dogs distasteful so I guess it is what it is. I have zero qualms about eliminating a dog (or an creature for that matter) who poses a threat to humans.

I for one am glad this idiocy came out BEFORE she could plausibly have been picked for the VP slot.

I have serious doubts about the accuracy of the threat level, in personal experience. My suspicion is it was highly exaggerated.

I think the North Korean dictator meeting statement was worse. It's an outright lie about a verifiable piece of information which shows poor judgment and contempt for the audience.

If you're going to let someone ghost write a book, you better proofread it and truly sign off on it at least.

Well then, I guess that was an intentional inclusion. Wow.

As an overt narcissist Trump tends to lie about himself and be truthful about the world as he sees it. Now, many politicians are some form of covert narcissists. Sadly most good people wouldn't deal with the garbage of being a politician. The amount of negative Trump has absorbed is astounding, I would have folded and went home. He is a fighter that loves this country and takes it personally when the USA is ripped off by other countries and our own crony politicians.

to be honest, I don’t blame him pic.twitter.com/2kchZOxr5M

— Jessica O’Donnell 🏈 (@heckyessica) May 6, 2024

Can't trust politicians that go on book tours.

She was on CBS again this morning not looking any better.

Did Kristi try and gain some traction by making her face look like Melania?

Is Kristi trying to take the shape of whatever container she's poured in?

Is this the best America has got?

wow she is awful

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bobbranco said:

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It was a dog. Anybody criticizing her are beyond stupid.

She would be hoisted on the tallest pedestal if she revealed she aborted 4 babies to go into politics.

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If she was a democrat, you would be the first one making fun of her and piling on.

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I care alot more about the fact she was having an extra-marital affair on her husband and family with sleaze CORY LEWANDOWSKI

but conservative!

No you don't

Dan Scott said:

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Can't trust politicians that go on book tours.

She was on CBS again this morning not looking any better.

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If she thought it was going to be any easier on her this morning than it was yesterday, then she's too ****ing stupid to be elected to office.

Oh...and she's *****ing about "fAkE NeWs" who keep interrupting her while she's peddling her book full of...(checks notes)...FAKE NEWS

Commence obligatory MAGA whiny victimhood sequence … pic.twitter.com/V2zSVtlWuP

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 5, 2024

Im Gipper said:

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I don't know if she was ever a legit contender for VP, but this book crushed any chance she had.

I've seen plenty of conservatives disagree on the dog incident, but did she really think no one would check to see if she met Kim?

She's not a Democrat. Truth still matters to most on the right, and she should have known media would look to hurt her.

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why can't she just admit and say:

"you know I made a mistake in my recollection when I met with the South Korean leader instead"

to just repeat a talking point three times is ridiculous.

Space-Tech said:

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This is the fundamental difference between Democrats and Republicans.

If she were Democrat, it'd be universal condemnation, none of these weird half-assed excuses of straight-up murdering a dog.

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1. A lot of people here grew up on or around a farm. It's not weird. That's what farmers do to dogs. You don't live in reality.

2. Dems make excuses for all of their corrupt, and evil politicians just as much if not more so.

3. Lots of people are not defending her.

How is it possible you are wrong about everything?

LMCane said:

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Im Gipper said:

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I don't know if she was ever a legit contender for VP, but this book crushed any chance she had.

I've seen plenty of conservatives disagree on the dog incident, but did she really think no one would check to see if she met Kim?

She's not a Democrat. Truth still matters to most on the right, and she should have known media would look to hurt her.

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why can't she just admit and say:

"you know I made a mistake in my recollection when I met with the South Korean leader instead"

to just repeat a talking point three times is ridiculous.

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Lucky she wasn't a Democrat because the hostess would have sat in her lap and caressed her.

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She's a good governor for South Dakota. She may even become a good Senator for South Dakota.

But any national political aspirations beyond Senator are gone.

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eh, she was a middling governor of a conservative state.

she fought her own conservative legislature on LGBTQ and even some COVID issues.

Because if she did that, she would then be in a position of having to defend that 1) she is a complete idiot, because she read her book on tape and did not correct the mistake or 2) she is a bold faced liar.

How come the hot ones are always crazy?

This is looking more and more like 4D chess.

Have Noem look like an idiot so everyone is thrilled with whomever Trump picks as Vice President

And how is her staff still letting her do all these interviews and keep looking ridiculous?! Do they hate her? You aren’t going to talk about your meetings with world leaders?! You just lied about meeting one and staring him down in your book! This is painful to watch.

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) May 7, 2024

Fireman said:

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How come the hot ones are always crazy?

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In her case, I think it's because she ain't hot.

MouthBQ98 said:

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They aren't mutually exclusive. I'm pro life AND find shooting a dog even on a farm somewhat distasteful of a thought. I breed and train dogs and in my experience it seems kind of a lazy and unnecessary solution, but more that that, the political calculus to make that story public and lean on it shows bad political judgement.

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worse judgement was Noem having an extramarital affair with a senior Trump staffer, then lying about meeting Kim Jung Un and acting like she is a bad@ss..

LMCane said:

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MouthBQ98 said:

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They aren't mutually exclusive. I'm pro life AND find shooting a dog even on a farm somewhat distasteful of a thought. I breed and train dogs and in my experience it seems kind of a lazy and unnecessary solution, but more that that, the political calculus to make that story public and lean on it shows bad political judgement.

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worse judgement was Noem having an extramarital affair with a senior Trump staffer, then lying about meeting Kim Jung Un and acting like she is a bad@ss..

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And c-o-n-t-i-n-u-i-n-g to double down on her bull**** answer, "I'm not going to talk about my discussions blah blah blah".

Look idiot, the whole country...red AND blue...knows you're full of **** on this deal. You had numerous opportunities to catch the "error"...including when YOU READ IT OUT LOUD WHEN VOICING YOUR AUDIBOOK...and you didn't do dick about it.

Do yourself and the rest of the country a favor; Cancel the remaining media obligations you have booked and slink in to the background and let some of this stuff die down before you even think about opening your mouth in front of a camera again...and even then, think strongly about whether or not it's a good idea.

She was just on Varney and Company and got into a terse exchange with Varney

He is not a conservative but not a tough interview either. Really gave her an opportunity to put a more positive spin on things and she wasn't having it

Sigh

BMX Bandit said:

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This is looking more and more like 4D chess.

Have Noem look like an idiot so everyone is thrilled with whomever Trump picks as Vice President

And how is her staff still letting her do all these interviews and keep looking ridiculous?! Do they hate her? You aren’t going to talk about your meetings with world leaders?! You just lied about meeting one and staring him down in your book! This is painful to watch.

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) May 7, 2024

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Are you thinking Trump, or his people reached out to her and told her to look horrible in the public eye so that his real pick (not her) will be received better by his base?

Her book team apparently tried to nix the dog story a couple of years ago but she insisted it be included

Brilliant

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/05/06/kristi-noem-dog-killing-story-00156290

On the other controversy, this story gives more credence to she's an idiot, rather than just a liar.

Stat Monitor Repairman said:

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Did Kristi try and gain some traction by making her face look like Melania?

Is Kristi trying to take the shape of whatever container she's poured in?

Is this the best America has got?

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Have you seen the American people? We get the government we deserve.

What a train wreck.

And I was a big fan. But this is just incompetence.

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