NOEM;NOT PRO-LIFE
'Who kills a puppy?' CNN panel blasts Kristi Noem's murderous streak
YOU TRAIN PUPPIES NOT SHOOT THEM
David Edwards
April 28, 2024
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CNN contributors blasted South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), who reportedly shot a 14-month-old puppy to death.
"This is something that she wrote in her book that she killed a 14-month-old puppy and a goat on her family farm," CNN's Dana Bash said Sunday. "And three horses, she said it wasn't a pleasant job, but it had to be done, and after it was over, I realized another unpleasant job needed to be done, and then she went on to talk about her goat."
CNN's Ana Navarro said she thought the story was "made up" when she first heard it.
"Because number one, I couldn't believe somebody would do that, kill a puppy," Ana Navarro remarked. "Who kills a puppy? And then admit to it. And then write about it in her memoir?"
"I mean, is it something that she thinks is so normal that you actually write about it?" she said. "I'm old enough to remember when Mitt Romney got the bejesus beat out of him because he tied a dog to the car."
Contributor S. E. Cupp, who said she used dogs to hunt, agreed with Navarro.
"There are 592 other things you can do with a dog that won't hunt besides kill it in front of your kid and construction workers," Cupp opined. "Remember Joni Ernst was talking about castrating pigs when she came in, was running for Senate. Like it's a thing some women feel like they have to do. This does not land."
"My publisher would say, S.E., I cannot, in good consciousness, let you keep this in the book," she added. "It is awful. Maybe she's auditioning for Cruella de Vil."
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Travis Gettys
April 29, 2024
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was indulging in Donald Trump's "fetish" for brutality by confessing to gunning down her family's puppy for misbehavior, according to anti-Trump conservative Charlie Sykes.
The Republican governor who has been considered a frontrunner to become the former president's running mate, and both Sykes and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough agreed Noem was pitching herself to Trump by revealing that she had fatally shot the 14-month-old pup for ruining a pheasant hunt and killing a neighbor's chickens.
"It's the confessional aspect, the confessional aspect was done as a political pose: 'I'm tough, I'm mean, I'm an S.O.B. and I would even kill a little puppy if it's in my way,'" Scarborough said. "That's the sickest part of this. Donald Trump's Republican Party and the grotesque, the grotesqueness of the conservative movement's, the violent wing, this is where they go. This is virtue signaling for Republicans. Virtue signaling – 'I shot in cold blood a puppy in a gravel pit.'"
Sykes was astonished by Noem's admission to killing the dog, but he said her confession was revealing in other ways.
"I think that is the most extraordinary part about all of this [is] that she thought this would be a plus for her," Sykes said. "Look, this book is a campaign book. It is a resume to be Donald Trump's vice president. She thought it was a good idea, let's include this story. Let's tell this story about myself, how I took this puppy and shot him in the gravel pit. Why should we have done this? The obvious explanation is she thought that Donald Trump would like it. She thought that this would be a net positive. I can imagine her buddy Corey Lewandowski saying, 'No, put it in, Kristi, because Donald Trump wants people who are willing to do the tough, dirty, nasty things that are necessary,' and she did. Now, obviously, it's blown up in her face because even in our -- even on Earth 2.0, killing puppies is a net negative. I suppose one of the good things is we haven't seen MAGA world come out in defense of puppy killing. Of course, we've seen them come out in favor of a lot of things, but this does say a lot. Kristi Noem put this in the book and did not think it would be a net negative in the mind of Donald Trump."
"I do think that this is just, you know -- and why would she have thought that?" Sykes added. "Well, because increasingly, brutality is the point – not just cruelty but brutality. Donald Trump has a fetish for this. He talks about shooting shoplifters, extrajudicial murders of drug dealers. He said, how can you make the border defense as vicious as possible? Can we put razors on it? He tells stories about shooting prisoners of war with bullets tipped in pig blood. Obviously, there are people in Trump's orbit who thinks that this is the kind of thing that might induce him to think, she's a killer, tough, exactly the person who is willing to do the courageous things that need to be done."
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'You can’t shoot your dog and then be VP:’ Dems, GOP bash Kristi Noem over memoir
Story by Gregory Svirnovskiy •
“We love animals, but tough decisions like this happen all the time on a farm,” South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem tweeted after the story had already gone viral.© Jeff Dean/AP
Both Democrats and Republicans are piling on after South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem revealed in her upcoming memoir that she shot and killed her 14-month-old puppy named Cricket because of the dog’s alleged misbehavior.
The mother of three and former congress member has seen her political caché skyrocket in recent years and was reportedly a top contender to become Donald Trump’s 2024 running mate. But as the gruesome tale, first reported by The Guardian’s Martin Pengelly, picked up steam on Friday, so did questions about Noem’s vice presidential chances.
In her new memoir, Noem writes that she unsuccessfully tried to channel Cricket’s puppy energy into hunting pheasant. Instead, Cricket went “out of her mind with excitement, chasing all those birds and having the time of her life.” On the way home from hunting, Noem writes, the dog escaped her truck and attacked a local family’s chickens, behaving “like an untrainable assassin.”
Noem says she led the wirehaired pointer to a gravel pit and ended its life.
“We love animals, but tough decisions like this happen all the time on a farm,” Noem tweeted after the story had already gone viral.
According to The Guardian, Noem relayed the grisly story to illustrate her willingness to do “difficult, messy and ugly” things when necessary. Instead, the story has prompted pushback from Republicans and Democrats alike.
“Post a picture with your dog that doesn’t involve shooting them and throwing them in a gravel pit,” Minnesota Governor Tim Walz wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Alongside it was a picture of Walz feeding his dog a treat.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy also responded with pictures of their beloved pets.
“Ready for the weekend,” quipped the Biden-Harris campaign account, alongside pictures of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris happily playing with their dogs.
“ACT NOW!” Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) wrote on X alongside an informercial-style video in memorium for Cricket. ”For just $.10 a day you can help us save a puppy from Kristi Noem.”
MAGA media personality and Trump ally Laura Loomer offered even harsher criticism, saying the ugly chapter was disqualifying for Noem’s vice presidential chances.
“She can’t be VP now,” Loomer tweeted. “You can’t shoot your dog and then be VP.”
Meanwhile, the Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump PAC founded by former Republican Party members, posted a video of its own, complete with a hashtag, #Justice4Cricket.
“Dog owners know our furry friends can be a lot to keep up with. But when those tough moments come, you have options,” the video said. “Shooting your dog in the face should not be one of them. And if you do happen to shoot your dog in the face, please, don’t write about it in your autobiography.”
Florida Governor and former Trump rival for the Republican presidential nomination Ron DeSantis pitched in with a call to action — and a dig at the southern border crisis.
“Essentia is a lab/shepherd mix who was rescued from the southern border, where the border crisis affects everyone — even our canine friends,” DeSantis tweeted. “Please consider giving Essentia a great home by adopting her from Big Dog Ranch Rescue.”
Story by Gregory Svirnovskiy •
“We love animals, but tough decisions like this happen all the time on a farm,” South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem tweeted after the story had already gone viral.© Jeff Dean/AP
Both Democrats and Republicans are piling on after South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem revealed in her upcoming memoir that she shot and killed her 14-month-old puppy named Cricket because of the dog’s alleged misbehavior.
The mother of three and former congress member has seen her political caché skyrocket in recent years and was reportedly a top contender to become Donald Trump’s 2024 running mate. But as the gruesome tale, first reported by The Guardian’s Martin Pengelly, picked up steam on Friday, so did questions about Noem’s vice presidential chances.
In her new memoir, Noem writes that she unsuccessfully tried to channel Cricket’s puppy energy into hunting pheasant. Instead, Cricket went “out of her mind with excitement, chasing all those birds and having the time of her life.” On the way home from hunting, Noem writes, the dog escaped her truck and attacked a local family’s chickens, behaving “like an untrainable assassin.”
Noem says she led the wirehaired pointer to a gravel pit and ended its life.
“We love animals, but tough decisions like this happen all the time on a farm,” Noem tweeted after the story had already gone viral.
According to The Guardian, Noem relayed the grisly story to illustrate her willingness to do “difficult, messy and ugly” things when necessary. Instead, the story has prompted pushback from Republicans and Democrats alike.
“Post a picture with your dog that doesn’t involve shooting them and throwing them in a gravel pit,” Minnesota Governor Tim Walz wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Alongside it was a picture of Walz feeding his dog a treat.
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy also responded with pictures of their beloved pets.
“Ready for the weekend,” quipped the Biden-Harris campaign account, alongside pictures of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris happily playing with their dogs.
“ACT NOW!” Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) wrote on X alongside an informercial-style video in memorium for Cricket. ”For just $.10 a day you can help us save a puppy from Kristi Noem.”
MAGA media personality and Trump ally Laura Loomer offered even harsher criticism, saying the ugly chapter was disqualifying for Noem’s vice presidential chances.
“She can’t be VP now,” Loomer tweeted. “You can’t shoot your dog and then be VP.”
Meanwhile, the Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump PAC founded by former Republican Party members, posted a video of its own, complete with a hashtag, #Justice4Cricket.
“Dog owners know our furry friends can be a lot to keep up with. But when those tough moments come, you have options,” the video said. “Shooting your dog in the face should not be one of them. And if you do happen to shoot your dog in the face, please, don’t write about it in your autobiography.”
Florida Governor and former Trump rival for the Republican presidential nomination Ron DeSantis pitched in with a call to action — and a dig at the southern border crisis.
“Essentia is a lab/shepherd mix who was rescued from the southern border, where the border crisis affects everyone — even our canine friends,” DeSantis tweeted. “Please consider giving Essentia a great home by adopting her from Big Dog Ranch Rescue.”
Noem book describing dog killing is a donation perk at upcoming GOP fundraiser
Mark Alesia, Investigative Reporter
April 26, 2024
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem at a National Rifle Association convention. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Kristi Noem’s new book, in which the South Dakota governor and Donald Trump vice presidential aspirant describes why she killed her 14-month-old dog, has sparked widespread outrage.
But to the California Republican Party, reading about how Noem shot Cricket — her family’s wirehair pointer — is a perk.
The book, No Going Back: The Truth on What's Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward, is included with every purchase of a ticket for a lunch banquet May 18 in Burlingame, Calif., during the California GOP Convention.
ALSO READ: Revealed: What government officials privately shared about Trump not disclosing finances
The prices: $400 for preferred seating, $300 for general admission, and $575 for a photo with Noem and a general admission ticket. Just want the photo and no grub? That’s $350.
People attending can hear Noem speak, eat lunch and go home to read about the dog she “hated.”
The California GOP did not immediately answer Raw Story’s question about whether it is reconsidering the book as a perk for the lunch.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump greets South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem during a rally at the Dayton International Airport on March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio. The rally was hosted by the Buckeye Values PAC.
Mark Alesia, Investigative Reporter
April 26, 2024
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem at a National Rifle Association convention. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Kristi Noem’s new book, in which the South Dakota governor and Donald Trump vice presidential aspirant describes why she killed her 14-month-old dog, has sparked widespread outrage.
But to the California Republican Party, reading about how Noem shot Cricket — her family’s wirehair pointer — is a perk.
The book, No Going Back: The Truth on What's Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward, is included with every purchase of a ticket for a lunch banquet May 18 in Burlingame, Calif., during the California GOP Convention.
ALSO READ: Revealed: What government officials privately shared about Trump not disclosing finances
The prices: $400 for preferred seating, $300 for general admission, and $575 for a photo with Noem and a general admission ticket. Just want the photo and no grub? That’s $350.
People attending can hear Noem speak, eat lunch and go home to read about the dog she “hated.”
The California GOP did not immediately answer Raw Story’s question about whether it is reconsidering the book as a perk for the lunch.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump greets South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem during a rally at the Dayton International Airport on March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio. The rally was hosted by the Buckeye Values PAC.
(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Noem personally stands to profit the from bulk purchase of her book by Republican political committees. The National Republican Congressional Committee, for one, purchased a bulk delivery of Noem's previous book and offered it as a donation incentive, Forbes' Zach Everson reported in 2022.
In excerpts published by The Guardian, Noem casts the story as an example of her willingness to take on tasks, including the “difficult, messy and ugly” ones.
She called the dog “untrainable” and “dangerous,” describing a scene where the dog escaped Noem’s truck and killed chickens.
Noem took the dog to a gravel pit to rid herself of Cricket.
“It was not a pleasant job,” she writes, “but it had to be done. And after it was over, I realized another unpleasant job needed to be done.”
The “job” of killing animals wasn’t over. She also shot and killed a “nasty and mean” goat, needing two shots to finish because the goat jumped.
“I guess if I were a better politician I wouldn’t tell the story here,” Noem writes.
Or maybe she knew exactly what she was doing, suggested Bill Kristol, political commentator and frequent critic of Trump’s Republican party.
“Knowing Donald Trump fears and hates dogs, Kristi Noem revs up her VP campaign by writing about killing her own dog,” Kristol posted on X.
Another post did a twist on the Jimi Hendrix song, “Hey Joe.”
After a musical note emoji, it said, “Hey Noem … I heard you shot your Puppy down.”
Sam Stein of Politico and MSNBC wrote, “We've gone a long way from Mitt Romney pleading with people that he did not mistreat Seamus by putting that dog on his car's roof to Kristi Noem eagerly writing about how she killed her dog in a gravel pit.”
Romney, a current U.S. senator from Utah and 2012 Republican presidential candidate, was assailed for putting his Irish setter Seamus in a dog carrier on top of a car for a 12-hour vacation ride in 1983.
A Washington Post story included a photo of people carrying signs saying, “Dogs Against Romney” and “I Ride Inside!”
The signs also publicized a website, dogsagainstromney.com, which now goes to a site that reviews dog products.
Commander, the dog of U.S. President Joe Biden, barks as Biden departs on the south lawn of the White House on June 25, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
President Joe Biden has had his own dog-related problems, as family dog Commander, a German shepherd, bit numerous U.S. Secret Service personnel, according to internal documents obtained by CNN and USA Today.Biden most certainly did not kill Commander in a gravel pit; the presidential pooch is now living with other Biden family members outside the White House, according to first lady Jill Biden’s communications director, Elizabeth Alexander.
Noem personally stands to profit the from bulk purchase of her book by Republican political committees. The National Republican Congressional Committee, for one, purchased a bulk delivery of Noem's previous book and offered it as a donation incentive, Forbes' Zach Everson reported in 2022.
In excerpts published by The Guardian, Noem casts the story as an example of her willingness to take on tasks, including the “difficult, messy and ugly” ones.
She called the dog “untrainable” and “dangerous,” describing a scene where the dog escaped Noem’s truck and killed chickens.
Noem took the dog to a gravel pit to rid herself of Cricket.
“It was not a pleasant job,” she writes, “but it had to be done. And after it was over, I realized another unpleasant job needed to be done.”
The “job” of killing animals wasn’t over. She also shot and killed a “nasty and mean” goat, needing two shots to finish because the goat jumped.
“I guess if I were a better politician I wouldn’t tell the story here,” Noem writes.
Or maybe she knew exactly what she was doing, suggested Bill Kristol, political commentator and frequent critic of Trump’s Republican party.
“Knowing Donald Trump fears and hates dogs, Kristi Noem revs up her VP campaign by writing about killing her own dog,” Kristol posted on X.
Another post did a twist on the Jimi Hendrix song, “Hey Joe.”
After a musical note emoji, it said, “Hey Noem … I heard you shot your Puppy down.”
Sam Stein of Politico and MSNBC wrote, “We've gone a long way from Mitt Romney pleading with people that he did not mistreat Seamus by putting that dog on his car's roof to Kristi Noem eagerly writing about how she killed her dog in a gravel pit.”
Romney, a current U.S. senator from Utah and 2012 Republican presidential candidate, was assailed for putting his Irish setter Seamus in a dog carrier on top of a car for a 12-hour vacation ride in 1983.
A Washington Post story included a photo of people carrying signs saying, “Dogs Against Romney” and “I Ride Inside!”
The signs also publicized a website, dogsagainstromney.com, which now goes to a site that reviews dog products.
Commander, the dog of U.S. President Joe Biden, barks as Biden departs on the south lawn of the White House on June 25, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
President Joe Biden has had his own dog-related problems, as family dog Commander, a German shepherd, bit numerous U.S. Secret Service personnel, according to internal documents obtained by CNN and USA Today.Biden most certainly did not kill Commander in a gravel pit; the presidential pooch is now living with other Biden family members outside the White House, according to first lady Jill Biden’s communications director, Elizabeth Alexander.
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