She’s not a contemptible monster because she killed an animal. It’s her reasoning and description of
it all. So yes, this is a reason to dislike her. Previous Message bunch of small towns in western Montana. From time to time people would put down dogs that were killing neighbors chickens or ducks or had bitten people once too many times. It was the responsibility of the owner. There are a lot of reasons to dislike Noem but this isn't one of them IMO. Previous Message https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/26/trump-kristi-noem-shot-dog-and-goat-book But in 2024 Kristi Noem, a strong contender to be named running mate to Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, has managed to go one further – by admitting killing a dog of her own. “Cricket was a wirehair pointer, about 14 months old,” the South Dakota governor writes in a new book, adding that the dog, a female, had an “aggressive personality” and needed to be trained to be used for hunting pheasant. What unfolds over the next few pages shows how that effort went very wrong indeed – and, remarkably, how Cricket was not the only domestic animal Noem chose to kill one day in hunting season.
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In her recent autobiography, Kristi Noem describes killing the family dog - IlliniRunner April 26, 2024, 13:47:19
- Noem getting dragged by conservative media has been a sight - ATL May 9, 2024, 8:50:56
- A real life Percy Wetmore* - TarheelIllini April 29, 2024, 11:16:10
- ooo - SurfTheBoneyard April 27, 2024, 19:17:13
- Didn’t want to do it, felt she “owed it” to them. * - illini April 27, 2024, 14:49:46
- I lived in a rural area for 4-5 years on Mt Hood and my long time girlfriend's family lived in a.... - MtHoodIllini April 26, 2024, 23:13:24
- This. S/B urban vs rural, but these days everything is political. Oh well. - osklister April 27, 2024, 18:50:38
- It was a 14-month old dog. Basically a puppy. She didn't know how to train it. Don't want it? - Tuscy April 27, 2024, 17:15:31
- She’s not a contemptible monster because she killed an animal. It’s her reasoning and description of - doubledown April 27, 2024, 10:43:20
- So… - EffinIllini April 26, 2024, 23:52:08
- Yeah. I agree. This is a fact of country life. It’s not pretty. But it is* - John Coctostan April 26, 2024, 23:32:00
- Perhaps the glee in which she described the acts could be consider off-putting * - Jersey April 26, 2024, 23:20:29
- Hating dogs is a gold star on your resume if wanting a job from Trump.* - OB25 April 26, 2024, 21:56:15
- She’s a fucking ghoul, and I hope this is her downfall. * - doubledown April 26, 2024, 21:54:07
- Talk about woof* - Jackie April 26, 2024, 16:55:14
- absolute psycopath* - ECEIllinois April 26, 2024, 16:48:07
- pretty commonplace in the South and West* - bbonb April 26, 2024, 14:12:20
- Yep* - MtHoodIllini April 26, 2024, 23:13:49
- What happened next?!? - KingTalkyTiki April 26, 2024, 14:06:41
- She's too old and insufficiently wealthy. - complainant April 26, 2024, 13:59:55
- Just another attempt to suck up to Trump, who loves cruelty and hates dogs. * - larue33 April 26, 2024, 13:57:21
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